The Epistle To The Philippians

Who is the Author?

Philippians was written by the Apostle Paul. This letter is one of Paul’s Prison Epistles (which also includes Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon). Paul—referred to as Saul in the first section of Acts—once lived as a strict Pharisee (Acts 26:5). Early in life, he opposed the name of Jesus, locking up and persecuting believers. He even voted for some to be put to death (Acts26:9-11). Jesus revealed himself to Paul on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). This led to Paul’s conversion and his subsequent ministry.

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.(Ephesians 3:7-19, ESV)Sources place Paul’s death in Rome sometime between AD 64-67.1 See a timeline of Paul’s life here.