Talk:Paul the Apostle

This section of the article appears to give undue weight to the pseudepigraphal writings known as The Acts of Paul, which has been discredited since it first appeared around 160 C.E. There is no accepted evidence that he was 4'11' with crooked legs and a unibrow and yet the article repeats this description more than once. 173.169.205.238 (talk) 15:43, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

I reverted some of the additions on interpolation of 1 Thess 2:14-15 because the sources used are quite dated Koester 1979, Walker 1987, Pearson 1971, Boers 1976, Schmidt 1983 and it looks like a tangent in what is a simple note used by the original 3 sources (Blomberg, Gathercole, Eddy). I looked at more recent surveys and they all state that the interpolation hypothesis is generally not accepted since the last 30 years among scholars, broadly speaking:

"With regard to the interpolation hypothesis, along with almost all other English commentaries, my position is that these verses are authentically Pauline." - Johnson, Andrew (2016). 1 and 2 Thessalonians. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

"On taking 1 Thess. 2:13–16 as an "interpolation." Originating in the mid- nineteenth century, the interpolation theory was adopted by many interpreters throughout the twentieth century. The most extensive case for this view was presented by B. A. Pearson in a 1971 article titled "1 Thessalonians 2:13–16: A Deutero-Pauline Interpolation," which many scholars found convincing. Although several points have been adduced in favor of the interpolation theory, strong responses can be made to each of them (for a recent overview of arguments, see Jensen 2019). Thus, the authenticity of the passage has continued to find defenders over the last two centuries, and in the last thirty years the common opinion has swung decisively in favor of authenticity (Gupta 2019, 118, whose summary statement is confirmed by a survey of the scholarship)." -Brookins, Timothy A. (2021). First and Second Thessalonians (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament). Baker Academic.

"Though labeling 2:13–16 (or 2:14–16) as an interpolation would certainly alleviate some of the tension felt by what seem to be anti-Jewish statements made in 1 Thessalonians, the vast majority of scholars in the last thirty years have largely rejected the argument that these verses came from someone other than Paul...As noted above, almost all interpreters of 1 Thessalonians in the last thirty years have found the interpolation theories of Pearson and Schmidt wanting." -Gupta, Nijay K. (2019). 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Zondervan Academic.

I found other sources but this should give the gist that authenticity is the majority/consensus view. As such, the interpolation clause and sources seem to be WP:UNDUE here. Hope this helps clarify. Ramos1990 (talk) 06:12, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

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