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It was written by a disciple of Paul, certainly, someone who admired his particular perspective on the theological issues of the day, but I don't know of any speculation about actual identity of the writer. With the significant exception of Paul's (genuine) letters, almost all of the Christian scriptures are anonymous (except--in addition to Paul--3 John, written by "the elder," whoever that was, and Revelation, written by John of Patmos, whoever that was), and many are pseudonymous (like Ephesians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, probably Collosians, 2 Thess). Hope this helps. Judith Laura wrote: > In a message dated 11/20/2000 12:48:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > It is generally agreed that Ephesians was not written by Paul, actually, > > but was, of course, attributed to him for political reasons (i.e., to > > give it credibility). > > Interesting. Of course the full Biblical title of the book is "The Epistle of > Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians." Who do scholars say actually wrote it? > > Judith