Canon Status
Not canonical in any tradition.
Date & Provenance
Composed in Latin in the 4th century CE.
Language & Manuscripts
Latin manuscripts. The work dates to the 4th century CE.
Why It Matters for Study
Presents a correspondence between Paul and Seneca, demonstrating the alleged friendship between the apostle and the philosopher. Important for understanding the reception of Paul in the medieval West.
" Seneca to Paul, greeting. I have read your letters with great pleasure." — Correspondence of Paul and Seneca (paraphrase)
Read the Text & External Resources
Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.
- " Seneca to Paul, greeting. I have read your letters with great pleasure." — Correspondence of Paul and Seneca (paraphrase) " Seneca to Paul, greeting. I have read your letters with great pleasure." — Correspondence of Paul and Seneca (paraphrase)
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Further Reading
Elliott, J. K. The Apocryphal New Testament. Oxford, 1993.
Schneemelcher, W. New Testament Apocrypha. Westminster John Knox, 1991.
" Seneca to Paul, greeting. I have read your letters with great pleasure." — Correspondence of Paul and Seneca (paraphrase)