The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians (commonly abbreviated Pol. Phil.) is an epistle attributed to Polycarp, an early bishop of Smyrna, and addressed to the early Christian church in Philippi. ... The epistle is one of a number believed to have been written by Polycarp, but is the only extant document.

Who wrote the book of Philippians?

Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, abbreviation Philippians, eleventh book of the New Testament, written by St. Paul the Apostle to the Christian congregation he had established in Philippi. It was penned while he was in prison, probably at Rome or Ephesus, about 62 ce.

When did Polycarp write letter to Philippians?

Perhaps the most important thing to note at the outset is that Bauer adopts the theory of Harrison that advocated our current text is in fact a composite of two letters that both originally were written by Polycarp (P.N. Harrison, Polycarp's Two Epistles to the Philippians, 1936).