of the church’s leadership (“overseers and assistants”), who have presumably arranged for the gift he has now received by way of Epaphroditus. ■ 1a As in all his authentic letters, Paul identifies himself as Παῦλος (“Paul”),9 the Greek form of the Roman cognomen Paul(l)us.10 Acts alleges that Paul was also known as Σαῦλος (“Saul”), sometimes spelled Σαούλ,11 from the Hebrew שאול.12 This is certainly possible given Paul’s Benjaminite roots.13 But it is also consistent with Luke’s agenda: the