language and composition seem to belong to someone else, who wished to record Paul’s thinking, writing down the words of the Master.” Origen’s theory has been widely followed in the tradition of the Church and has been indirectly supported by the Pontifical Biblical Commission in its reply of 24 June 1914.2 However, attempts are still made to identify the author-editor, and among the names put forward are those of St Barnabas, St Luke, St Clement of Rome and the disciple Apollos (cf. Acts 18:24f).