Internal evidence all points to Pauline authorship. The writer claims to be Paul (1:1), the author’s co-workers are associates of Paul’s (2:19–23), the conditions of his imprisonment are mentioned (1:12–14), and the vocabulary and thought is compatible with Paul.89 The recipients were members of the church in Philippi that Paul established on his second missionary journey. It would have been comprised primarily of Gentiles. Two of the first Gentile converts recorded