The Epistle of Paul and Timothy to the Philippians, often referred to simply as Philippians, is the eleventh book in the New Testament. Paul and Timothy visited Philippi for the first time on Paul's second missionary journey (49-51 AD). Philippi was the location of the first Christian community established in Europe. Biblical scholars are in general agreement that it was written by St. Paul to the church of Philippi, an early center of Christianity in Greece around 62 AD .