 The apocryphal epistle is generally considered a transparent attempt to supply this supposed lost sacred document.Some scholars suggest that it was created to offset the popularity of the Marcionite epistle.Wilhelm Schneemelcher's standard work, "New Testament Apocrypha" (Chapter 14 "Apostolic Pseudepigrapha") includes a section on the Latin Epistle to the Laodiceans and a translation of the Latin text.