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To: Quester; narses; findingtruth
Finally, Paul admonishes us not to go beyond what is written to avoid just such wranglings as this

This is soooo out of context. Paul, of course, was not talking about the Chirstian Bible, but of the Jewish Bible. There was no Christian Bible for another 350 years after Paul. The Gosples weren't evebn written yet.

He was talking to well-to-do pagan Greeks and possibly Jews. What would they know of Holy Tradition?

Besides, most of the poeple then were illiterate and books were not owned by an average Joe.

160 posted on 03/17/2004 6:40:02 AM PST by kosta50 (a view of an Orthodox Christian)
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To: kosta50
This is soooo out of context. Paul, of course, was not talking about the Chirstian Bible, but of the Jewish Bible. There was no Christian Bible for another 350 years after Paul. The Gosples weren't evebn written yet.

Yes ... but they are written now ... and canonized.

Your point seems to be that Paul admonished his hearers to not go beyond what was even a smaller selection of scripture than what we have today.

Do you think that Paul would admonish christians today to go beyond what God has given to us in the scriptures ?

He was talking to well-to-do pagan Greeks and possibly Jews. What would they know of Holy Tradition?

Who would one such as Paul be talking to today ?

Does the majority of the world know of Holy Tradition today ?

Besides, most of the poeple then were illiterate and books were not owned by an average Joe.

Well, it is quite obvious that he was speaking to those who taught in the church (and thus, could read), ... such as Apollos and himself.

Do you believe that Paul would make some different admonition to christian teachers today ?

164 posted on 03/17/2004 7:08:44 AM PST by Quester
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To: kosta50
***He was talking to well-to-do pagan Greeks and possibly Jews. What would they know of Holy Tradition? ***

Excuse me? He was talking to the Church in Corinth, not some hodge-podge of non-professing pagans. Who is the letter addressed to?
185 posted on 03/17/2004 3:01:12 PM PST by irishtenor (Taglines for sale - please inquire within.)
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