[Petronski]

So, want to argue it is really 800 years?

Of course not. I'm pointing out it was not a 1000 (or even 800, for that matter).

Written by Jews. Preserved by Jews. Thoroughly Jewish.

Written by Catholics who were formally Jews. Preserved by Catholics who were formally Jews. Thoroughly Catholic.

[safisoft]

Written by Catholics who were formally Jews. Preserved by Catholics who were formally Jews. Thoroughly Catholic.

Yeah, sure. Argue with Paul:

I say then, has G-d cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am [present tense] an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. Romans 11:1