[Iscool]

“Iraneus was a student of Polycarp, who was a student of John the Apostle. That’s about as early as you can get.”

Just because Iraneus knew somebody who knew somebody doesn't mean he was right...

Paul warned us about people who were perverting the scriptures and Iraneus sounds like he fits the bill...

You shoulda built your religion on the Apostles and disciples instead of those who claimed to have inside connections...After all, the material is available...

[A.A. Cunningham]

You shouldn’t flaunt your ignorance in such a public fashion.

[francky]

What we are discussing is the “word of God”. I doubt you are you denying the word of God?

We don’t have first hand knowledge the same as we don’t have first hand knowledge about Washington or Lincoln but we believe through written ad verbal history...and faith.

Each have lived relative to each other to have witnessed among themselves. It was a rather small world and first hand knowledge was possible,

St polycarp lived A.D. 69-155
Irenaeus lived around 2nd century AD - c. 202
St Paul lived 5 BC - c.67 AD) St Paul
John the Apostle lie (c. 6 - c. 100

They are closer to Christ in time-frame than we were or are to Washington or Lincoln. I believe Iranus or Polycarp are as believable historically as Washington or Lincoln are historically.

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