[CynicalBear]

>>But here, to allege "secret orally handed down" just sets up another straw man. These things were not done in a corner.<<

Straw man? If it’s a straw man then find for me from scripture the bodily assumption of Mary. Or for that matter from the writings of anyone prior to 200AD. It surely must have been “secret orally handed down” prior to that.

[papertyger]

If it’s a straw man then find for me from scripture the bodily assumption of Mary.

Why do you insist on scriptural validation?

[Mad Dawg]

That no written text currently exist does not mean that there never were any.

That we have no record doesn’t mean something was intentionally kept secret.

So neither “secret” nor “orally” is shown by your argument; the ‘surely’ assumes facts not in evidence; the man is made of straw.