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To: verga; CynicalBear

Oh, that you were correct, verga. But alas. The Scripture you speak of is 2 Tim. 1:13. This Epistle is the last Epistle from Paul, as he says he is “Now ready to be offered.” 4:6. THis would be around 67 AD. Which means the Church had ALL of Paul’s writings when this arrived. His writings were complete. Peter calls Paul’s writings Scripture in 2 Pet. 3:16. SO, ALL of Paul’s writings were no longer traditions the believers were taught. They were WRITTEN Scriptures. As a matter of fact, anything written before Paul’s martyr were not merely “oral tradition” passed along. The scriptures Paul was talking about were not only the OT but HIS own writings. As confirmed by Peter.


354 posted on 01/12/2012 9:25:16 AM PST by smvoice (Better Buck up, Buttercup. The wailing and gnashing is for an eternity..)
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To: smvoice
Wasw he also refering to the Epistle of Barnabas, the Gospel of Peter, the Didache. Those were all written as well. How about the Revelation of John, which had not been written?

Paul was referring only to the OT. Do you honestly think he considered his writing sacred. they were not part of the accepted Canon until the late 300's

384 posted on 01/12/2012 10:51:26 AM PST by verga (We get what we tolerate and increase that which we reward)
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