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To: Iscool
That was written at least 250 years after Ignatius died and your religion stuck Ignatius' name on it...

Documentation?

129 posted on 08/06/2013 4:32:52 AM PDT by verga (A nation divided by Zero!)
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To: verga; Iscool; one Lord one faith one baptism

It’s not that everybody thinks the Ignatian Epistles are forgeries, but it certainly has been discussed with some vigor by able Biblical scholars for many, many years. Below is a link to one of many such analyses:

http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Ignatian-Epistles-Entirely-Spurious.html

BTW, I was unaware that there was even a controversy until Iscool brought it up, and a Google search (”Ignatius forgery”) very quickly turned up a plethora of conflicting opinions. In any discussion of divine truth, I would think it was essential to honest discourse to properly qualify a source. If you are convinced the epistles in question are genuine, fine. But if you are trying to woo non-Catholics to your view, it doesn’t help to obscure legitimate controversies over the materials you intend to use to support your views.

As an attorney, I am ethically obligated to be open about my legal sources in court, and can get in real trouble for willfully concealing contrary data points, even if I don’t think they hold water. I cannot imagine we would explore the truth of God according to a standard lower than that used by lawyers. Think about it. Just sayin ...


253 posted on 08/07/2013 12:14:42 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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