[roamer_1]

Could you also explain how St. Ignatius of Antioch, who lived from roughly 50-117 A.D., could write the following, given your hypothesis?

In the light of all the forgeries and insertions committed by the Roman church, tell me how I am supposed to be sure that these words were penned by Ignatius of Antioch.

[paladinan]

In the light of all the forgeries and insertions committed by the Roman church, tell me how I am supposed to be sure that these words were penned by Ignatius of Antioch.

The glaringly broad-brush nature of your statement aside, for the moment, let me ask you a similar question (to illustrate):

Given all the forgeries penned by humans of all stripes (I think especially of Luther inserting the word "alone" in Romans 3:28, in order to prop up his new fiction about being "saved by faith alone"... but I digress), in all walks of life... tell me: how I am supposed to be sure that any ancient text was actually penned by the author to which it is attributed, especially since the original manuscripts have all perished?

Beyond that, see my Oliver Stone reference, above. :)

[terycarl]

In the light of all the forgeries and insertions committed by the Roman church, tell me how I am supposed to be sure that these words were penned by Ignatius of Antioch.

Uhhhh, they have been there for you to read since then....