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To: malakhi
Are you saying take out Pauls writtings and the New Testament will be right on?

BigMack
46,127 posted on 04/03/2003 12:33:33 PM PST by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (3 grade speller, I spent 9 years in the 3 grade. :))
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
Are you saying take out Pauls writtings and the New Testament will be right on?

I wouldn't say that. I think much that Paul wrote was good. His emphasis on the universality of God's revelation was very important. He certainly helped push the Nazarene movement into accepting people from all backgrounds. It is true that Judaism accepted proselytes, and fellowshipped with "godfearers" or gentile monotheists. But Paul really opened it up to allow everyone to become sons of God.

I would say also that Paul's theology was very influential in the writing of the gospels, so I think it is important to keep that in mind in reading them.

46,146 posted on 04/03/2003 2:23:01 PM PST by malakhi (fundamentalist unitarian)
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