Posted: Oct 28, 2013 4:50 pm
In the NT Canon, outside the Pauline Corpus, there are two books which mention a character called Paul.
1. Acts of the Apostles
2. 2 Peter
It will be noticed that the author of Acts did not claim Paul wrote Epistles to Churches and the Pastorals.
It was the author under the name of Peter who implied Paul wrote to the Church.
2 Peter 3:15 KJV
But, 2 Peter is an acknowledged forgery even by the Church itself.
At least 1600 years ago, a fake author, claiming to be Simon Peter, attempted to attest that Paul wrote to the Church.
Church History 3.3.1
Outside the Pauline Corpus, The ONLY book in the Canon to assert Paul wrote to the Church is a known and identified forgery.
This is precisely why forgeries such as 2 Peter are fabricated to deceive the reader into believing that Paul wrote to the Church when the supposed Simon Peter was alive.
2 Peter is completely useless to corroborate that Paul wrote to Churches and useless to determine when the Pauline Corpus was composed.
In effect, the NT Canon provides NO corroborative evidence for Paul as an author of the Pauline Corpus and when they were composed.
1. Acts of the Apostles
2. 2 Peter
It will be noticed that the author of Acts did not claim Paul wrote Epistles to Churches and the Pastorals.
It was the author under the name of Peter who implied Paul wrote to the Church.
2 Peter 3:15 KJV
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you...
But, 2 Peter is an acknowledged forgery even by the Church itself.
At least 1600 years ago, a fake author, claiming to be Simon Peter, attempted to attest that Paul wrote to the Church.
Church History 3.3.1
1. One epistle of Peter, that called the first, is acknowledged as genuine. And this the ancient elders used freely in their own writings as an undisputed work. But we have learned that his extant second Epistle does not belong to the canon....
Outside the Pauline Corpus, The ONLY book in the Canon to assert Paul wrote to the Church is a known and identified forgery.
This is precisely why forgeries such as 2 Peter are fabricated to deceive the reader into believing that Paul wrote to the Church when the supposed Simon Peter was alive.
2 Peter is completely useless to corroborate that Paul wrote to Churches and useless to determine when the Pauline Corpus was composed.
In effect, the NT Canon provides NO corroborative evidence for Paul as an author of the Pauline Corpus and when they were composed.