Posted: May 03, 2017 2:26 pm
Leucius Charinus wrote:
Eusebius' theory that Philo's "therapeutae" were the "missing link" of Christians between the apostolic age and the age of the church was followed until complications were discovered by academics. To overcome these problems Coneybeare suddenly realised that Philo's "therapeutae" were Jewish. Academics from as early as the later 19th century have seriously questioned the integrity of the text "On the Contemplative Life", attributed to Philo. A number of scholars concluded that the text was a 4th century forgery.........
It makes no sense at all that the 4th century Roman Church would invent or falsely attribute writings to Philo and then forget to mention anything about Jesus Christ, Christians, Bishops of Rome, Paul, the disciples, Mary, the Gospels and their authors, the Epistles, Acts of the Apostles, the Apocalypse of John and their authors.
Philo was supposedly a contemporary of Tiberius and Gaius so potentially could have been a witness of the early Jesus cult and Paul yet not a single mention of any person or event about Jesus, Paul and the disciples is found in the 40 or more books.
The writings attributed to Philo are probably as large as the total compilation of the NT books.
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/yonge/
Examine excerpts from the Life of Moses
I. (1) I have conceived the idea of writing the life of Moses, who, according to the account of some persons, was the lawgiver of the Jews, but according to others only an interpreter of the sacred laws, the greatest and most perfect man that ever lived, having a desire to make his character fully known to those who ought not to remain in ignorance respecting him...
Moses [not Jesus, not Paul] was the greatest and most perfect man who ever lived in writings attributed to Philo.
Examine an excerpt from APOLOGY FOR THE JEWS
(11.1) But our lawgiver trained an innumerable body of his pupils to partake in those things, who are called Essenes, being, as I imagine, honoured with this appellation because of their exceeding holiness.
The Essenes [not Christians] were exceedingly holy in writings attributed to Philo.
It is simply not logical at all that the 4th century Roman Christian Church or its agents would invent, forge or falsely attribute writings to Philo which contradict or present no "historical" evidence to support their "Church History".
We know the writings that support the fiction called "Church History" and were most likely forged or falsely attributed to writers before the 4th century.
Writings [in whole or part] supposedly composed before the 4th century with a list or mention of Christian bishops of Rome [or anywhere] or Gospels called according Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, or mention of Acts of the Apostles and Epistles to Churches since the 1st century are corrupted, forgeries or false attribution .
This is a partial list of manipulated writings, forgeries or false attribution [whole or in part]:
Writings attributed to Ignatius [ Bishop of Antioch].
Writings attributed to Clement [Bishop of Rome]
Writings attributed to Irenaeus [bishop of Lyons].
Writings attributed Tertullian.
Writings attributed to Origen.
Writings attributed to Eusebius.
Writings which support the false claims in "Church History" were most likely invented[whole or in part] by the agents of the Roman Church.