RE: The Anonymous Gospel Manuscripts
January 30, 2016 at 5:41 pm
(This post was last modified: January 30, 2016 at 5:45 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(January 30, 2016 at 5:33 pm)athrock Wrote: And if the gospels were written and circulated anonymously throughout the near East, North Africa and the Mediterranean basin among dozens if not hundreds of local churches, wouldn't that require some effort by someone to ensure the standardization of these new names of the gospels on every single flyleaf of every single manuscript in every single church in all of Christendom? If so,That you're asking this question leads me to doubt your ability to engage in a discussion of the subject. The collection and appraisal, documentation, and standardization of this narrative is one of the great religious works of christendom past and present. I'm pretty harsh on christianity, but even I don't see the point in denying them one of their most earnestly worked at endeavors.
When and how was this naming accomplished, and is there any written record of this project being ordered, undertaken and completed?
As to the rest of your questions, I'm not sure you should be asking them of us, considering your clear position on the matter. They seem to be the sorts of questions people have been asking christianity to address for ages. Why did they attach those characters to those narratives (and don't forget the big guy..no, not god, paul)? I don't think that you'll be able to answer this question yourself without answering the one I responded to up above.
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