RE: My Defense of Christianity.
August 31, 2012 at 11:33 am
(This post was last modified: August 31, 2012 at 11:38 am by FallentoReason.)
Abel Wrote:That’s not true. Papias of Hierapolis confirmed Matthew as the author attributed to him. Irenaeus and Papias both endorsed Mark as the Gospel writer. Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Tertullian, all believed that the Gospel of Luke was written by Luke. Polycarp was an actual disciple of John. There is evidence for authorship of the Gospels.
Origen was born in 185 C.E. therefore not useful against my argument. Tertullian's major works were composed in 207 C.E. therefore not useful either. Clement's earliest work was written in 195 therefore also not useful. That leaves us with Papias which I'm not familiar with. I'll have to do some reading on him.
What about Polycarp? Did he mention anything about his master's work?
Oh woops, I forgot about Irenaeus, which is actually who I believe mentioned the Gospels by name for the first time in 185 C.E.
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