(December 16, 2012 at 6:23 am)Undeceived Wrote:(December 16, 2012 at 6:13 am)FallentoReason Wrote: as far as we know, not one author in history has ever met Jesus for themselves, NT anonymous authors involved.
Are you denying Peter met Jesus?
Wiki Wrote:The authorship of 1 Peter has traditionally been attributed to the Apostle Peter because it bears his name and identifies him as its author (1:1). Although the text identifies Peter as its author the language, dating, style, and structure of this letter has led many scholars to conclude that this letter is pseudonymous. Many scholars are convinced that Peter was not the author of this letter because the author had to have a formal education in rhetoric/philosophy and an advanced knowledge of the Greek language.[1]
Wiki Wrote:Although 2 Peter internally purports to be a work of the apostle, most[who?] biblical scholars have concluded that Peter is not the author and consider the epistle pseudepigraphical.[3] Reasons for this include its linguistic differences from 1 Peter, its apparent use of Jude, possible allusions to 2nd-century gnosticism, encouragement in the wake of a delayed parousia, and weak external support.[4]
Let's first establish who wrote what.
Quote:Or Luke or John?
The Gospels came to us anonymously. This is fact, unless you think "tradition" is reliable, but I'm sure you already have enough problems of your own against the Catholic Church.
Quote:There is strong evidence they are the writers, but again you're ignoring the evidence because it's apparently not strong enough.
No, please, I'd like to see the evidence.
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