A couple of things I've been wondering:
(1) Many scholars seem to assume that the early Christians were Jewish hillbillies from Galilee, and they deduce that some writings were not written by the early Christians for this reason. On the other hand, historians say that Galilee was very Hellenized. It seems to me that the scholars are making too much out of the gospel stories about fisherman.
(2) Many scholars appear to disregard the likelihood that the NT writings were revised and elaborated over time. A single historical or cultural anachronism should not date the entire work IMO.
(3) How did those margin notes work? The manuscripts I have seen don't have margins.
(1) Many scholars seem to assume that the early Christians were Jewish hillbillies from Galilee, and they deduce that some writings were not written by the early Christians for this reason. On the other hand, historians say that Galilee was very Hellenized. It seems to me that the scholars are making too much out of the gospel stories about fisherman.
(2) Many scholars appear to disregard the likelihood that the NT writings were revised and elaborated over time. A single historical or cultural anachronism should not date the entire work IMO.
(3) How did those margin notes work? The manuscripts I have seen don't have margins.