(May 14, 2015 at 3:14 pm)TRJF Wrote:(May 14, 2015 at 2:56 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:
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Just out of curiosity, which letters do you believe are "faked letters of Paul"?
This whole article on the Authorship of the New Testament is enlightening, but pasted below is the specific section on the Letters of Paul:
"Paul's Letters
By far the largest section of the New Testament is made of the Epistles that are attributed to Paul of Tarsus. Paul lived between 5 and 67 CE, so the dating of his authentic works is generally fairly easy. His influence on the theology, rituals, and cultural beliefs of what is to become "Christianity" in its popular form is far more significant than the (supposed) words of Jesus himself. There are fourteen letters (Epistles) attributed to Paul. Of these, seven are generally undisputed as authentic.
Romans
Galatians
1 Thessalonians
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Philippians
Philemon
Three of the letters are ones that are debated by scholars as to their authenticity. In several cases, it is argued he wrote part of them, but that they were later highly edited and supplemented.
Ephesians
Colossians and
2 Thessalonians
It is generally accepted by scholars that 4 are not his work
First Timothy
Second Timothy
Titus
Hebrews (see below)"
I guess my follow-up question is this:
Do you agree that some books of the bible have multiple authors? If so, what goes into your Manuscript "M" - just the first author's work, or the additions, or just some of them, or what? And who's to say?
Thank you. Saved me time and trouble, though this is a case where a quick internet search will answer the question easily and simply.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.