but the author. radical as he is, still can't bring himself to consider the possibility/probability that "Paul" is merely the name of the person who Marcion chose to be his "prophet"
http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/2014...8006.shtml
http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/2014...8006.shtml
Quote:Many modern Christians think of the New Testament as a book outside of history, something that was just suddenly there. Historians of Christianity, able to trace its gradual authorship and formation, nonetheless typically find themselves describing this development as an anonymous process, a spontaneous evolution accomplished by the nameless and faceless members of ancient communities of faith. But when it comes to the origin of the New Testament, we know the name of the individual responsible, the circumstances of his work in compiling it, and even a date that bears some relation to his momentous decision to establish a textual foundation for the fledgling Christian communities of his time: Marcion, 144 C.E.
