Women are Not the Glory of God
Bart Ehrman's Arguments for Forgery in 1 and 2 Peter Are Discussed
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Pastoral Forgeries Joseph Francis Alward March 23, 2011 [email protected]
The comments and observations in this web article relate to the book, “Forged,” by Bart Ehrman , who argues that some of the pastoral letters traditionally believed to have been written by Paul of Tarsus are forged. Below, I dispute some of Prof. Ehrman's conclusions. No Early Objection As there is no evidence that anyone who knew Paul, or knew of his teachings, who said, "Wait a minute, that doesn't sound like the Paul I knew," I take that as evidence that the disputed writings were Paul’s. Not proof , of
Difference in Style In a number of places, in discussing the possibility of forgery in Paul’s letters, Ehrman points to differences in style. I believe there are good reasons to believe that Paul would have used different writing styles, and even had different attitudes, depending on whether he was writing at a later, or earlier, time in his life, when aging and illness might or might not have been a factor, or because he at times was writing from prison, where the stresses associated with confinement could
Women are Not the Glory of God
Bart Ehrman's Arguments for Forgery in 1 and 2 Peter Are Discussed