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[1journeyman]

Originally Posted by Jerthunter
Yes, I did bring up the topic, but not because the date it was written was important to me. I brought it up, to show that even among bible scholars there is alot of debate about the authorship of the Christian Bible. Debate isn't a bad thing, but when there are conflicts of opinion there should be some method in place to weigh out or test which is better or more correct.
Generally the best answer isn't that the church said so along time ago, otherwise you will be stuck believing a lot of other strange beliefs...
You're twisting things; which is often what happens in discussions like this.
The topic of Hebrews came up when you suggested the books of the NT were written later then they were. You confused Hebrews with a Pauline Epistle and brought in the question of authorship when there isn't one. The letter of Hebrews is anonymous. Therefore any discussion of authorship is speculation, nothing more.
You're also twisting around what I said about the early chuch.... Unfortunately, that's what typically happens in these type of conversations. Just as this topic started with a list of "fabnaq"s, it predictably drifted towards the anti-church talking points.
You certainly have a right to your opinion Jerth, and clearly we're just going around in circles at this point.

 

[jerthunter]

Originally Posted by 1journeyman
You're twisting things; which is often what happens in discussions like this.
The topic of Hebrews came up when you suggested the books of the NT were written later then they were. You confused Hebrews with a Pauline Epistle and brought in the question of authorship when there isn't one. The letter of Hebrews is anonymous. Therefore any discussion of authorship is speculation, nothing more.
You're also twisting around what I said about the early chuch.... Unfortunately, that's what typically happens in these type of conversations. Just as this topic started with a list of "fabnaq"s, it predictably drifted towards the anti-church talking points.
You certainly have a right to your opinion Jerth, and clearly we're just going around in circles at this point.
I think you are misunderstanding me. I did not suggest that the books of the NT were written later then they were, I asked you a question about them because the information I had from published sources gave different dates then you states. Since then I have been asking question, not saying you are right or wrong, but asking questions. I find it hard to believe I twisted anything by asking questions. I have not stated when I believe any of the books of the New Testament were written or who wrote them, I merely pointed out one of several souces that disagree with what you said.
So no, I have not stated that the books of the NT were written later then they were. I didn't state when any of them where written I stated times that many people agree on. Are those the correct time period? I have no idea and would be be so vain as to assume that I would know that. I also did not state that Hebrews was written by Paul, I gave a quote and the quote referred to Hebrews as a Pauline Epistle, but it was a quote and I gave credit to the person who did write those words.
Do you want me to stop asking questions?

 

[1journeyman]

Originally Posted by Jerthunter
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Do you want me to stop asking questions?
Not at all; and sorry for misunderstanding your posts.
As I said, that's the difficulty of threads like this.