Theology for the Long Haul


Showing posts with label Dr. Bart Ehrman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dr. Bart Ehrman. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

An Interesting Post on Pseudonymity by one of My Prof's

Although I do not think any of the New Testament books (letters, histories, etc) are pseudonimous (for various reasons... which we can get into in the comments section of anyone is interested), I appreciate Dr. Byron's insights and honesty. The fact that he can say, "I'm not sure" on such a hot issue impresses me. It reveals that Dr. Byron is more interested in finding out the truth, than impressing his peers. I also appreciated his reflection on contemporary guilds and publishing houses. How do we fix this? Dr. Byron thinks that refusing to make issues like this one a litmus test for orthodoxy is a start. What do you think?

Read the article here...
http://thebiblicalworld.blogspot.com/2011/05/pseudonymity-and-new-testament-problem.html

If you want to read more from Dr. Byron I have his link (The Biblical World) listed under "Blogs I Follow"