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Old 12-28-2008, 11:52 AM   #31
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Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days.
But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother

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Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days. I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord's brother. I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.
Paul would have made a stronger case for his revelation without the business about James, and the James portion seems like a clunky afterthought. IMHO, it's reasonable to suspect interpolation, and that's enough to discount the entire argument.
Is there anything that makes interpolation a more reasonable suspicion in this case than in any other case? Would there be any motive for an interpolator?
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Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days.
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Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days. I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord's brother. I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.
Paul would have made a stronger case for his revelation without the business about James, and the James portion seems like a clunky afterthought. IMHO, it's reasonable to suspect interpolation, and that's enough to discount the entire argument.
You really cannot tell what the letter writer would have done. This is just total speculation on your part.

The clunky afterthought may have been the author's own afterthought that he added later.
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Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days. I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord's brother. I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.
Paul would have made a stronger case for his revelation without the business about James
You really cannot tell what the letter writer would have done. This is just total speculation on your part.
As usual, you have completely failed to even comprehend the post, and reply antagonistically without purpose.
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You really cannot tell what the letter writer would have done. This is just total speculation on your part.
As usual, you have completely failed to even comprehend the post, and reply antagonistically without purpose.
It is certainly not antagonistic to point out erroneous statements.

I repeat you really cannot tell what the letter writer could have written. It is just pure speculation on your part.

Why is it not possible for the letter writer to make up a story about the Lord's brother? There are stories about the Lord's mother in gMatthew and gLuke.
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I repeat you really cannot tell what the letter writer could have written. It is just pure speculation on your part.
The comment I made, had nothing to do with what the letter writer could have written. Learn to read and comprehend.
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Why did Jude call himself the brother of James and not "the brother of Jesus?"

How many times are we going to go over these ambiguous phrases and expect to find some solution to the question?
Is this Judas, called Thomas (T'oma) or Didymus? Whose twin was he? Not Jesus' ?
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