pynchon-l-digest V2 #1064 (gospels and stuff)

[damon Pythias]

--- Paul Mackin <pmackin at clark.net> wrote:
> 
> I get the distinct impression FrodeauxB, David and I
> all grew up in the
> same religious environment-some might say the same
> insane asylum. My post
> (and position) falls half way between them on the
> relative primacy of the
> written word of the New Testament and Apostolic
> Tradition as far as the
> Catholic view of divinely inspired Christian
> Revelation is concerned. The
> viewpoint is pretty well represented by the
> following quote from the
> "Revelation" article in the Encyclopaedia
> Britannica:
> 
> "The Christian revelation is viewed as
> occurring primarily in the life, teaching, death,
> and Resurrection of Jesus, all interpreted by the
> apostolic witnesses under the illumination of the
> Holy Spirit. Commissioned by Jesus and empowered by
> the divine spirit, the apostles, as the primary
> heralds, hold a position in Christianity analogous
> to that of the prophets in ancient Israel."
> 
> Matthew, Mark and Luke were NOT apostles. It's my
> understanding (correct me
> if I'm wrong) that John the Apostle was only the
> TRADITIONAL author of the
> Fourth Gospel, The Acts, and Revelations.
> 
> 	 P.
> 
> 
> 
 
FWIW,Recent scholarship would say that Acts and Luke
are one book written by the author of Luke--a scholar.


There is very convincing evidence for this.

Damon
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