Protestantism

» Migisi - Clarification

In response to Clarification posted by BrianTubbs:
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the Gospel of Matthew (as well as Mark and John) is formally anonymous.
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Hmm. You're okay with that? That authorship can't be confirmed, which means that first-hand witnessing can't be confirmed either? Makes me wonder why these four were selected, while other manuscripts were rejected as fraudulent simply because authorship and date couldn't be officially authenticated.
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doctrines of divine inspiration and biblical inerrancy are not at all threatened if Matthew the disciple can't be firmly established as the Gospel's author
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I would say the inerrancy doctrine and credibility suffers quite a bit. Then again, maybe it's all about finding divine inspiration in the material, and authentication and legitimacy just don't matter all that much.

-- posted by Migisi