The Origin of the Western Five

[gbausc]

Shlama all,

I don't think we can deduce the words of God intellectually, Otto. We need a higher source than human intellect by which to discern them. For you to
wave your hand and dismiss five books as spurious that have been held to be God's word by millions of believers for 19 centuries, many of whom were illustrious and wise followers of The Messiah, is the height of arrogance on your part.

1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

You strike me as a very "natural man". "Dvanphesh" in Aramaic means "soulish", "natural" or "brutish".
How a man in whom dwells The Spirit of God could write what you wrote about 2 Peter, 2nd & 3rd John, Jude and Revelation, not to mention John 7:53- 8:11
is beyond me.

Dave Bauscher