06-15-2005, 06:11 PM
Come to think of it. I do also remember that the early Bibles also did use a different book order.
So the PAuline epistles did come towards the end. That was because to some extant they were later writings, and also that PAul was himself a convert and not an original apostle. But largely because of the idea, that PAul's work with the gentiles came out of the foundation of the oriignal apostles and the work of the Jerusalem church. So in order to put it, into contexts, so to speak. You were suppose to read the other works first.
While this is true. that is not the same as saying, "these are not scripture". The order and sequence of the books was simply different than what is typically used today.
But the PAuline writings were in no way treated as "deutero Canonical" books. Which seems to be what your friend is suggesting.
So the PAuline epistles did come towards the end. That was because to some extant they were later writings, and also that PAul was himself a convert and not an original apostle. But largely because of the idea, that PAul's work with the gentiles came out of the foundation of the oriignal apostles and the work of the Jerusalem church. So in order to put it, into contexts, so to speak. You were suppose to read the other works first.
While this is true. that is not the same as saying, "these are not scripture". The order and sequence of the books was simply different than what is typically used today.
But the PAuline writings were in no way treated as "deutero Canonical" books. Which seems to be what your friend is suggesting.