Paul's Authority???

[nosolostsoul]

I have read in research were some of Pauline Letters are disputed and the reason is because they can't verify that these were written by Paul and some were written by Paul's disciples.

Upon further research some were saying that Paul basically was the only one who confirmed his own authority. Is this true?

It is hard to follow when a lot of scripture was written by disciples of Apostles and written years after their deaths.

 

[Paul of Eugene OR]

I have read in research were some of Pauline Letters are disputed and the reason is because they can't verify that these were written by Paul and some were written by Paul's disciples.

That's been an issue for some time.

Upon further research some were saying that Paul basically was the only one who confirmed his own authority. Is this true?

Luke seems to be pretty definite about supporting Paul in the book of Acts, calling Paul an apostle:

Acts 14:14
14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd,
NASU

Peter also spoke of Paul's writings as being scripture:

2 Peter 3:15-16 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

 

[ToBeLoved]

I have read in research were some of Pauline Letters are disputed and the reason is because they can't verify that these were written by Paul and some were written by Paul's disciples.

Upon further research some were saying that Paul basically was the only one who confirmed his own authority. Is this true?

It is hard to follow when a lot of scripture was written by disciples of Apostles and written years after their deaths.

There are a bunch of anti-Paul people out there, but I think that they are just people who want to attack Christianity and since much of the New Testament was written by Paul, they figure if they can cause people to not believe Paul, then they have gotten somewhere.

It's mostly a bunch of nonsense.

 

[Hammster]

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