03-06-2018, 04:03 PM
(03-06-2018, 02:14 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Great questions.The Pauline Epistles were written 50-60 AD. Considering the average life span was about 30 years back then... Paul never met Jesus.
I am no theologian, so I can’t answer anything st this point.
A couple of the Gospels were written by the original 12 disciples, and Paul wrote many books. I’m assuming they were all dead within 30-40 years of Jesus’ death, so I’m not sure exactly when they were written and if they were saved for a time somewhere safe? I’d have to dig in and research that.
The Roman Catholic Church was a real problem until 1517, when someone had the gall to challenge them.
Anyway, the history of Christianity is fascinating and I’m sure there are thousands of details we’ll never know.