Corpus-Paul

["Chris Cutler" <Chrisc AT powercall.co.uk>]

Chris:
> 
> > The Ebionites and the Jerusalem Church might have argued that he
continued
> > to try to destroy it: "Remember to shun [an] apostle or teacher or
prophet
> > who does not first accurately compare his preaching with [that of]
James,
> > who was called the brother of my Lord, and to whom was entrusted to
> > administer the church of the Hebrews in Jerusalem... " (Homily xi ch
35).
> > Paul himself of course often warned his own followers in like terms,
one
> > example being Gal 1:8

David:
> While I believe I understand you to imply that "The Ebionites and the 
> Jerusalem Church" conceived of Paul's conversion as a change of tactics 
> (that is, attacking the new cult from within rather than without), is it 
> appropriate to consider, without qualification, the Clementine Homilies
(or 
> the Recognitions) as genuine productions of either of those movements?

Chris:
I cannot say that the Clementines as a Corpus were primary sources of the
Jerusalem Church, but equally I cannot see the above quotation as anything
but a statement of support for James, and a warning against others (of whom
Paul was one) who opposed his preaching.

Could other list subscribers more learned than I please confirm or refute a
connection between Homilies and the Jerusalem Church?

Thanks

-------------------------
Chris Cutler
"Auditeur Libre"

What liberates is the knowledge of who we were, what we became; where we
were, whereinto we have been thrown; whereto we speed, wherefrom we are
redeemmed; what birth is, and what rebirth." (Exc. Theod. 78.2)