Corpus-Paul

["William Arnal" <warnal AT hotmail.com>]

Matthew Eby wrote:

> What say ye? Is the jury still out? I'd like to hear from a few who have
> actually thought through these issues in any detail.

Well, actually, I'm NOT one of those persons, and in fact I just joined this 
particular list and have been surprised by the volume of correspondence on 
this particular thesis. But one possibility for the fairly narrow 
demographic of folks contributing to the thread MIGHT be relevance. That is: 
who cares? So MY question is -- and it's a genuine, not rhetorical, question 
-- what does such a conclusion (i.e., that Timothy was/was not Titus) teach 
us? What do we learn about Paul or early Christianity or religion in general 
thereby? Or is the matter of purely antiquarian concern? Why do those who 
care about this care?

regards,
Bill
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William Arnal
University of Regina