[Huntster]

Hey, I'm an atheist Scottish Protestant, what do you expect?

Unfamiliarity with Roman Catholicism. And you delivered.

[Potemkin]

Unfamiliarity with Roman Catholicism. And you delivered.

I aim to please.

[Maxim Litvinov]

Todd is right on St Paul - he did write most of the stuff attributed to him according to mainstream scholarship.

[Huntster]

Hey, I'm an atheist Scottish Protestant, what do you expect?

Unfamiliarity with Roman Catholicism. And you delivered.

I aim to please!

Don't feel all alone. Lots of us Catholics haven't read the most recent Catechism, either, and don't have a clue. I've read it and found it to be outstanding.

[Luxemburgs_Pastry_Chef]

Ahhhhhhh.
I wrote them. I prefer the validity of the Cthulhu mythos, it's far more credible.

[Paradigm]

Todd is right on St Paul - he did write most of the stuff attributed to him according to mainstream scholarship.

Most, but far from all.

These are the undisputed epistles(i.e. most scholars agree he wrote them):
- Romans
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians
- Galatians
- Philippians
- 1 Thessalonians
- Philemon

The most disputed ones are the letters to Timothy and Titus. Ephesians and 2 Thessalonians also contain significant stylistic differences. Colossians is also of significant dispute, particularly since it seems to attack Gnosticism, which is generally seen as a second century movement.

Of particular significance here is that the disputed letters display famous examples of misogyny, while the undisputed ones tend to show greater respect for women.

[dudekebm]

I prefer the validity of the Cthulhu mythos, it's far more credible

Interesting, so if you go insane after reading the Necronomicon or Pnakotic Manuscripts it will credibly prove that indeed they were authored by a rather unbalanced man from the area around Yemen around 700AD and the time travelling Great Race of Yith, respectively?

[MistyTiger]

These are the undisputed epistles(i.e. most scholars agree he wrote them):
- Romans
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians
- Galatians
- Philippians
- 1 Thessalonians
- Philemon

Philemon? I really don't remember an epistle by that name.

[Potemkin]

Wiki is your friend.

[Okonkwo]

Philemon? I really don't remember an epistle by that name.

The Epistle to Philemon is an 18th book of the New Testament of the Bible. It is Saint Paul's eloquent appeal on behalf of a runaway slave, Onesimus, whom he had converted to Christianity.
The letter, which was probably written during Paul's Ephesian imprisonment in AD 56 or during his Roman imprisonment 5 years later, shows the depth of his Christian humanism. In it he asks Philemon - a wealthy Christian of Colossae whom he had converted - for Onesimus's quiet return to his former station or, in another interpretation, for his complete freedom to become an evangelist. The epistle is considered one of the most important early Christian writings that deal with such issues as forgiveness and humanism.

You can read it here.

EDIT: Damn you Potemkin, you beat me to it.
*raises fist in the air*

[Bosnjak]

It is hard to distiguish between gods orders, and those of a Prophet (who was simply a philosopher).

[Potemkin]

It is hard to distiguish between gods orders, and those of a Prophet (who was simply a philosopher).

The idea is that God would speak through the prophets. The Bible is full of prophets going up to Israelite kings and declaring, "Thus sayeth the Lord: ...." It's a matter of opinion as to whose words these were; the direct word of God or merely the individual prophet's idea about what God would say if He could speak for himself.