From: Larry Swain (swainl@rocky.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 20 1996 - 12:20:26 EDT
As it was written,
> Scott,
>
> I'd have to agree with Carl Conrad on this one. The NT canon as we
> know it was not formed until much much later. The only scriptures the
> early church had was the OT (LXX and Hebrew OT). Therefore, when
> Paul writes to Timothy in 2 Tim 3:16, he is refering to the OT.
> +------------------------------------------------------------------------
At the same time, we cannot overlook the use and authoritative status of
Christian documents even at this early period, whether written or oral.
Just a caveat to keep in mind.
Larry Swain
Rocky Mountain College
swainl@rocky.edu
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