tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post5329872043144121231..comments2024-03-28T03:25:49.943-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Friday Paul: The Unknown Years 1Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-46193139784221486162009-08-28T12:38:58.540-04:002009-08-28T12:38:58.540-04:00Wasn't Paul's created story, just as Jesus...Wasn't Paul's created story, just as Jesus' story the written 'tradition" of the Church. <br /><br />The Church set about to distinctify itself over against the Jews. Therefore, just as the scribes transposed oral stories of the Jewish tradition, "Christian" scribes did the same.<br /><br />Purification, or "truth" has always provided good "fodder" of defense, so that "self" can be "special" or "set apart" for a special or "revealed" purpose. The whole defense of Church tradition is to defend the Church's "self-identity".Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.com