Christian Texts and History • The we-narrative in Acts as solution to the enigma of the forged Pauline epistles

Reading with more attention Van Manen via Thomas Whittaker, I think that I have found the reason why he insists so much on the Acts of the Apostles.

The presence of a source behind the Acts of the Apostles, called 'Acts of Paul' (limited probably to the we-narrative) may be the first text in absolute terms where the name of Paul is remembered.

Hence the Acts of the Apostles follow the same trajectory of the pauline 'letters':

• an original layer (beyond if historical/genuine or less)

• the Paulinism (really: Marcionism)

• the catholic judaizing bits sown in it

Said in other terms, the just chronological order of the texts would be:

• a proto-Gospel (*Ev or proto-Mark, I opt for *Ev)

• Acts of Paul

• pauline "letters" (all fabricated in the school of Marcion)

• catholicized letters and Acts + canonical gospels (included Mark)

Only so it makes absolute sense to say that "the Acts" precede the epistles.

Statistics: Posted by Giuseppe — Mon May 27, 2024 8:54 am

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