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Nevertheless, we must at some point another presume that someone, somewhere,
sat down and wrote something.  Paul wrote 2 Cor- perhaps over a period of
time (which seems most likely).  Yet he did write something.

The assumption that manuscripts existed from the very beginning in multiple
editions seems truly silly; for someone sat down and wrote something first.
Sure there were additions and second editions and so forth- but there had to
have been an original!  To say that Samuel exists in numerous editions is
quite correct; but there had to have been a first edition or there would not
have been any subsequent editions.

Several years ago a friend of mine presented a paper and was roundly
chastised by one audience member for stating that "the original text most
likely was..."  The complainer went on to state that there was no original
text; only editions.

So I said, editions of what?  My question went (and goes) unanswered by
those who, for some reason or another, reject the fact that there was, once
upon a time, a text (singular) written by a person (singular).

Jim
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Jim West, ThD
Petros TN

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