Orthodoxy & Scripture 2: Writing the New Testament

This video is the second in my series in Holy Scripture. In this video, I begin discussing the New Testament, paying special attention to Matthean priority, as opposed to Markan priority.

Read more from St. Papias of Hierapolis, a very interesting and somewhat mysterious Apostolic Father, here: http://chronicon.net/church%20fathers/papias/papias-fragments.html

Read the Peshitta, the Bible in the language of Christ: http://www.aramaicpeshitta.com/

More information about Aramaic primacy (the theory that most or all of the New Testament is originally Aramaic, translated into Greek): http://www.aramaicnt.org/ (I don't agree with everything on this site or in their position, but they present some rather compelling arguments)

Read more about Matthean priority, the Augustinian hypothesis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthean_priority

For more about St. Paul the Apostle's letter to the Romans, visit: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13156a.htm

To read more about the Ebionites, visit: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ebionites_according_to_the_Church_Fathers

There is an excellent podcast series on the Apocalypse of St. John, exploring its history, context, and content, here: http://www.myocn.net/index.php/Beyond-the-Veil/

If you want to contact me, my e-mail address is davidpwithun@yahoo.com

Don't forget to check out my blog at http://piousfabrications.blogspot.com If you're interested in learning more about Scripture, you might want to check out my ongoing debate with a Reformed Baptist about Sola Scriptura.

Thanks for watching!

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[greglee20]

There is good reason to believe that Revelation was written before 70 AD. A great defense of this is by Kenneth Gentry "Before Jerusalem Fell". There are other scholars who have believed this as well. Manly because of the internal evidence.

[davidpwithun]

@greglee20 I've seen some of the arguments before, and I think there are some good reasons, but I'm not convinced yet. I'll check out the book you recommended. Thanks!

[psevdhome]

By the way you are slightly wrong about Revelations not being included in the lectionary. Because it is marked as the "Great Reading" for some feasts. The Great Reading is probably most familiar to us from the night of Easter, when the Acts of the Apostles are read in their entirety. I do not know if you are familiar with this custom, but here in Finland we do practise it. It is quite solemn actually and a great way to spend the fast before the Easter service too ;) Thanks for a great video!!!

[davidpwithun]

I appreciate that correction.  I found out about the Finnish Church's use of the Apocalypse after I made this video. The Coptic Church, I've read since I made this video, has a tradition very similar to that as well. The omission wasn't intentional, believe me!

[HighCarro]

Speaking of dates!

I believe that Marks gospel was written down within 37 AD! This is because Mark never named Caiaphas by name, he only said high priest! I believe that Caiaphas was High priest under the time Mark wrote the gospel! And thats why Mark never named him by name!

[davidpwithun]

Very interesting; I'll have to look into it more. Thanks for posting this!

[Antonysmarvels]

Marcium in 139 ad forced the Christians to move from the vengefull Jewish god of the old testament to a loving god of Jesus, His great two literary works, the Antithesis and later the Canon of books {which later become the new testament...

[Wh47n0w1517]

@protochris

The more logical would be the Camel and not the Rope. The eye of the needle was a gate and where the Camel could not carry anything so it could enter through the gate, the Camel had to be off loaded to enter through the gate. Think about what Jesus was telling the rich man to do before following him.

[protochris]

I don't know why people always use the "eye of the needle" quote to prove the translation was first in Aramaic. The words in NT Greek are very close: kamila for Camel and Kamilo for rope or cable. The confusion was created from the Greek, not the Aramaic. It's probably that the word Kamilo was used for rope and someone confused it with a male camel.

[trotsafrikaner]

Great video! God bless!

[psevdhome]

I didn't say we read the Apocalypse actually, and I'm not aware that it is read anywhere, my point was that it is a designated reading for some feasts, though I do not know which. What I meant when I mentioned my church's custom, was that we read the Acts of the Apostles on Easter, after vespers but before matins, entirely, and the apocalypse is designated by the typikon to be read in a similar fashion, but I donät know on which feast. If I find it out, I shall tell you.