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1 | Paul had no co-authors, only secretaries | Rom 16:22 | Hank | 9196 | ||
Nolan, first off, I'd beg to quibble a bit about the terminology of "co-author" because that, it seems to me, comes close to saying, for example, that Paul and someone else (Tertius in Romans) had an equal hand in the composition of the material being presented. But of course this view would hardly bear the weight of evidence that we have that it was Paul the apostle whose inspired words were being recorded. And I am without any doubt that you intended to attach no such interpretation as this to your question..... If we may, let's replace "co-author" with the word "amanuensis." This omnious-sounding word simply means secretary, or in modern times, we'd call this person a stenographer, or steno for short, and it means someone who in ancient times was employed as a secretary. The author would dictate and the amanuensis would write. This practice is clearly reflected in Rom.16:22, 1 Cor.16:21, Gal.6:11, and 2 Thess.3:17. Since the amanuensis merely wrote down what the apostle dictated to him to be written, it would hardly seem necessary that he, the amanuensis, would himself be inspired. The inspiration of the Spirit was given to the apostle, not the stenographer. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Paul had no co-authors, only secretaries | Rom 16:22 | Makarios | 9228 | ||
Blessings Hank! I agree with the substitution of the word 'secretary' for the word 'co-author' in the case of the relationship between the amanuensis and the actual writer, which was Paul. And I agree that it was Paul only who was inspired by the Holy Spirit, since it was he that gave the dictation instead of the stenographer.. In fact, the only place that Scripture actually states the use of an amanuensis is in Romans - Tertius (Rom. 16:22). I appreciate your usual well thought out posts with exceptional linguistic dictation! :) You have a gift for expressing yourself so clearly and exactly in the beauty of your words.. May I be your stenographer? :) Blessings! Nolan |
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