Apostles

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Originally Posted by zeek

How did they always know it?

How do you know who wrote the Gettysburg Address?

Sadly, Dr. Schaff died 118 years ago and consequently didn't have the benefit to the research that has been done since his time. Be that as it may, what external proof is Mr. Schaff referring to? How strong is the genuineness of any classical writers of antiquity? What did those Catholics, heretics and heathen say that we should believe them?

I only typed his opening sentence. This section in his book is too long for me to type. (See Vol. 1, pages 701-708 for external evidences, and pp. 709-714 for internal evidences.)

You say Schaff died 118 years ago, yet he did address many modern criticisms, probably many more than you think. Schaff's next section is #84 "Critical Review of the Johannean Problem." pp. 715-724.

His subtitles are:

• The Problem Stated
• The Assaults on the Fourth Gospel
• The Defense of the Fourth Gospel
• The Difficulties of the Anti-Johannean Theory