From: vexen	Date: January 28th, 2011 10:11 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: pauline edits of matthew

Because the earliest manuscripts that archaelogists have discovered all lack the edits and were used by various different groups of Christians - Ebionite, Gnostic, Theraputae, etc. But the version used by the Cappadocian/Paulines - who only emerged in the 2nd/3rd centuries with Roman support - were somehow different in a few essential places, as discussed on my page.

This well-written book lays out the historical evidence for such edits in a lot of detail, by Professor Ehrman who is the most respected researcher in this field:

Ehrman, Bart
"Lost Christianities" (2003 hardback).




Edited at 2011-01-28 10:11 am (UTC)