And to think, Clement, who knew Paul personally, who Paul even mentions by name in Phillipians 4:3, Clement quotes from Wisdom as scripture in his letter to the Corinthians.
The most likely reason Clement accepted it as scripture, is because Paul did first.
This means Paul accepted Wisdom as scripture, as well as the churches of Rome and Corinth. And the only reason they did, is because Paul and the disciples did. And the only reason the disciples did, is because the Jews from before the time of Christ did. That’s logic.
They ask for direct empirical evidence, because they’re too afraid to think critically and use basic logic and reason.
And to think, the only reason we reject it today, is because the UNbelieving Jews tell us it doesn’t belong. And we just believe every word they say.
SO much confusion of your guesses with facts.....
1. The book commonly called "The Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians" NEVER says any human with the name of Clement wrote that book.
The author is unidentifed. That Pope Clement wrote it is a CLAIM, a BELIEF that arose early, but no one knows who wrote the book. It is certainly POSSIBLE that Pope Clement did but this cannot be substantiated (possible does not equal fact).
Your statement that Pope Clement wrote this book is a GUESS and not a fact. Your point that a guess = fact is simply not credible. I'll agree, you share this guess with many early Christians but it is a guess.
2. Yes, Paul mentions a person named "Clement" in Philippians 4:3. "Clement" was an extremely popular name. There is no way to know that the Clement he refers to in this verse is Pope Clement.
You are guessing they are one and the same person.
Guess does not equal fact. And of course, see #1, even if your guess was true, there's no substantiation that Pope Clement wrote that epistle.
Your claim that Pope Clement is the same "Clement" that Paul mentions is just a GUESS, possible I agree, but possible does not equal fact.
3. I've read the letter. It never once mentions any book with "WISDOM" in the title. Maybe this is just like when you insisted that the Book of Hebrews mentions Second Maccabees - you went on and on and on, for a long time, INSISTING Hebrews mentioned that book (which all with eyes could see was a lie), you FINALLY admitted that actually it was mentioned by an unknown author in the 16th Century in a marginal note - not in Hebrews. You finally acknowledged the fact. Now, Clement does speak of PAUL's writings (although he never calls them Scripture or canonical) but nothing about any Book of Wisdom. Anyone MIGHT think something is echoing something also found in another book, but that doesn't mean it's referring to such - much less as Scripture and as fully canonical.
The UNKNOWN author of this letter does not QUOTE from Wisdom OR call it "Scripture." Your claim is false.
4. You offer NOTHING to prove that St. Paul accepted Wisdom as canonical Scripture. You offer NOTHING whatsoever because you have nothing whatsoever. You are just conveying a wild guess. Sorry, but your guesses do not equal fact.
Your amazing claim that Paul regarded Wisdom as Scripture is not true.... it doesn't even qualify as a wild guess.
5. I reject your Jewish Conspiracy Theory for why "them" books aren't in the Bible you bought at the book store. You have offered NOTHING to support this crazy theory of yours because you have nothing to substantiate it. NOTHING. And it's NONSENSE. IF some unknown Jews demanded Christians rip out books that Christianity put into the Bible BECAUSE Christians thought they contained prophecies of Jesus, then the first book they would have required Christians rip out would be ISAIAH, and it's still there.
This conspiracy theory of yours is not only ENTIRELY, completely unsubstantiated but just silly.
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