In Matthew 12 we read a prolonged series of exchanges between Christ and the scribes and Pharisees. Beginning in verse 34 and continuing through the first half of verse 39 we find a condensing and paraphrase of Wisdom of Solomon 1:1-11. This paraphrase is made by Christ himself. Christ then connects their request
Paul clearly paraphrased Wisdom of Solomon in the first chapter of his epistle to the Romans. He didn’t just make a passing allusion to a poetic quote, as he did with some non scriptural poets. Instead Paul made extensive use of the book Wisdom of Solomon. The church in Rome never forgot this. First Romans 1:18-31
One day I purchased a Revised Standard Bible in Johns Christian Stores, in Wheaton IL. I bought it because it was the only floppy gold edged leather Bible in the RSV translation they had for sale. I bought it despite the fact it contained the so called apocryphal books. A few years later I became
Welcome to DeuteroProject.com. This is a new website I am setting up to present my historic and ongoing research into the question of the canon of the Christian scripture. This has been a fascination of mine for over a decade now.
