Canonization of the Pauline Letters

The canonization of Paul's writings in the DPL was very informative. I had never heard of the Deutero-Pauline hypothesis. It suggests that after Paul's death an individual or individuals of the Pauline school of theology gathered his material to reveal his writings and theology to later generations.

Marcion rejected the Old Testament as an inferior perspective of God and the Law. He inadvertently helped establish Paul by his deliberate selection of Paul's letters in which he viewed supported his rejection of the Old Testament. The ten letters he selected helped establish the collection of Paul's Letters.

The Chester Beatty Codex is the earliest extant verification of Paul's Letters. I am not sure what the numbers with the letter "P" are, I can't read that small of print.

Paul's letters were canonized because they were recognized as "part of the apostolic deposit of faith".

Vicky