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I really appreciate Rick\u2019s comments<\/a> on the results. And I think that seeing numbers like these can be more helpful than references to \u201cwhat scholars think\u201d or \u201cthe consensus view.\u201d Quantifying the matter \u2013 even in an anecdotal survey \u2013 helps readers see that there are some things that scholars genuinely agree on (Paul wrote 1 Corinthians, he did not write Hebrews), things that there is a solid majority view about (the Pastoral Epistles), and things about which there is significant disagreement (Ephesians). The audience may or may not have had more conservatives present than is typical across all of academia, which would affect the precise numbers, much as an opposite leaning in a different audience might slant things in the opposite direction. But the overall impression conveyed is useful nevertheless.<\/p>\n

The image is from an\u00a0appendix to Paul Foster\u2019s article \u201c Who Wrote 2 Thessalonians? A Fresh Look at an Old Problem<\/a>\u201d (published in\u00a0JSNT<\/em>\u00a0in 2012).<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"