Did Paul expect his letters to be made into a book? As he says "the letter kills but the spirit gives life"

Question

Did Jesus want this?

Answer 1

Not "made into a book," but Paul knew he was writing to whole groups of people.

He wrote to whole churches - that's why most of his letters have long lists of specific names - and he expected his letters to be duplicated and circulated. And they were.

Also, his letters were written in context, for churches, at specific times. I don't think he intended to address a specific problem at the church in Corinth, and have that suggestion be applied to different problems, 1,900 years later.

But even within his lifetime, his letters were duplicated, and assembled, and circulated to other churches. So he had a pretty good idea of what he was doing.

"The letter kills" means the LETTER of the LAW, not a correspondence. Different meaning of the word.

Godspeed.

Answer 2

I am sure Paul did not expect that when he talk of God's word he meant the Torah. where it was in Jesus' plan only he knows but I think men often twist what Paul was saying and who he was saying it to each letter was to a specific church and addressed their problems,

Answer 3

Paul had no idea of the bountiful ways that God would use Him....

The letters kill because they bring our attention to sin in order for us to put it away from us, (we die to ourselves)....the spirit gives life in convicting us of our wrong doings and guiding us into removing sin from our life while it dwells within us.

Answer 4

No.

The Romans took them and used them to create a doctrine of a literal Christ. Stopping early Christian doctrine of the Gnostics of a metaphorical savior.

The Dead Sea scrolls show us that the whole story is a duplication of pre-Jesus Gnostics.

But why explore anything that doesn't support the beliefs you were taught as a child right?

Answer 5

Great question.

Many persons believe there are two separate gospel packets, that is, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (Jesus's gospel) vs one that is quite different (Paul's gospel).

In my view, did Jesus want that? No, Jesus wanted his words to be remembered, not Paul's.

Didn't Jesus say "Get thee behind me, Paul"? Well, Paul and Peter, when Peter tried to reshape Jesus's thinking?

Answer 6

The letter he is referring to is the Mosaic Law....He likely expected his letters to them to be made into a book as he had them circulated to the brothers and the congregations and many made their own handwritten copies also I think.

Debbie

Answer 7

I shouldn't think so; not many people write letters expecting them to be preserved for posterity.

Answer 8

Who knows but I know he isn't getting any royalties for it, must be gutted about that

Answer 9

I think he was hoping for a screenplay.

Answer 10

Neither one wanted that.