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Old 04-13-2008, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Coram Deo View Post
What is amanuensis? Can you explain it some more? What is the debate over? Authorship?
An amanuensis is a secretary of sorts. Paul used them to dictate at least some of his epistles.

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