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Old 04-13-2008, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Coram Deo View Post
Interesting,

I was unaware of amanuensis and that the books were dictated by the writers whom we know wrote them....
Paul would often indicate when he would use his own hand, e.g. 1 Cor 16:1; Gal 6:11; Col 4:18; 2 Thess 3:17; Philemon 1:19.

Here is an example of an amanuensis; Romans 16:22 I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord.

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