Were the Catholic Epistles of Peter, James and John Forged?
New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman argues for the illiteracy of Peter, James and Jude, that would disable them to compose such lengthy, well-reasoned Greek texts, namely, the Catholic Epistles. For him, James was a later book that is intended to correct the misinterpretation of Pauline Epistles. Fr. Malaty sees that it is not excluded that Peter had some Greek knowledge as noticed that Andrew, Peter's brother, and Philip had Greek names. He also considers the role of the Holy Spirit who enables Peter to preach on the Pentecost, and to contend against the Jewish leaders. Regarding 1 Peter, Fr. Malaty states that the theology and the concepts of the epistle match Peter's preaching in Acts regarding God's judgment, Christ the cornerstone, and the Father who raised Christ from the dead. Moreover, he doesn't exclude the secretary hypothesis (i.e. that someone assisted St. Peter in writing the letter in…