need it for research purposes but I can't find it :D
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So what was Polycarp quoting from in 127 AD?
A scripture that has been lost to history and likely gone forever. I don't see a source of him quoting from a Bible and could just as well be quoting from memory and teaching.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarp
Here's one example
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/polycarp-lake.html
He had something that was written, and he was referencing it as he wrote
That's exactly what I wrote above... 😒 There is no bible scripture from that time period that has survived to this day as far as we know.
Edit: Okay I digress, he was likely quoting from a scripture in his letter but a Bible from that time period hasn't been discovered and perserved to this day.
Edit: Okay I digress, he was likely quoting from a scripture in his letter but a Bible from that time period hasn't been discovered and perserved to this day
They were never lost. They were carried from church to church and copied. There's over 50,000 copies of them, and they all were faithfully reproduced, almost zero errors