Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies: Vol. 2, Iss. 5 (May 2026)

In the May issue of Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies: The paper, The Palimpsest and Mosaic Plagiarism, argues that the canonical Pauline corpus is a "palimpsest" that has been systematically "larded" with seven specific intercalations designed to bind the original, law-free Gospel to the Abrahamic covenant, Mosaic Law, and Davidic lineage.

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A.W. Mitchell demonstrates that these insertions, such as Galatians 3:6-9 and Romans 1:3, are absent from the earliest known collection of Paul’s letters, the Apostolikon (144 CE), and function as a "Theophanic Replacement Protocol" to synthesize the revelation of the unknown Father with the worship of the Torah deity.

The research further establishes a "Triune Witness of Descent" through Evangelion 1:1, 1 Corinthians 15:47, and John 3:13, which preserves the original celestial Christology of a pre-existent Son with no earthly biography. Ultimately, the paper concludes that later fabrications like the "Harrowing of Hell" were engineered to neutralize this primitive witness and solidify the orthodox graft.

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