Paul in the context of other early epistle writers?

[rgprice]

How do Paul's letters compare to those of Barnabas, Polycarp, Ignatius, Clement, etc., in terms of subject matter, style, audience, etc.? More specifically, how do they compare in terms of their discussions of the temple, Jerusalem, Judaism, etc.? Are there existing studies that engage such a comparison?

[schillingklaus]

Those are not early epistles but late, impious forgeries and imposteries.

[lclapshaw]

Those are not early epistles but late, impious forgeries and imposteries.

Wow! Talk about being clueless!

People! We really do need a Harsh Mocking Laughter avatar. For real!

Also, don't you mean impiouseries?

What a dumbass.

[rgprice]

My interest here is in comparing Paul to other 2nd century writers. How similar or different are the Pauline letters to other 2nd century letters?

One argument against the idea that the Pauline letters were written in the 2nd century is that the letters make no issue of the fact that the temple has been destroyed. This is true, but looking at other 2nd century works one does not find such pronouncements either. And if we take the letters of Ephesians and Colossians to be later forgeries, produced sometime after the First Jewish-Roman War, most likely in the 2nd century, then again we are faced with letters that make no reference to the war.

So what features distinguish the Pauline letters from other 2nd century works?