I sometimes have to take breaks from this stuff too. It can get kind of discouraging when so many people, including NT scholars, constantly deny this stuff. There are too many Christians involved in NT scholarship so it makes it difficult. I have a collection of quotes by NT scholars actually pointing out the Christian bias in NT scholarship.Thank you for your vote of confidence. I have been out of this game for a few years and am trying to get back into it. Your posts are always a fun read just by how much information you drop in them. If you're not Boswell himself you sure pack a similar punch. lol
I don't know what it is in modern biblical scholarship that refuses to drop this iron curtain between Christianity and pagan myths, especially with initiative rebirths. Not to be conspiratorial, but it has to be intentional, or a consequence of Christianity's hold over our minds.
Cheers mate
I'm actually not Boswell. I do get carried away with quotes though. I like to show that I'm not just pulling things out of my ass. Also, scholars can usually put things better than I can.
I'm working on a new post right now that goes even more into initiation and other themes that are found in the NT texts, the Greco-Roman novels such as "The Golden Ass" and "Chaereas and Callirhoe", and plays like "The Bacchae" and "Frogs". All of these texts contain a lot of the same themes. It becomes so obvious that the authors of the NT texts are influenced by other stories and are being creative writers. This new post will be like a collection of sources that anyone who is interested in the topic can add to.
Statistics: Posted by nightshadetwine — Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:39 pm