We have an alternative:
1. TF was written by Eusebius or someone else around the 4th century CE and inserted into Ant Josephus. Luke's signature language was used.
2. The TF is authentic and it was Luke who used the TF when creating the gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.
Recently, biblical scholars have moved the date of Acts to the years 100-150 CE because, as they claim, Luke knew and used the texts of Josephus.
Therefore, Josephus is the original source of information about Jesus the Messiah for Luke. He simply added information about Jesus, known to him from Josephus.
Josephus was, above all, a writer who embellished his text and wanted to spice it up in an exciting way. The recipient (reader or listener) was supposed to be fascinated by the story.
Writing about another prophet, a rebel as the Messiah preached by a group of disciples served the purpose of receiving this text.
Sometime around 95 CE, the text was liked and some of Ant's listeners decided to preach the message about the Messiah from 65 years ago. The Messiah's past was missing - and Luke added it in the gospel.
And then he connected both groups of believers - the one described by Josephus with the one who listened to Ant Josephus. Connection through the Acts. Nice invented tradition
Simple and effective. Not bad at all
I don't think I messed anything up...
1. TF was written by Eusebius or someone else around the 4th century CE and inserted into Ant Josephus. Luke's signature language was used.
2. The TF is authentic and it was Luke who used the TF when creating the gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.
Recently, biblical scholars have moved the date of Acts to the years 100-150 CE because, as they claim, Luke knew and used the texts of Josephus.
Therefore, Josephus is the original source of information about Jesus the Messiah for Luke. He simply added information about Jesus, known to him from Josephus.
Josephus was, above all, a writer who embellished his text and wanted to spice it up in an exciting way. The recipient (reader or listener) was supposed to be fascinated by the story.
Writing about another prophet, a rebel as the Messiah preached by a group of disciples served the purpose of receiving this text.
Sometime around 95 CE, the text was liked and some of Ant's listeners decided to preach the message about the Messiah from 65 years ago. The Messiah's past was missing - and Luke added it in the gospel.
And then he connected both groups of believers - the one described by Josephus with the one who listened to Ant Josephus. Connection through the Acts. Nice invented tradition
Simple and effective. Not bad at all
I don't think I messed anything up...
Statistics: Posted by JarekS — Thu May 16, 2024 11:58 am