Christian Texts and History • Re: What is the Marcan equivalent to *Ev 9:57–62?
Note the Tertullian's apology:When, however, He answers the man, who alleged as an excuse his father's burial, Let the dead bury their dead, but go and preach the kingdom of God, Luke 9:59-60 He gave...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: MARKed - astonishing text variants
.Sinaiticus vs. Vaticanus & Washingtonianus vs. BezaeWas Arimathea the home/birthplace of Joseph or was he just coming from there at that moment?Mark 15:42 And evening having arrived already,...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Also the biblical Joshua was called a λῃστής
Procopius reports: They [the Canaanites] also built a fortress in Numidia, where now is the city called Tigisis [probably in Algeria]. In that place are two columns made of white stone near by the...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Also the biblical Joshua was called a λῃστής
That article says Procopius of Caesarea was 6th century: "a Greek historian...who was assessor and counsellor of Belisarius, the great general of the eastern emperor Justinian".1The article also...
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.Sinaiticus vs. Vaticanus & Washingtonianus vs. BezaeWas Arimathea the home/birthplace of Joseph or was he just coming from there at that moment?Mark 15:42 And evening having arrived already,...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Hypothesis: The name Caiaphas is from the...
Whats up with this? קדרא (rock)Yes, it's a typo, thank you. It should be קתרא. https://cal.huc.edu/oneentrytr.php?lemma=qtr+N&cits=allStatistics: Posted by AdamKvanta — Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:22 pm
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Between Buddha and Jesus there is a serious...
A good remark by Kingsley:The more sayings and sermons that the Buddha has recorded, the less likely it is that none mention any sort of life growing up.This may be applied on the Justin's Memoirs of...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Is the Father who reveals the Son or (AUT) is...
‘Again, why does Moses say to Jesus the son of Naue [Joshua son of Nun] when he gave this name to he who was a prophet, that all the people should listen to him alone? Because the Father reveals...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Is the Father who reveals the Son or (AUT)...
Surely in Mark it is the Father who reveals the Son (cfr the voice from heaven and the dove at the baptism).Mark is on the side of Barnabas against Marcion, here.Statistics: Posted by Giuseppe — Wed...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Hypothesis: Wicked Priest = Herod Agrippa...
And "smooth things" is used in CD 1.18-2.1, along with other behavior of the sort that we see the Pharisees do in the NT.The part in CD 1.18-2.1 is inspired by Isaiah 30:10 (ESV):... who say to the...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: On the Neil Godfrey's criticism against...
Meaning that a different way to justify one's Agnostic Position can only be (and sound) oscure and nebulous. Even more so when an alternative mythicist theory is not even advanced as mere term of...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Models of History: Is History a 4D jigsaw...
The notion of a "jigsaw puzzle" is best exemplified by the "Christianos Graffito" discovered in Pompeii (1862). It is the earliest entry in your table above. This has been discussed...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • The historicity of Marcion
Questioning the historicity of Jesus has become very topical. Some have also questioned the historicity of Paul. But has anyone questioned the historicity of Marcion? If not why not? There appears to...
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Classical Texts and History • Re: Philostratus' 'Life of Apollonius of Tyana'
An Epigram on Apollonius of TyanaC. P. JonesThe Journal of Hellenic Studies,Vol. 100, Centennary Issue. (1980),pp. 190-194.https://www.jstor.org/stable/630745An inscription of major importance, now in...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Hypothesis: The name Caiaphas is from the...
AdamKvanta wrote:Code: What do you mean that Paul usually provided translations for Aramaic words?I am just noting that Paul wrote in Greek but understood (claimed to understand) Aramaic. So, when he...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Shelly Matthews on Acts’ story of Stephen’s...
Acts constructs unbelieving Jews as villainous and savage, cut off from salvation, in part, through employing Romanized stereotypes of barbaric behavior. Through focus on this vilifying and vengeful...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The nature of Justin Martyr's writings
imo, Justin’s Apologies being addressed to to the emperor will almost certainly be an added "gloss." Why "almost certainly"? It's full of rhetoric [that an emperor would hardly be interested in, if at...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Paul's text in the context of the Marcionites
ColossiansΠρὸς ΚολοσσαεῖςTo [the] Colossians.1:1 Παῦλος ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ1:2 τοῖς ἐν Κολοσσαῖς ἁγίοις καὶ πιστοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ, χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The historicity of Marcion
Do you think that the polemic against Marcion is older or younger than the polemic against Mani?After some reading I am unsure except to note it is possible that both these polemics may have been...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Something For Everyone A Conundrum For All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMrjeejmCpISaying Narrative Commentary1028 Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” 29 Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no...
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