Christian Texts and History • My recreation of the opening of the First Gospel
I've put together this hypothetical reconstruction of how the opening of the first Gospel may have read, based primarily on the Gospel of Mark. Some of this may be shocking, but I will provide the...
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Note the statement of Jesus in v1:15: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the good news."This refers to the quoted passage from Malachi in v2:Malachi 3:1...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • John 12:32-33 and Hebrews 13:13 prove the same...
John 12:32-33 gives the reason for the Roman crucifixion:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to...
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So the my point is that the following explanation:He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die....is the teaching given to the outsiders, the stupid hoi polloi. While the teaching given...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The only begotten from the Father
Either way, the point is that this can be interpreted as indicating that the Jewish Creator is NOT the son of the Good God. It is like saying "this one is MY son, that one is NOT". Such a reading...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Marcionites thought Jesus wasn't 'Christos'?
I don't get this fucking statement:I can understand that the Marcionites denied that Jesus was the Jewish "Christos".I just don't get it. Who fucking invited Christians to the table? It's like saying...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The Chreestology of Ephesians
Peter, many thanks for taking up my suggestion on a related thread that the 'inclusive' method of interpreting the Χριστος/Χρηστος data, pioneered by John Moles, was worth considering; and especially...
View ArticleJewish Texts and History • Re: "The Sources of Celsus's Criticism..."
But are the Marcionites actually witnessed firsthand or through the lens of an orthodox writer?I will speak in the generic of the "non orthodox" here, as that allows for more of the habits of Celsus...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Was the Paul-in-Acts a pagan?
Acts 16 continues with her masters being upset that the woman could no longer sooth-say, so they complained to the authorities and had Paul and Silas arrested. I don't think it leads onto Nero. Also,...
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Christian Texts and History • Re: Basic reason why the name of Pilate was...
But why stop there? Might not someone else, applying the same criteria you named, have gotten rid of those verses (and maybe kept different ones)?because a skeleton has to be there! Also, the word...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Boid's Soon to be Published Reference to...
Some observations about the Hebrew word "good" in Aramaic. טוב (Hebrew) = goodטוב (Aramaic) = to be(come) good. ṭb (ṭāḇ) adj. good See also s.v. ṭbh.1 good, proper, appropriate Com. Fakh.5 : tṣlwth |...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Fernando Bermejo-Rubio
All four gospels indicate that Pilate found no fault in Jesus.Mark. ch.15: Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.[15] And so...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: What did Origen say he read about James’s...
Just to tie off a point arising:At Church History 2.23.4, Eusebius quotes Hegesippus as saying that the term James the Just had been in use since the 30's CE: 4. James, the brother of the Lord,...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The X-Files: Chrēstos / Christos / Χρειστος
P46 has parts of several Pauline letters and Hebrews.Images:https://manuscripts.csntm.org/manuscript/View/GA_P46Transcription:Rom 6:8. συν χρωRom 6:9. οτι χς̣Rom 6:11. [ε]ν χρω ιηυRom 8:17. χυRom...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: John 12:32-33 and Hebrews 13:13 prove the...
"....outside the city gate [= in heaven] ...."Wow, that's a jump.Statistics: Posted by StephenGoranson — Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:00 pm
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: What did Paul mean by brother(s) of the Lord?
Jona Lendering, who contributed an article on Josephus to Livius.org … does cite a couple of sources to illuminate the possibility that the account reflects actual practices:He cites the "third or...
View ArticleClassical Texts and History • Re: As Predicted
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/egypt ... on-2437684Statistics: Posted by billd89 — Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:22 pm
View ArticleJewish Texts and History • Re: Two failures of the 270s creation proposal?
The paper: The Fundamental Structure and Systematic Theology of the Torah was published in 2012. It's posted on my page at academia.edu.Thank you for sharing your paper.Statistics: Posted by Peter...
View ArticleClassical Texts and History • Re: Pillars of Hercules
In Strabo 3.5.5 it states "But those eight-cubit bronze pillars" which seem short to be pillars. (χαλκᾶς ὀκταπήχεις)cf. 1 Kings 7:15 He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubitsIts suspect then...
View ArticleGeneral Religious Discussion • Re: Jesus’ Deification & Cognitive...
Comments tend to be nit picky and generally dismissive, a well documented defensive tactic for those suffering dissonance according to Cognitive Dissonance theory. Those comments generally came from...
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