Christian Texts and History • Luke’s “Father, Forgive them” refers to the...
[Luke 23:33-34]: And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The Epistle to Diognetus and the Marcionite...
Here we find a doctrine that sounds very similar to what puzzled the church fathers so much about the Marcionites, i.e., that man did not have any knowledge of God before He came. I will at once...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Mark's dependence on Luke
This thread by Ben C. Smith essentially proved that Luke preceded MarkPresumptions of reader knowledge in...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Cerinthus
The Epistle of the Apostles written about 160 AD would establish the personage as historicalOn further reflection, this is a fair point.I'm also less certain now that Cerinthus should be associated...
View ArticleJewish Texts and History • “Scriptural Vitality: Rethinking Philology and...
“Scriptural Vitality: Rethinking Philology and Hermeneutics" Hindi NajmanAbstract: Scriptural Vitality challenges the view that the Persian and Hellenistic periods constitute a time of decay, a period...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The Legend of James the Just and His Martyrdom
Going back to Hegesippus' Hebrew or Aramaic skills, the Hebrew word that Eusebius claims Hegesippus paraphrased as "Oblias" (ὠβλίας), would appear to be the Hebrew verb " יָבַל " (yabal) to bring,...
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Christian Texts and History • Re: Further evidence that Ignatius faced old...
If the archives are the Old Testament, then the historicist can't explain why Ignatius is rejecting them in the tranchant answer "the archives is Jesus Christ".My view is: he wasn't rejecting them....
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Bathtime Stories: Ebion and Cerinthus
By the way, GakuseiDon, I would look forward to hearing more from you on the exploration of the theme of Chrestos, etc.Statistics: Posted by Peter Kirby — Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:54 pm
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Academic Discussion • Re: γυμνὸς or γυμνοὶ in Clement's Letter to Theodore?
Venetia Anastasapoulou writes on p.12 of her report, which I imagine you have, if not I can post the page):That could be helpful. Thanks!I would also benefit from having a better photograph.Yes, a...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Is *Ev a source of the Gospel of the...
I'm not sure I'm following you. Paul thought that Torah observance was no longer necessary for Jews and calls himself Jewish, which makes his letters Jewish writings, and Marcion used them. And the...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Easter, Eostre
More on Easter and Bede in post today here:https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/202 ... -temporum/Statistics: Posted by StephenGoranson — Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:13 pm
View ArticleOther Texts and History • Microplastics contaminate Archeological Samples
Not surprising, but perhaps problematic for the field.https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/25/uk/micro ... index.html(If this reads 'Off-Topic' here, please feel free to move wherever. I think archaeolgical...
View ArticleOther Texts and History • Re: Microplastics contaminate Archeological Samples
Thanks! This is a good place for it, as the catch-all history forum.Statistics: Posted by Peter Kirby — Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:20 pm
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Any pre-325 CE writings where Jesus'...
Again in this case, most of the comment exploring the interpretation also came from me at the time. Likewise, it can be discussed, but I don't know if I would defend what I wrote then.Yes, there are...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The Date of Marcion
Tertullian wrote in "The Prescription against Heretics":http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/t ... ian11.htmlWhere was Marcion then, that shipmaster of Pontus, the zealous student of Stoicism? Where...
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Jewish Texts and History • Added 3rd Philo source to citations about Judean...
Well, I hate to add to perfection itself (uh huh) but I was formerly relying on De Jonge for my Philo citations. De Jonge does not include a translation of a work of Philo known as Hypothetica (aka...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: The Legend of James the Just and His Martyrdom
To be fair to you, John2, you're not the only one who gets this feeling here. Similar impressions are frequently noted in the literature. There's something to be said for the gravitational weight that...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Ian Mills's "external evidence"...
Giuseppe is ready to accept that Basilides knew Luke as an obvious fact, but I am going to post the case for it here anyway.I'm also ready to accept this, and I'm curious where we can go with...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: What is implied if Jesus' historicity was...
Thanks, GakuseiDon, for giving an example showing that some ancient people did claim cases of non-existence.You're welcome. I think it's an important point to keep in mind, that there was a certain...
View ArticleChristian Texts and History • Re: Further evidence that Ignatius faced old...
Hey Joseph,Glad to see you back!I think what Giuseppe has in mind is this passage in The Epistle to the Tarsians:Chapter III.—The true doctrine respecting Christ.Mindful of him, do ye by all means...
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