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by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Temptation Story in Mark is anti-marcionite
Replies: 49
Views: 566

Re: The Temptation Story in Mark is anti-marcionite

Can I be excused from writing more "polemic"?

I'm going to see a movie.
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Markan Marcion: A Contrarian Synopsis
Replies: 154
Views: 8196

Re: Markan Marcion: A Contrarian Synopsis

Surely the default presumption is that a purported line-by-line commentary of Marcion's gospel actually is a line-by-line commentary of Marcion's gospel I have previously discussed these presumptions and no. I'm sorry, but, "no" to what? Also, did you discuss these somewhere in this (wond...
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Markan Marcion: A Contrarian Synopsis
Replies: 154
Views: 8196

Re: Markan Marcion: A Contrarian Synopsis

I'm revisiting this, now a week later, after looking more widely both at Origen's writings and the context of the Commentary on John . I would like to put this reading to use by providing some comments that can help contextualize the passage we've been talking about. In the interim, I have read this...
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Origen's interesting ideas
Replies: 15
Views: 343

Re: Origen's interesting ideas

Origen's discussion here in Commentary on John is longer than what I just quoted: (40) And that which John calls an eternal gospel, which would properly be called a spiritual gospel, clearly presents both the mysteries presented by Christ's words and the things of which his acts were symbols, to tho...
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Jesus' home in Capernaum?
Replies: 36
Views: 1097

Re: Jesus' home in Capernaum?

Surely spin will dine with Ben C. Smith in elysium together with Kunigunde, Ken, Andrew, and all the saints.

Or something like that.
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Origen's interesting ideas
Replies: 15
Views: 343

Re: Origen's interesting ideas

This sounds like more on similar themes from Origen. Commentary on John 1.40 And that which John calls an eternal gospel, which would properly be called a spiritual gospel, clearly presents both the mysteries presented by Christ's words and the things of which his acts were symbols, to those who con...
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Jesus' home in Capernaum?
Replies: 36
Views: 1097

Re: Jesus' home in Capernaum?

RandyHelzerman wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:46 pm I tend to agree with this random person on the internet
Pseudonymous but spin's been around for some 20 or so years and has brought forward some good stuff in that time.
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist
Replies: 31
Views: 406

Re: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist

Metaphorically speaking, you are a philosopher arguing with the zeal of a Saint Paul, on fire for the good news. *chuckle* Except the wisdom I share isn't just foolishness to this world, its foolishness toot court. As such, I think your remarks were too deep for me; don't quite get what you mean. A...
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist
Replies: 31
Views: 406

Re: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist

But the Talmud placed Jesus under Janneus. The Jesus lived under Pilate was a myth, according to that Talmudic tradition. Don't quite follow the reasoning here. The Talmud asserts that Jesus *actually existed*-in our historical spacetime--yet, because they got the dates wrong, they are Mythicists? ...
by Peter Kirby
Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Greek Monks Who Thought the Letter to Theodore was in the Mar Saba Monastery Before Morton Smith Arrives
Replies: 217
Views: 2241

Re: Comments on Handwriting Analysis and the Mar Saba Letter

I am not persuaded that nobody has been surprised by this book. *chuckle* come on man. Nobody was surprised by this book qua an uncatalogued book. If it would be so surprising to find uncatalogued books at Mar Saba---why did Morton Smith even want to go there? Why would they even have given him per...