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Origen was just talking about some who would object to explaining the secret and mystical things in the Gospel. in context: discussing The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in Matthew 18 Immediately begins explaining a point here about the parable of the talents in Matthew // Luke, saying: "th...

But in this respect, how different was it really from its predecessors?

According to Heine's translation: "But someone will object that we act impiously when, because of the secret and mystical nature of some texts, we wish these to be indicative of the above writings and attempt to clarify them, even if it appears in theory that we know their intention precisely.&...

The metaphor of Marcion's church as something like a successful franchise model is a little interesting.

What is your impression of who Basilides was and what he was trying to do in his writing?

For you to pretend to limit his expertise suchly, after extolling it repeatedly, is amoral. Your dishonesty is saddening. The more the "moderation" here is biased, the more scholarly progress will occur elsewhere. Consider this a report of biased "moderation"--but you may move i...

StephenGoranson wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:54 pm The more the "moderation" here is biased, the more scholarly progress will occur elsewhere.

You haven't even reported any posts.

StephenGoranson wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:37 pm Your dishonesty is saddening.

Take a break. You're not thinking clearly.

It seems reasonable to make these distinctions.

Although the question of whether they are both "paleographical" or not is merely semantic.

I'm suggesting that "deflection" could characterize how we've gone a whole page without answering this:

Peter Kirby wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:15 am The question becomes which arguments are persuasive that it was:

"a modern, later, anomalous imitation of c.18th-century handwriting"