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by Leucius Charinus
Mon May 13, 2024 6:12 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Most Manuscripts are not Primary Sources
Replies: 165
Views: 296022

Re: Manuscripts of the "Fathers" are not Primary Sources (they are Secondary Sources)

So supposing we are trying to write a history of Christian origins for the first two centuries. What does the history of Christianity (the NT writings and the "Universal Church") in the early centuries look like if we stay only with the primary sources of evidence as advised in the above ...
by Leucius Charinus
Mon May 13, 2024 6:02 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Using ChatGPT
Replies: 163
Views: 134151

Re: Using ChatGPT

I just spent almost a week thinking about and then writing a seven page essay entitled "Primary and Secondary Sources & the History of Christian Literature". If anyone is interested here is a link to it: https://www.academia.edu/119008034/Primary_and_Secondary_Sources_and_the_History_o...
by Leucius Charinus
Thu May 09, 2024 4:59 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Wide ranging study on Christian forgery?
Replies: 9
Views: 4398

Re: Wide ranging study on Christian forgery?

This represents both an exhibit and a collection of essays on forgery. It is very wide ranging and very interesting. It does include a number of Christian forgeries including the Donation of Constantine and the proliferation of Holy Relics from the later 4th century for over a thousand years Fake fo...
by Leucius Charinus
Tue May 07, 2024 4:32 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Proposition: There are Three Major Classes of Christian Literature
Replies: 43
Views: 12669

Re: Proposition: There are Three Major Classes of Christian Literature

Fundamental Key Field in any Relational (Factual) Database for Christian Origins are the extant texts themselves Forget Jesus, Marcion, Tertullian, Eusebius, Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Epiphanius, Origen and the host of hypothetical historical identities involved in the received tradition of ...
by Leucius Charinus
Sun May 05, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: might help explain why there are no copies today
Replies: 3
Views: 158

Re: might help explain why there are no copies today

also quoted here: https://preachersinstitute.com/2017/08/17/discourse-theotokos/ With over 20 years experience teaching, preaching, and guiding souls to Christ, Fr. John offers classes, workshops, seminars, and articles about Christian teaching, preaching and practice. https://preachersinstitute.co...
by Leucius Charinus
Sun May 05, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 22
Views: 624

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

4. The epitaph 120 by Gregory of Nazianzus The fourth and last Ancient writing about Macrina is an epitaph by Gregory of Nazianzus. It suggests that Macrina had been hidden and unknown before VSM made her famous. The epitaph reads as follows: “ Me, the dust, I hold the radiant virgin, if you hear a...
by Leucius Charinus
Fri May 03, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Niels Lemche, "272 BCE – A Terminus a Quo"
Replies: 4
Views: 496

Re: Niels Lemche, "272 BCE – A Terminus a Quo"

Niels P. Lemche (U. Copenhagen) wrote an essay, April, 2024 at https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/272-bce-terminus-quo I was not persuaded. Others? I am persuaded that Lemche and Gmirkin and others have developed sound cases for a Hellenistic era origin for the Hebrew writings. You were asked...
by Leucius Charinus
Wed May 01, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 22
Views: 624

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

The discovery at Nag Hammadi exposed the lies of the Orthodox about the Gnostics, and yet biblical scholars reconstruct Marcion's theology based on the accusations of the Orthodox who were hostile to him. This is something I don't understand at all. How can so many people not notice the techniques ...
by Leucius Charinus
Wed May 01, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 22
Views: 624

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

Asked the author the following question: I have one small question: Do you think it is possible that (saint) Anthony was an invention of "Athanasius"? I put "Athanasius "in inverted commas due to the comment of Erasmus "nothing is easier than to place any name you want on t...
by Leucius Charinus
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:37 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 22
Views: 624

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

short https://apcz.umk.pl/SPLP/article/download/SPLP.2018.019/24441/61350 A good summary. Leucius Charinus You are welcome. Marcion a is a disciple of Simon in Stromata 7.17. In other sources Marcion is a disciple of Cerdo who was a disciple of Simon. Just black PR. Can you elaborate on what you me...