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See TA and the Markan Miracle Tradition by Blackburn.

Andrew Criddle

Jerome's tradition may possibly be rooted in a 1st century BCE forced relocation of Paul's ancestors to Tarsus possibly in the time of Pompey.

Andrew Criddle

One issue here is how far Mark for example was constrained by the ideas about Jesus previously accepted by his audience.

Andrew Crddle

I think you are right the one in line 24 is certainly different from the others without a clear omicron but this is outside my expertise. I was following your statement earlier in the thread.

Andrew Criddle

This maybe should be a new thread and maybe is sheer fantasy/misguided ingenuity. However, I'll post it here. The standard NS κύ has numeric value 420 found once in Mar Saba letter The unusual NS κού has numeric value 490 found three times in Mar Saba letter. There are three putative authors of the ...

Actually, The Authentic Letters of Paul puts Philippians in Ephesus. A similar extension of meaning is apparent in the case of the expression “Caesar’s household.” For example, in the course of his account of the subversive scheming of Herod the Great’s son, Antipater, Josephus says that Herod’s fi...

As previously mentioned by Steven Avery Philippians seems to be from Rome and the same may be true for Philemon.

Andrew Criddle

For one because its clear that Josephus AJ has been used, which is circa 95 CE. For another, the clear effort to smooth over conflicts between Paul and Peter and to try and harmonize around Catholic ideas is a 2nd century thing. For another Acts is pretty strongly anti-Jewish, another 2nd century f...

I am the first to suggest a link between the Philosophumena's mention of a mystical text of Mark in the hands of Marcion and Secret Mark. The argument works the other way then too - as an argument for authenticity. From a long-ago post by me The connection between the Mar Saba letter and the Nassen...

I have suggested before that a modern (post-Medieval) composition of the Mar Saba letter is unlikely before the rediscovery of Hippolytus Against All Heresies in 1842.
IF I am right this limits the possible time frame for modern composition.

Andrew Criddle