I checked in Luke the New Testament in Greek 1984 and "two shall be separated from three, and one shall be separated from two" is listed (volume 1 page 296) as the reading of (some) Ethiopic manuscripts. So whatever you make of it Gill seems to be right here.
Andrew Criddle
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- Sat May 11, 2024 4:52 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: According to Gill’s Exposition, the Ethiopic Bible has a different reading of Luke 12:52?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 142
- Thu May 09, 2024 8:25 am
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: A Collection of Letters attributed to Clement of Rome
- Replies: 1
- Views: 116
Re: A Collection of Letters attributed to Clement of Rome
The reference in the 6th century writer John of Scythopolis to a collection of letters by Clement of Rome unknown to Eusebius may be relevant.
Andrew Criddle
Andrew Criddle
- Wed May 08, 2024 7:38 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Why Matthew doubled the Gerasene Demonic (Paul) in *Ev and Mark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 208
Re: Why Matthew
In * Ev 8:31 They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss. ... 33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd stampeded down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. Why were the demons afraid to go back to the abyss? Didn't they return to the abyss, ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 12:45 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: might help explain why there are no copies today
- Replies: 3
- Views: 157
Re: might help explain why there are no copies today
Almost certainly pseudo-Cyril and the quotation from the Gospel of the Hebrews may be doubtful.
See Pseudo Cyril
Andrew Criddle
See Pseudo Cyril
Andrew Criddle
- Mon May 06, 2024 12:37 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Sabar's New Morton Smith Article
- Replies: 117
- Views: 3351
Re: Sabar's New Morton Smith Article
Since it's not 1950 and we're not in kindergarten, let's put away these ad hom arguments. They are beneath the dignity of academic professionals, and --more to the point--ad hom is a fallacious form of argument. They prove nothing. Smith saw the actual document. Agamemnon Tselikas saw photographs. ...
- Sun May 05, 2024 7:05 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 618
Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
If Macrina existed at all, there seems little reason to doubt the historicity of the information in the epitaph by Gregory Nazianzen. The statements by Gregory of Nyssa may be another matter.
Andrew Criddle
Andrew Criddle
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 618
Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
We seem to have solid evidence of the existence of Macrina the Elder the grandmother of Basil Gregory of Nyssa and (if she existed) Macrina the younger. Given the widespread practice of naming children after their grandparents it is prima-facie plausible Basil and Gregory of Nyssa had a sister calle...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:20 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 618
Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
It seems prima-facie improbable that Gregory Nazianzen and Gregory of Nyssa should collaborate on the invention of a fictional Macrina the supposed sister of Basil and Gregory of Nyssa. It may well be that much of what Gregory of Nyssa says about his sister is hagiography not history but that is ano...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:40 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Every time Paul mentions Mark, he also mentions Luke
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2094
Re: Every time Paul mentions Mark, he also mentions Luke
Can you give a source for Origen believing that Mark used Matthew please ?RandyHelzerman wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:43 am
Yeah, Origin also thought that too. Astoundingly.I think you may be confusing Origen and Augustine.
Origen certainly held that Matthew was earlier than Mark but that is not the same thing.
Andrew Criddle
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:04 am
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: Timo S. Paananen's Dissertation on "Admissible Concealed Indicators"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 681
Re: Timo S. Paananen's Dissertation on "Admissible Concealed Indicators"
[ However there is a general problem; claiming that Morton Smith composed the Mar Saba letter is prima-facie a startling claim and naturally encourages speculation, of varying degrees of plausibility and relevance about his motives and agenda. If however like many scholars e.g. Smith and Landau one...