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by Jax
Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:11 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Paul and Justin on Abraham
Replies: 6
Views: 571

Re: Paul and Justin on Abraham

Here is a link to a thread that you might find useful.

viewtopic.php?p=100479#p100479

Lane

Feel free to revive the thread and I'll be happy to contribute what I can.
by Jax
Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:53 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Thoughts about Dating Revalation to John to Hadrian's Time
Replies: 36
Views: 5742

Re: Thoughts about Dating Revalation to John to Hadrian's Time

John T, if you know about any mythicists who are conflating mythicism and mysticism, then please cite them to us. Otherwise, your claim seems false. :facepalm: John T is done with this thread. Do not get me wrong. Some mythicists claim that early Christianity, with its mythical Christ, arose from m...
by Jax
Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:00 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Hebrew Names Don't Seem to Decline in Philo
Replies: 5
Views: 1079

Re: Hebrew Names Don't Seem to Decline in Philo

Secret Alias wrote: Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:49 am I meant Biblical names. Joshua does of course. But most Biblical names.
Got ya. Like Ἰσαὰκ. 👍
by Jax
Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:52 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Hebrew Names Don't Seem to Decline in Philo
Replies: 5
Views: 1079

Re: Hebrew Names Don't Seem to Decline in Philo

Also Μαθθαῖος
by Jax
Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:46 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Hebrew Names Don't Seem to Decline in Philo
Replies: 5
Views: 1079

Re: Hebrew Names Don't Seem to Decline in Philo

Not quite. Ἰωάννης does.
by Jax
Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:48 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: 1 Corinthians with Iulius, Chrestus, and Kaisar for IC, XC, KC
Replies: 36
Views: 4773

Re: 1 Corinthians with Iulius, Chrestus, and Kaisar for IC, XC, KC

So far, this first example doesn't seem to be enough to remove Iulius as a candidate for IC so I will now look further into the text for something that might. The sensible thing to do would be to get a baseline first: for its x Julius conjugated in Greek? Get a text from Perseus, TLG, Logeion, etc....
by Jax
Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:24 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Nothing Sums Up the Essential Nonsense of Religion Better Than This
Replies: 16
Views: 3002

Re: Nothing Sums Up the Essential Nonsense of Religion Better Than This

Kunigunde Kreuzerin wrote: Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:50 am .
We should better consult the Hammer of Witches to see whether Satan had a hand in this business. :twisted:
"I" "cough-Satan-cough".......

:lol:
by Jax
Thu Feb 03, 2022 10:09 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Exploring the idea that Paul was a scamming cult-leader
Replies: 23
Views: 4522

Re: Exploring the idea that Paul was a scamming cult-leader

Both these 2 points could be true: that Paul was a scamming cult leader and arch heretic to the previous communities he emerged from and that he is the best witness we have to those previous communities i think until scholars are truly able to embrace such opposite contradictory thinking little hea...