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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The raising of Lazarus and baptism/initiation?
- Replies: 14
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Re: The raising of Lazarus and baptism/initiation?
I think we can relate the Eleusinian theme to 1 Cor 15: (1 Cor 15:20) But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep […] (1 Cor 15:37) And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain Why th...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Source of Mark's Naked Youth Narrative?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 431
Re: The Source of Mark's Naked Youth Narrative?
She caught him by his (Joseph's) cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house. [Genesis 39:12] Clement sees a lot of naked Joseph in the Bible. Naked when his brother's stripped him of his cloak and again in this scene: As is right, then, he neve...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
- Replies: 14
- Views: 447
Re: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
Gods taking on a disguise or lower status and blindness as a metaphor for lacking spiritual sight: The Transfiguration: an Exercise in Markan Accommodation (Yale University, 2004), Candida Moss: A variety of Greek myths recount how the gods often walked amongst humans in disguise and it is certainly...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
- Replies: 14
- Views: 447
Re: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
More on the novels containing some of the same themes as the texts of the NT. Journeys of suffering and the loss of status (becoming a slave or a lower form of being like a donkey in the case of Lucius) that lead to rebirth/resurrection and salvation, themes of "descent" and "ascent&q...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The context and backgrounds of the triumphal entry stories in the New Testament
- Replies: 1
- Views: 102
Re: The context and backgrounds of the triumphal entry stories in the New Testament
The Grotesque Body in Early Christian Discourse Hell, Scatology and Metamorphosis (Routledge, 2014), Istvan Czachesz: There is yet another ancient narrative about asses to be mentioned in this chapter, a novel that survived in two literary adaptations; its influence and popularity can be readily com...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The context and backgrounds of the triumphal entry stories in the New Testament
- Replies: 1
- Views: 102
The context and backgrounds of the triumphal entry stories in the New Testament
This post shows the possible sources that were used for the triumphal entry stories in the NT texts. There are passages in the Hebrew scriptures such as Zechariah 9 and the Psalms that were likely used as sources. Roman triumphs performed by the emperors were likely also an influence. The Roman triu...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:34 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
- Replies: 14
- Views: 447
Re: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
this is all very interesting especially the classic quotes in corinthians and acts but.... too much information! there needs to be a concordance to easily look up which passages have classic parallels otherwise it's impossible to get a clear picture Yeah, I know. I wasn't sure exactly how to go abo...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
- Replies: 14
- Views: 447
Re: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
Some more sources on triumphal processions being associated with mystery cults (especially Dionysus) and possible ritual insults in mystery cults. Dionysus is often rejected but returns in triumph. Jesus is rejected after his triumphal entry but his followers believe he will someday return in triump...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
- Replies: 14
- Views: 447
Re: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
Thank you for starting this! No problem! Hopefully some users will find it interesting. I know it's a ridiculous amount of information and quotes. An interesting passage for sure. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0061:chapter=28 It's interesting that Plutarch think...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:06 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
- Replies: 14
- Views: 447
Re: Common themes found in the New Testament texts and other Greco-Roman and ancient Near Eastern stories
It's interesting that in the following quote, Richard Seaford sees mystery cult elements in the retelling of the story of Prometheus in the Prometheia by Aeschylus. It makes sense that someone would take the story of Prometheus' suffering for the benefit of humanity and associate it with mystery cul...