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by Gorit Maqueda
Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:37 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Book Of Elchasai; Kitos War's End Begins Christianity
Replies: 17
Views: 1374

Re: Book Of Elchasai; Kitos War's End Begins Christianity

IIRC, Chris Palmero also places Mark's gospel after Kitos War.
by Gorit Maqueda
Sat Apr 02, 2022 1:03 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Jacob not James
Replies: 6
Views: 1336

Re: Jacob not James

Stuart wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:53 am James is the Anglicization of the name Jacob. In Spanish is Jaime.
Interesting enough, Spanish bibles do not use Jaime, but Santiago, which is derived from Sant Yago (Saint Jacob).
by Gorit Maqueda
Mon Jan 05, 2015 4:01 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Nomina Sacra
Replies: 48
Views: 26489

Re: Nomina Sacra

Hi, Stephan

I'm sure IC, IH, etc. stand for Jesus. I was just wondering when the whole name Iesous begins to appear in the surviving Greek NT manuscripts.
by Gorit Maqueda
Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:37 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Nomina Sacra
Replies: 48
Views: 26489

Re: Nomina Sacra

[quote="perseusomega9"]can anyone explain how we get james out of ya'aqub?[/quote]
I suppose it would come from its Greek equivalent, picking the first and last letters (Iakobos or something like that).

My original question remains unanswered..
by Gorit Maqueda
Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:07 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Nomina Sacra
Replies: 48
Views: 26489

Nomina Sacra

The Wikipedia article about Nomina Sacra seems quite exhaustive citing the occurrence of these shorthands in ancient papyri.

My question is: which is our oldest Greek papyrus where Jesus is cited by its complete name instead of IS / IC / IY?
by Gorit Maqueda
Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:09 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Stephen Law: Evidence, Miracles, and the Existence of Jesus
Replies: 5
Views: 7611

Re: Stephen Law: Evidence, Miracles, and the Existence of Je

Perhaps the contaminated principle's biggest problem is its own name: it seems to pre-suppose that there is something that was once uncontaminated and real.
by Gorit Maqueda
Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:04 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Please give me some feedback
Replies: 19
Views: 11379

Re: Please give me some feedback

I'm an old man with and old, dumb mobile phone, who only use an android simulator (on PC) to play Wordfeude and receive whatsapp messages. By all means, please, don't sacrifice the clearness of the "PC" interface to the altar of the new, heretical, mobile religion! :-) IOW, as suggested by...
by Gorit Maqueda
Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:55 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Proofs That Jesus Existed
Replies: 422
Views: 430647

Re: Proofs That Jesus Existed

Argument from History of Science: 1. Most ancient scientists once believed that the luminiferous aether existed. 2. Most ancient scientists once believed that phlogiston existed. 3. Most ancient scientists once believed that the vital force existed. 4. Most ancient scholars once believed that Jesus ...
by Gorit Maqueda
Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:45 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Proofs That Jesus Existed
Replies: 422
Views: 430647

Re: Proofs That Jesus Existed

Argument from Zen masters:
1. Jesus didn't exist.
2. Therefore, Jesus existed.