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FWIW, most of chapter 2 is attested in Marcion except verse 2:9 is definitely not present.

Luke avoided the term, Matthew disliked the term as a title for Jesus or Christian leaders, but Mark and John played with it. John 3:2 seems not far away from Daniel 5:11. John 3:2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can ...

The Gospel of John is pretty funky with these over layers. Chapter 21 is regarded as an appendix to the Gospel. My own read agrees that the assessment that the author of Chapter 21, or, more accurately the alter-ego of the author embedded in the story and his claim to authority, is 'the beloved dis...

The Gospel of John is pretty funky with these over layers. Chapter 21 is regarded as an appendix to the Gospel. My own read agrees that the assessment that the author of Chapter 21, or more accurately the alter-ego of the author embedded in the story and his claim to authority is the beloved discipl...

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There is no indication Matthew or Mark are aware of Cephas. I use the term legend rather than person for a reason. Note, it is my view all the NT literature grew up in response to each other - the borrowing and adjusting of legends is an indication of such interaction. When I speak of the Cephas leg...

Look at the common Matthew/Mark texts. In each case Mark adds to the common source a little Aramaic not found in Matthew. We get a discussion about what Corbin is, telling us about this exotic practice of those Jews. Clearly Mark thinks his audience has no clue what it means, so he translates. The p...

Peter Kirby wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:16 pm Nice OP.

Could debate individual points, but taken together it is a good set of reasons for thinking "a" story here existed already.

I completely concur. Best post ever by Ben.

Mark's cases are all parenthetical, and obviously that book's author's additions. They have the feel of being a gimmick for the audience, as in, "see this really happened in the Aramaic speaking part of the world, and these people were Jews." They serve no other purpose but color. The only...