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- Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:06 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: M. D. Litwa, Carpocrates, Marcellina, and Epiphanes, review
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1762
Re: M. D. Litwa, Carpocrates, Marcellina, and Epiphanes, review
I have a signed copy of this book.
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 3:34 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: A Basic Objection to BeDuhn’s “Semler Hypothesis”
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1823
Re: A Basic Objection to BeDuhn’s “Semler Hypothesis”
Tertullian makes the following argument, from Book 1 and Book 4 of his "Against Marcion": 1. Marcion had written a letter where he apparently admits that he followed the orthodox faith. From this Tertullian concludes Marcion's heretic views came after Marcion had accepted orthodoxy. 2. &q...
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:07 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Matthean Posteriority: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem" (Did Lukan redaction influence Matthew 23:37?)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2127
Re: Matthean Posteriority: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem" (Did Lukan redaction influence Matthew 23:37?)
Yep, the whole field suffers from overly generous dating assumptions on the canon.Diogenes the Cynic wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:11 pm The possible influence of Acts on Matthew seems to be largely ignored, maybe because Acts is so late, but Matthew is only pinned to the 1st Century by way of some iffy assumptions about Ignatius.
- Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:49 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Pauline letters post-war?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2322
Re: Pauline letters post-war?
Again, a historically realistic reader will infer that they were worked up by many hands over many years, while a believer will accept them as inspired products of one great man. Most of what went on in cross was a waste of time. They asked each other a lot of irrelevant questions. But overall, Ehr...
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:26 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: A New History Of The AD 40s; Everything Wrapped In A Bow
- Replies: 4
- Views: 671
Re: A New History Of The AD 40s; Everything Wrapped In A Bow
I enjoy your outside of the box thinking.
- Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:14 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid For. Confirmation 16:8 Original
- Replies: 356
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Re: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid For. Confirmation 16:8 Original
Cosmas writes of the Ascension being in Mark. Christianikē Topographia: The Christian Topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian Monk (1897) Cosmas (Indicopleustes.) J. W. McCrindle https://books.google.com/books?id=UQEZAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA220 And he also, being a preacher of the New Testament, wrote for us t...
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 1:09 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Objections to the Testimonium Flavianum from Valliant and Fahy’s Creating Christ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 900
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 1:04 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Objections to the Testimonium Flavianum from Valliant and Fahy’s Creating Christ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 900
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:52 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: A strong clue in Luke 2:7 that Jesus did NOT have carnal brothers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 578
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:50 am
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Leviticus - A new translation with commentary
- Replies: 2
- Views: 437
Re: Leviticus - A new translation with commentary
In my treatment of the composition history, I make a number of unusual proposals. Specifically, I argue (1) that the core of Leviticus consists of eleven ancient cult “rule books” from the northern kingdom of Israel and the province of Samaria, (2) that these ancient rule books were brought togethe...