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"Mark's" Negative Casting of Peter, where I demonstrate, and than some, that a primary literary objective of "Mark" was to discredit Peter as supposed witness to Jesus. I come rather late on that thread, but I have to say I somewhat agree and then somewhat disagree on this state...

Paul was a spin-meister par excellence --- go ahead and drink his kool-aid. I find the Psalms and the writings of Paul more repugnant than any mysterious fib of Paul. Paul said in 1 Cor 15 .6 " Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters* at one time, most of whom are still...

Why would anyone be interested ? There have been people on this site who have discussed evidence on, and scholarship about, crucifixion, for reasons known to them. If you can't comprehend why anyone would be interested, that's your loss. Crucifixion was discussed here http://earlywritings.com/forum...

Paul admitted he had been saying "pious" lies: http://historical-jesus.info/5.html http://historical-jesus.info/26.html Cordially, Bernard Hi Bernard. Paul seem to be involved in a discussion. In verses 1-4 he accepts that " the Jews* were entrusted with the oracles of God.". Ne...

Neither saint, nor sinner

Galatians says that faith cannot be chosen but it is given as a gift.
Romans says that it is not in the power of mankind to be perfect .

Mankind had a dual nature from creation . The two Adams The original Adam of Genesis was a heavenly creation and unmixed with material things. He is the rational pre-existing soul. The original Adam , Adam Harishon or Adam Kadman, was thought of as having been a perfect person who would return to th...

Mark knew Paul wrote the letter to the Galatians sometime between 47 and 57 CE, If Jesus is not historical how do you date Galatians at all? Assuming Mark was written before 70 CE and Galatians was written before that (say 67 CE) why couldn’t Mark have had Jesus crucified any time before 50 CE excl...

Saint Methodius , Bishop of Philippi. a pdf courtesy of Roger Pearse.
On leprosy
http://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/wp-c ... a-2015.pdf

The citation in the OP is found in page 4

to Stephan, The same connection between Marcion and Matthew 15:13 appears also in a fourth century anonymous Syriac treatise. It was certainly part of the Marcionite gospel. Can we finally let this 'the gospel of Marcion was Luke corrupted thing' go? Where does it say Matthew 15:13 was in Marcion's...

Matthew 15;1-20 is about the tradition of the elders in the Catholic teaching. The old is replaced by the new; similar to those antithesis that abrogate the law.*Mt 5:31-32; 33-34; 38-39