Search found 765 matches
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:11 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: "John the Baptist" == Qumran
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1869
Re: "John the Baptist" == Qumran
The burden of proof lies with the beholder.
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:33 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: πίστις Χριστοῦ (faith of Christ) survey question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2976
Re: πίστις Χριστοῦ (faith of Christ) survey question
No, they have not misread Paul as they have forged and faked him deliberately from thin air. Indeed! The words 'Jesus' and/or 'Jesus Christ' (or 'Christ Jesus') appear to have been forced into all of these passages, with some padding in the form of 'cover ones tracks' insertional lead in cutting fo...
- Tue Sep 12, 2023 2:38 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: A Play with Mirrors: The Parable of the Sower
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1806
Re: A Play with Mirrors: The Parable of the Sower
This statement "Then tribulation or persecution having arisen on account of the word, immediately they fall away." as found within the answer to the parable presents a clear indication that the Gospel attributed to Mark definitively dates later in composition than that which is commonly ac...
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:59 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Simon bar Giora == Simon Peter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7490
Re: Simon bar Giora == Simon Peter
Secret Alias (Stephan Huller) was saying this as far back as 2008.
http://therealmessiahbook.blogspot.com/ ... giora.html
http://therealmessiahbook.blogspot.com/ ... giora.html
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Religious Discussion
- Topic: The Bottom Line: If You Believe in an Invisible God a Non-Existent Person is Always Possible
- Replies: 3
- Views: 21610
Re: The Bottom Line: If You Believe in an Invisible God a Non-Existent Person is Always Possible
I don't know if this holds true for gods, but as the saying goes, if you've seen one invisible man, you've seen them all.
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 4:53 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Lucien Cerfaux (1883-1968): Ignored?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1802
Re: Lucien Cerfaux (1883-1968): Ignored?
Original Manuscript?
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:03 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
- Replies: 17
- Views: 875
Re: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
If Epiphanius quoted from non-canonical texts, wouldn't that imply that to him they were every bit as authentic and efficacious as actual Canonical texts?
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 6:38 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
- Replies: 17
- Views: 875
Re: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
Epiphanius was a biased and prejudiced person. However, as far as we can tell he quotes accurately from the written texts available to him. Andrew Criddle If true, this would be a clear indicator that the so called 'Canonical' texts are perversions of earlier strata texts, would it not? I don't see...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:16 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Why did Pauline gospel—gMark, not clearly deprecate the Torah law as did Paul?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1700
Re: Why did Pauline gospel—gMark, not clearly deprecate the Torah law as did Paul?
Perhaps the reason is that the earliest strata of gMark didn't know of the Pauline epistles at all. This is my favored position.
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:01 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
- Replies: 17
- Views: 875
Re: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
If true, this would be a clear indicator that the so called 'Canonical' texts are perversions of earlier strata texts, would it not?andrewcriddle wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:24 am Epiphanius was a biased and prejudiced person. However, as far as we can tell he quotes accurately from the written texts available to him.
Andrew Criddle