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by spin
Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:00 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Pauline Gospel was a Late Invention
Replies: 126
Views: 160627

Re: The Pauline Gospel was a Late Invention

If Antiquities of the Jews 20.9.1 was interpolated with the words "called the ANOINTED" [called the christ] then it can easily be seen that Jesus the brother of James was most likely the son of Damneus. You don't talk of someone by their full familial name as a secondary reference . It's ...
by spin
Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:36 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Pauline Gospel was a Late Invention
Replies: 126
Views: 160627

Re: The Pauline Gospel was a Late Invention

The use of 'christ' does not appear in the Greek of Josephus outside of these two references in Ant. 20.9.1 and Ant. 18.3.3 (both probably spurious). Josephus nowhere else chooses to use such language to refer to the appointing of a high priest (or, indeed, at all). I've tried to sell this fact for...
by spin
Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:12 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Has Anyone Ever Suggested that the Psalms of Solomon = 70 CE
Replies: 8
Views: 17130

Pompey's arrival in Jerusalem

Ps. Sol. 8 15 He [god] brought him that is from the end of the earth, that attacks with strength; He declared war against Jerusalem, and against her land. 16 The princes of the land met him with joy: they said unto him: Blessed be thy way! Come, enter in peace. 17 They made the rough ways even, befo...
by spin
Sat Oct 19, 2013 6:37 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Has Anyone Ever Suggested that the Psalms of Solomon = 70 CE
Replies: 8
Views: 17130

The death of Pompey

Plutarch, Pompey 79 3 Then, as they drew near the shore, Cornelia, together with his friends, stood on the trireme watching with great anxiety for the outcome, and began to take heart when she saw many of the king's people assembling at the landing as if to give him an honourable welcome. But at thi...
by spin
Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:05 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Has Anyone Ever Suggested that the Psalms of Solomon = 70 CE
Replies: 8
Views: 17130

Re: Has Anyone Ever Suggested that the Psalms of Solomon = 7

I am struck by the description of the destruction of Jerusalem: When the sinner waxed proud, with a battering-ram he cast down fortified walls, and Thou didst not restrain (him). Alien nations ascended Thine altar, they trampled (it) proudly with their sandals; Because the sons of Jerusalem had def...
by spin
Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:10 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Diatessaron a Misnomer? The Evidence of Ephrem's Commentary
Replies: 8
Views: 14924

Re: Diatessaron a Misnomer? The Evidence of Ephrem's Commen

Just out of curiosity, am I the only one who sees all of the text cited from Syriac sources in Stephan's o.p. as an unintelligible string of boxes interspersed with a few recognizable characters?
by spin
Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:05 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Anachronisms in Genesis
Replies: 11
Views: 35832

Re: Anachronisms in Genesis

Question for big-brained ancient language people: would i be right in assuming that the occurrences of aramaic discussed are present both in the Leningrad Codex and the Dead Sea Scrolls? I don't know if big-headed and big-brained are synonymous, but on the DSS the fragments of Genesis found there l...
by spin
Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:42 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: evidence of an earthly human Jesus in the Pauline epistles
Replies: 31
Views: 60002

Re: The Dating, Authorship, and Meaning of the Pauline Epist

TedM wrote:
I have already pointed out that Paul gives no indication in Galatians that the Jerusalemites knew anything about Jesus,
IMO the entire book of Galatians is indication that the Jerusalemites knew a lot about Jesus,
...while never giving any indication. :scratch:
by spin
Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:38 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: evidence of an earthly human Jesus in the Pauline epistles
Replies: 31
Views: 60002

Re: Paul and his revelation

I don't have time for a long discussion, but would like to know your thoughts on this, at least, as previously when I asked you seemed to dance around the questions. I have dealt with all of these issues at length on the previous forum. You are commenting on an explanation I gave to Bernard, but se...