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- Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:42 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: KRST - Jesus a Solar Myth
- Replies: 62
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Re: KRST - Jesus a Solar Myth
Simon Magus, the magician of New Testament fame, is often supposed to have been the founder of Gnosticism. The Gnostics declared that the Christ was not crucified, as this Divine Nous could not suffer death, but that Simon, the Cyrenian, offered his life instead and that the Nous, by means of its p...
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:51 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: P. C. Sense, books on the third gospel and fourth gospel
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4415
Re: P. C. Sense, books on the third gospel and fourth gospel
Speaking of books and things, I finally broke down and got an individual subscription to Jstor, since I can no longer get access through my university. It's not completely unreasonable. For $19.50 a month I'm getting, or so they tell me, 80% of it, with a major exception of the most recent issues. ...
- Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:14 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: First Epistle of John before John's Gospel?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5295
Re: First Epistle of John before John's Gospel?
@Bernard and John T.
Thanks for your replies.
I can see we were thinking along similar lines, Bernard, with the pre gJohn/Synoptics feel of 1John. I agree that gJohn looks like that community's response to the Gospel trend that kicks off with Mark.
Thanks for your replies.
I can see we were thinking along similar lines, Bernard, with the pre gJohn/Synoptics feel of 1John. I agree that gJohn looks like that community's response to the Gospel trend that kicks off with Mark.
- Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:37 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: OutSourcing Paul-Contract Labor of Love-Paul=Markan Source
- Replies: 40
- Views: 36050
Re: OutSourcing Paul-Contract Labor of Love-Paul=Markan Sour
That "Historical Commentary on the Gospel of Mark" site is incredible! I've been reading through it for the last couple days. Some of the parallels drawn to Paul, in particular though, just don't overly impress me. Sometimes it seems like if there's a Markan verse with nothing else going f...
- Sun Nov 02, 2014 12:54 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: First Epistle of John before John's Gospel?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5295
First Epistle of John before John's Gospel?
Hello all. I'm keeping my first post to a question for more seasoned thinkers than I to answer (out of respect, and possibly not making a fool of myself straight off :confusedsmiley: ). My only credentials are a lot of reading and lurking around concerning the current state of biblical scholarship. ...