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Ben, WRT the Parables of Enoch, I took interest in this one section because I was researching the matter for a separate thread on the Judaism section. Laurence first translated Ethiopic Enoch in 1821. The online edition was one revised anonymously by Charles Gill in 1883, but like all online transla...

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Not sure, though, why he decided an English translation of the gist of Marcion's Gospel and Pauline books was better than attempting to reconstruct the Greek text ... Presenting a Greek text would imply knowledge of the Greek text and would, for at least 90% of the material, tend to be even more mi...

. Dieter T. Roth (2009) ' Towards a New Reconstruction of the Text of Marcion’s Gospel : History of Research, Sources, Methodology, and the Testimony of Tertullian [/i].' A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Ph.D. in New Testament and Christian Origins, The University of Edinburgh. available online...

. Clayton N. Jefford (2014) The First New Testament: Marcion’s Scriptural Canon by Jason D. BeDuhn ( Review ) Journal of Early Christian Studies, vol 22, no 3; pp. 471-472. ... a brief excerpt of the content : Recently renewed interest in Marcion, his history, and contributions to the formation of ...

Another perception I have when reading Paul's letters is that (at least in some of them) he appears to be speaking from beyond the grave. Woa, Wasn't expecting that. Do you mean, perhaps, that at times "Paul" seems to be aware of his "historical presence"? Or that he "knows...

Find this hard to believe? Go to churches of the "bible believing" variety, especially "fundamentalist" (or religious right here in the US), and grab tracts to take home. You will be stunned. I grew up surrounded by such tracts. Jack Chick tracts were among the most popular: htt...

I say educated because the interpretation of Bible prophesies, though often seeming virtually free of rules to outsiders, actually does come with certain guidelines and traditional procedures of which insiders instinctively are aware. I say guesses because even those guidelines and procedures have ...

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