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by Roger Pearse
Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:42 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Coins and Gospels
Replies: 142
Views: 96969

Re: Coins and Gospels

There is no recommendation involved in citing a scholar's published analysis. If you have criticism regarding that published analysis I'd like to hear it. There is certainly recommendation involved in citing a single scholar only. Do you have evidence that he represents the consensus of scholarship?
by Roger Pearse
Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:19 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Coins and Gospels
Replies: 142
Views: 96969

Re: Coins and Gospels

This discussion ("The Coins of Herod: A Modern Analysis and Die Classification", edited by Donald Tzvi Ariel, Jean-Philippe Fontanille, Brill, 2011, p.35) looks interesting: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mNNy5i-TGw4C&lpg=PA35&dq=israel%20coin%20hoards%20denarii&pg=PA35#v=...
by Roger Pearse
Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:13 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Coins and Gospels
Replies: 142
Views: 96969

Re: Coins and Gospels

Thank you both. Of course a single scholar's opinion is nothing; we want the consensus. One scholar alone could be a revisionist.

At the moment then we are discussing two hoards, both containing denarii. Does anyone know how many hoards have been found in Judaea?
by Roger Pearse
Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:11 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Coins and Gospels
Replies: 142
Views: 96969

Re: Coins and Gospels

The 2009 book cited by spin ("New Perspectives on the Roman Coinage....") proposed that the Qumran silver hoard might have been deposited as late as the third century. This proposal contradicts the findings of de Vaux, Seyrig, and Spijkerman. The proposal also contradicts the findings of ...
by Roger Pearse
Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:08 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.
Replies: 17
Views: 21564

Re: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.

Thank you DCH. I too have been suspicious of "unicorn" for "one-horned", the latter clearly having some different meaning to the Disney-type ideas conveyed by the former. The Plutarch ref is v. interesting.
by Roger Pearse
Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:35 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Coins and Gospels
Replies: 142
Views: 96969

Re: Coins and Gospels

The 2009 book cited by spin ("New Perspectives on the Roman Coinage....") proposed that the Qumran silver hoard might have been deposited as late as the third century. This proposal contradicts the findings of de Vaux, Seyrig, and Spijkerman. The proposal also contradicts the findings of ...
by Roger Pearse
Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:30 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.
Replies: 17
Views: 21564

Re: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.

The reference to the unicorn seems to refer to Psalm 92:10 (91:10 in Vulgate): 10 quoniam ecce inimici tui Domine; quoniam ecce inimici tui peribunt et dispergentur omnes qui operantur iniquitatem 11 et exaltabitur sicut unicornis cornu meum et senectus mea in misericordia uberi 12 et despexit oculu...
by Roger Pearse
Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:09 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.
Replies: 17
Views: 21564

Re: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.

Translating the Latin (more or less crudely): And Apollinarius, most holy bishop of Hierapolis of Asia, who was close to the times of the Apostles, in the book which he wrote about Easter, said the same thing, in these words: So there are some who out of ignorance of these things stir up arguments, ...
by Roger Pearse
Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:28 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.
Replies: 17
Views: 21564

Re: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.

Which certainly refers to unicorns.

Sorry - I didn't see your link to Dindorf, for some reason, but was just looking for a translation of some sort.
by Roger Pearse
Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:26 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.
Replies: 17
Views: 21564

Re: Apollinari(u)s of Hierapolis on the gospel of Matthew.

Curious - I posted the Latin and it has vanished. Very odd. Et Apollinarius sanctissimus Hierapoleos Asiae Episcopus, qui Apostolicis temporibus proximus fuit, in libro quem de Paschate conscripsit, consentanea docuit, hisce verbis: Quidam igitur sunt qui ex ignorantia de hisce excitant contentiones...