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- Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:47 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: the Geography of early Christianity
- Replies: 128
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Re: the Geography of early Christianity
The "Cambridge History" lots of information. part iv REGIONAL VARIETIES OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE FIRST THREE CENTURIES 15 · From Jerusalem to the ends of the earth 295 margaret m. mitchell 16 · Overview: the geographical spread of Christianity 302 frank trombley 17· Asia Minor and Achaea 314...
- Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:19 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: the Geography of early Christianity
- Replies: 128
- Views: 52730
Re: the Geography of early Christianity
Web page mentioning some of the places in the NT:
http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT_Geography.htm
http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT_Geography.htm
- Mon Jun 15, 2015 2:54 pm
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: Celtic Christianity
- Replies: 3
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Celtic Christianity
A wee bit of syncretism is evident.
http://ns2.rsok.com/columcille_and_druids.html
http://www.jstor.org/stable/40558508
http://ns2.rsok.com/columcille_and_druids.html
http://www.jstor.org/stable/40558508
- Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:56 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Rending of the veil
- Replies: 50
- Views: 41715
Re: Rending of the veil
Exactly 40 years before the destruction of the Temple would be 24 years too late to describe the historical installation of an equestrian governor by the Romans with the power of capital punishment reserved to him. So, if the tradition in the Talmud is based on a historical memory of the Sanhedrin ...
- Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:56 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: What Did Chrestos Mean to the Christians Who Used This Title
- Replies: 49
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Re: What Did Chrestos Mean to the Christians Who Used This T
It can't just have meant 'nice guy.' This is likely just common knowledge, but Plato had something to say about 'the good.' http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plat.+Rep.+6.509 http://www.scandalon.co.uk/philosophy/plato_good.htm http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/platform.htm http://w...
- Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:39 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Rending of the veil
- Replies: 50
- Views: 41715
Re: Rending of the veil
The most immediately-relevant historical evidence are the statements of Josephus: "AND now Archelaus's part of Judea was reduced into a province, and Coponius, one of the equestrian order among the Romans, was sent as a procurator, having the power of [life and] death put into his hands by Cae...
- Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:08 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: What Did Chrestos Mean to the Christians Who Used This Title
- Replies: 49
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Re: What Did Chrestos Mean to the Christians Who Used This T
It can't just have meant 'nice guy.' This is likely just common knowledge, but Plato had something to say about 'the good.' http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plat.+Rep.+6.509 http://www.scandalon.co.uk/philosophy/plato_good.htm http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/platform.htm http://w...
- Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:57 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Rending of the veil
- Replies: 50
- Views: 41715
Re: Rending of the veil
A. F. J. Klijn, on page 94 of Jewish-Christian Gospel Tradition , lists parallels to this text. First, Christian of Stavelot (century IX) writes: Refert Iosephus superliminare quod infinitum magnitudinis erat fractum esse atque divisum, etiam angelicas virtutes tunc in ipso tempore clamasse: Transe...
- Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:19 am
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Daniel's prophecies & dating of the book
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6948
Re: Daniel's prophecies & dating of the book
There is an interesting essay here. http://infidels.org/library/modern/chris_sandoval/daniel.html The evidence for this identification of Daniel's four empires is as follows. Most importantly of all, the fourth empire is clearly Greece. The second half of Daniel consists in four visions: the vision ...
- Sun Jun 14, 2015 5:38 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Witulski's view about Revelation
- Replies: 31
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Re: Witulski's view about Revelation
This volume – part of his Habilitationsschrift! – argues that Revelation was written very late, around 132 AD. Witulski argues that Rev 2:12-17.18-27; 13:1-18; 17:9-14 and 21:1-8 not only allows this very late dating, but substantiates it. According to Witulski, the two beasts of Revelation 13 are ...