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by JoeWallack
Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Dr. Sarah's Friendly Refutation of all Mythicism
Replies: 254
Views: 142226

They Were Just Following Religious Orders

Unless The Legacy Turns Out To Be A Real Head Case - Like Paul JW : What is the ratio of credible statements made by Paul to incredible. Let's start taking a look: 1 Thessalonians Incredible Strange/Bizarre/Macabre Credible his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delive...
by JoeWallack
Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Dr. Sarah's Friendly Refutation of all Mythicism
Replies: 254
Views: 142226

The James Gang

Seems To Me, You Don't Want To Talk About It What a nightmare... https://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=301 JW : ... Fer instance, Paul as source: 1) Contemporary? No. 2) Confirmed? No. 3) Credible? No. 4) Credibly transmitted? No. [...] Case in point (so to speak) is DS's recent e...
by JoeWallack
Sat Sep 09, 2023 4:40 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: "The Simontic Problem". "Mark's" Negative Casting of Peter
Replies: 162
Views: 231062

Black Mirror

Demon 53 simon name meaning hebrew Simon is a given name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "listen" or " hearing ". 4 5 And other fell on the rocky [ground], where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun w...
by JoeWallack
Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:57 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Horae Synopticae.Demonstration of the NonApostolic Preaching
Replies: 18
Views: 24419

It Doesn't Work Unless You Have Faith

I'm An Idea man One of Hawkins' categories of evidence is "Difficult Readings". The Gospel with the Difficult Readings is more likely to be earlier. The other side of it is creation/development of Apologies is evidence of subsequent Gospels. Starting to look at John the Baptist: Verse The...
by JoeWallack
Wed Aug 30, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Dr. Sarah's Friendly Refutation of all Mythicism
Replies: 254
Views: 142226

The Price Is Not Right

https://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=301 JW : Basically DocSarah is just following Price down the Rabbi's hole. Skeptical input on the supposed historicity of that guy from the Christian Bible who's name escapes me at the moment but I think starts with a "Y" or "J&q...
by JoeWallack
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Horae Synopticae.Demonstration of the NonApostolic Preaching
Replies: 18
Views: 24419

I'm Looking For A Herod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy47g4FtiSU JW : One of Hawkins' categories of evidence is "Difficult Readings". The Gospel with the Difficult Readings is more likely to be earlier. The other side of it is creation/development of Apologies is evidence of subsequent Gospels. Starting to loo...
by JoeWallack
Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Horae Synopticae.Demonstration of the NonApostolic Preaching
Replies: 18
Views: 24419

X-Curses. JtB as Foreshadowing Verses Witness

GMark itself is free of contradictions. John is handed over when Jesus begins his mission (GMark 1:14), John's disciples are now without a bridegroom and must fast (GMark 2:20) and in a flashback it is told that Herod killed John (GMark 6:16ff). JW : Great observation. JtB'S primary function in GMa...
by JoeWallack
Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Horae Synopticae.Demonstration of the NonApostolic Preaching
Replies: 18
Views: 24419

We're Sending You Back To The Prophetic Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgA6LBz7biM JW : One of Hawkins' categories of evidence is "Difficult Readings". The Gospel with the Difficult Readings is more likely to be earlier. The other side of it is creation/development of Apologies is evidence of subsequent Gospels. Starting to loo...
by JoeWallack
Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:39 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Horae Synopticae.Demonstration of the NonApostolic Preaching
Replies: 18
Views: 24419

Apologists Now! God I Love the Sound of Psalms in the Morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKw10gvBU_M JW : One of Hawkins' categories of evidence is "Difficult Readings". The Gospel with the Difficult Readings is more likely to be earlier. The other side of it is creation/development of Apologies is evidence of subsequent Gospels. Starting to loo...
by JoeWallack
Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:40 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Part of Mark's Long Ending may not come from other gospels
Replies: 3
Views: 440

Re: Part of Mark's Long Ending may not come from other gospels

The incidents of the first 6 verses of the Long Ending match other gospels in subject matter (Mary Magdalene's vistation in John , her exorcism from several demons in Luke , the two disciples on the road with Jesus in a new form in Luke , and all the other gospels' grand reunion of Jesus and the El...