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by John T
Sat Oct 08, 2022 4:41 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Simon Magus = Marcion: Who has suggested this?
Replies: 39
Views: 3607

Re: Simon Magus = Marcion: Who has suggested this?

It's too bad that Neil banished Secret Alias from this forum. No doubt he would have a wealth of data for Neil to follow-up on.

Do you see the price of censorship now? :facepalm:
by John T
Sat Oct 08, 2022 4:36 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Codex Sinaiticus - the white parchment Friderico-Augustanus
Replies: 461
Views: 382110

Re: Codex Sinaiticus - the white parchment Friderico-Augustanus

Leucius Charinus, Thanks for the update. I'm no expert but I hear modern day C14 does not require as much material as it used to. That in fact, they can take small scrapings from the side edges of the parchment and get reliable results. Currently, thousands of documents at Saint Catherine's monaster...
by John T
Fri Oct 07, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Codex Sinaiticus - the white parchment Friderico-Augustanus
Replies: 461
Views: 382110

Re: Codex Sinaiticus - the white parchment Friderico-Augustanus

Secret Alias wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 2:03 pm What did Morton Smith have to do with (a) St Catherine's or (b) bribing monks?
Nothing. I made a mistake. Morton Smith was duped by the monks at Mara Saba.

Thanks for the opportunity to correct. :cheers:
by John T
Fri Oct 07, 2022 1:36 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Codex Sinaiticus - the white parchment Friderico-Augustanus
Replies: 461
Views: 382110

Re: Codex Sinaiticus - the white parchment Friderico-Augustanus

We know for sure that the manuscript had been used for book repairs in St. Catherine's monastery long before Tischendorf was born. Why anyone is trying to judge Tischendorf's character in order to gauge the age of the manuscript is beyond me. Who cares? It doesn't matter. The monks at St. Catherine...
by John T
Fri Oct 07, 2022 11:39 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Codex Sinaiticus - the white parchment Friderico-Augustanus
Replies: 461
Views: 382110

Tischendorf, hero, thief, or scammer?

In the Biblical History Daily section of the Biblical Archaeology Society, the question of the honesty of Tischendorf was brought up, yet again. Yet again, no mention if the Codex Sinaiticus will (or has been) c14 tested. " The text of Codex Sinaiticus differs in numerous instances from that of...
by John T
Fri Oct 07, 2022 4:48 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Constantine
Replies: 26
Views: 2848

Re: Constantine

It is well established history that: The Council of Nicaea in 325 CE was held to settle a debate between Athanasius of Alexandria and Arianism over the essence of Jesus in relationship to God. Constantine held the meeting at his new palace. Records of the meeting were kept and decrees were made. Thi...
by John T
Thu Oct 06, 2022 8:38 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Fall of Jerusalem not so foreseeable?
Replies: 14
Views: 1141

Re: Fall of Jerusalem not so foreseeable?

One of the issues here is whether Jesus in Mark unambiguously predicts the destruction of the Temple itself (as distinct from the surrounding buildings on the Temple mount). There is no doubt that Jesus in Matthew and Luke predicts the destruction of the Temple but Mark may be less clear cut. See h...
by John T
Thu Oct 06, 2022 5:28 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Fall of Jerusalem not so foreseeable?
Replies: 14
Views: 1141

Re: The Christian Flight to Pella

"[T]he people of the Church in Jerusalem were commanded by an oracle given by revelation before the war to those in the city who were worthy of it to depart and dwell in one of the cities of Perea which they called Pella. To it those who believed in Christ migrated from Jerusalem, that when ho...
by John T
Wed Oct 05, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Fall of Jerusalem not so foreseeable?
Replies: 14
Views: 1141

Re: Fall of Jerusalem not so foreseeable?

Not that Neil or his useful idiot troll friends would want you to consider the other side but there is an excellent book on this topic called: Partings; How Judaism and Christianity became Two. By Hershel Shanks, Editor. It even has a section written by Geza Vermes and Eric Meyers. I'm not sure if y...
by John T
Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:30 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Fall of Jerusalem not so foreseeable?
Replies: 14
Views: 1141

Re: Fall of Jerusalem not so foreseeable?

We see once again the basic tactic of the Neo-athiest. Ignore the facts. Do not engage in critical thinking. Instead, gaslight those who dare point out your errors.

Wet, lather, rinse, and repeat. :facepalm: