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by davidmartin
Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:38 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"
Replies: 65
Views: 24968

Re: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"

So, no, you don't have an argument to justify your claim that your theory is better than the theory that P. Oxy. 5575 conflated Luke with Matthew and Thomas. And you don't recognize the difference between saying 'my theory is equally as plausible as other theories’ and saying 'my theory is demonstr...
by davidmartin
Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:48 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"
Replies: 65
Views: 24968

Re: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"

Are you claiming only that another theory can explain the evidence equally well as the theory that the author of P. Oxy 5575 primarily followed Luke 12 but conflated it with material from Matthew and Thomas, so we should not simply assume the latter theory. Or are you claiming that you have another...
by davidmartin
Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:20 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"
Replies: 65
Views: 24968

Re: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"

Yep there's nothing here to support this 'syncretic' idea concerning this MS It seems to me that exactly the opposite is the case. This manuscript consists of very few complete words and otherwise parts of words and damaged letters. Someone must have had the idea that it could be a Christian text w...
by davidmartin
Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:41 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"
Replies: 65
Views: 24968

Re: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"

Yep there's nothing here to support this 'syncretic' idea concerning this MS It follows the ordering of Luke because this is an earlier version of Luke is one explanation One in which the Thomas 63 featured and also replaced in the canonical Luke a non-saying/summary in vs 23 for Thomas 27 Regarding...
by davidmartin
Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:25 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"
Replies: 65
Views: 24968

Re: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"

And why do these "experts" inevitably think that any gospel that isn't like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John is the "invention" of the scribe who wrote it? Do they have so little imagination that they CAN ONLY THINK that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are ORIGINALS? It's not even a PO...
by davidmartin
Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"
Replies: 65
Views: 24968

Re: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"

StephenGoranson wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:07 am It seems a safe bet that Marcion did not write in Coptic.
and that he didn't write Thomas
by davidmartin
Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"
Replies: 65
Views: 24968

Re: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"

StephenGoranson wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:31 am If I may venture the possibility, pOxy 5575 *may* be another hint that gThomas was first written, not in Coptic, but in Greek.
or that Thomas was a source to the synoptics
by davidmartin
Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:34 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"
Replies: 65
Views: 24968

Re: reported: "Scholars Publish New Papyrus With Early Sayings of Jesus"

The Luke connection points to Marcion but the Matthew connection points to Hebrews? MLinssen argues for Marcion seems like a strong argument for this... just sayin' I got another idea but it seems Marcion has the edge between these two Textual witness to Luke 12:16 - 12:31 following the order of Luk...
by davidmartin
Wed Aug 30, 2023 5:07 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Dr. Sarah's Friendly Refutation of all Mythicism
Replies: 254
Views: 142308

Re: Dr. Sarah's Friendly Refutation of all Mythicism

I don't think so. There are only two sources needed to produce Mark. The Jewish scriptures and the Pauline letters. Paul's opposition to Peter and other apostles is clearly evident in his own letters. Mark focuses on three disciples, Peter, James and John. These three are identified in the Pauline ...
by davidmartin
Wed Aug 30, 2023 7:19 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Dr. Sarah's Friendly Refutation of all Mythicism
Replies: 254
Views: 142308

Re: Dr. Sarah's Friendly Refutation of all Mythicism

yes agreed. but it implies there were writings floating around in the names of those other disciples to which Mark was opposed he is not opposed to Peter as such directly, he's opposed presumably to people who quote his authority and equally presumably are not fans of Paul what's interesting is what...