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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Temptation Story in Mark is anti-marcionite
- Replies: 36
- Views: 325
Re: The Temptation Story in Mark is anti-marcionite
The comment "And we can only answer this question by appealing to polemical concerns" is not well argued.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:11 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Temptation Story in Mark is anti-marcionite
- Replies: 36
- Views: 325
Re: The Temptation Story in Mark is anti-marcionite
Hebrews is working out a concept of a perfect sacrifice, in order to provide an explanation of how Jesus replaced once and for all the use of sacrifices.
None of the claims in this thread were well argued.
None of the claims in this thread were well argued.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Origen's interesting ideas
- Replies: 13
- Views: 268
Re: Origen's interesting ideas
Origen was just talking about some who would object to explaining the secret and mystical things in the Gospel. in context: discussing The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in Matthew 18 Immediately begins explaining a point here about the parable of the talents in Matthew // Luke, saying: "th...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:29 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Marcion's church
- Replies: 4
- Views: 88
Re: Marcion's church
But in this respect, how different was it really from its predecessors?
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Origen's interesting ideas
- Replies: 13
- Views: 268
Re: Origen's interesting ideas
According to Heine's translation: "But someone will object that we act impiously when, because of the secret and mystical nature of some texts, we wish these to be indicative of the above writings and attempt to clarify them, even if it appears in theory that we know their intention precisely.&...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Marcion's church
- Replies: 4
- Views: 88
Re: Marcion's church
The metaphor of Marcion's church as something like a successful franchise model is a little interesting.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Date of Marcion
- Replies: 17
- Views: 513
Re: The Date of Marcion
What is your impression of who Basilides was and what he was trying to do in his writing?
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:07 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
- Replies: 105
- Views: 849
Re: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
For you to pretend to limit his expertise suchly, after extolling it repeatedly, is amoral. Your dishonesty is saddening. The more the "moderation" here is biased, the more scholarly progress will occur elsewhere. Consider this a report of biased "moderation"--but you may move i...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
- Replies: 105
- Views: 849
Re: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
You haven't even reported any posts.StephenGoranson wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:54 pm The more the "moderation" here is biased, the more scholarly progress will occur elsewhere.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
- Replies: 105
- Views: 849
Re: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
Take a break. You're not thinking clearly.