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by Jax
Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:05 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: My current and still developing view of the nomina sacra.
Replies: 64
Views: 34293

Re: My current and still developing view of the nomina sacra.

Oh well. Yet another dead end. Thank you for your replies Ben. No problem. What were you going for? If the earliest forms of the nomina sacra IS, IU, IN were pre the suspensions IE, IES etc then a case could have been made that the name didn't necessarily have to be Iesos and could have been any na...
by Jax
Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:21 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: My current and still developing view of the nomina sacra.
Replies: 64
Views: 34293

Re: My current and still developing view of the nomina sacra.

Oh well. Yet another dead end.

Thank you for your replies Ben.

Lane
by Jax
Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: who invented the name Jesus?
Replies: 72
Views: 27666

Re: who invented the name Jesus?

As far as I currently know the only forms of the name were IS, IU, and IN and perhaps later IE. The suspension IE would seem to indicate the name Iesos, however the contractions IS, IU, and IN could be any name that started with an i in ancient Greek. I invite you to read this post http://earlywriti...
by Jax
Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:54 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: My current and still developing view of the nomina sacra.
Replies: 64
Views: 34293

Re: My current and still developing view of the nomina sacra.

Interesting reading Ben. Just a few questions if you don't mind. For simplicity I will just concentrate on the name Iesos. Does it seem that the nomina sacra for Iesos was first contracted or written by suspension? In the Hertado link in note 15 he writes "Roberts described exceptions known to ...
by Jax
Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:28 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Reception of Shephard of Hermas
Replies: 19
Views: 15547

Re: Reception of Shephard of Hermas

Ben is of course correct, but I'd start with the assumption on Shephard that the older material is appended to the end. From what I understand, the writer is believed to have kept coming out with additional material due to popularity. Can you point me to some links or arguments for this? Thanks Lane
by Jax
Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Reception of Shephard of Hermas
Replies: 19
Views: 15547

Re: Reception of Shephard of Hermas

Just out of curiosity, if the Shepherd of Hermas was built of multiple layers over time, how do you view those possible layers? How would they be structured and how would those structures align with the other material of the NT? To jump in and respond strictly for myself, those layers would be stru...
by Jax
Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Reception of Shephard of Hermas
Replies: 19
Views: 15547

Re: Reception of Shephard of Hermas

I'm inclined to think that the Shephard predates any Gospels. I think this was part of the basis of Roman Christianity prior to Marcion, and it wasn't until Marcion that attention started to get paid to Gospels. I considered that option for a long time, but a closer look at the parable of the viney...
by Jax
Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:08 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Interesting statement in Romans 15
Replies: 14
Views: 17870

Re: Interesting statement in Romans 15

Enjoyed your post Stewart
by Jax
Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:07 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Interesting statement in Romans 15
Replies: 14
Views: 17870

Re: Interesting statement in Romans 15

Just to play devil's advocate. If all we have is the letter I to work with, why can't Paul be writing about Iulius? Would that make more sense?
by Jax
Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:54 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Aretas V
Replies: 70
Views: 18032

Re: Aretas V

No. It's a reference to the ethnarc of a king Aretas.