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As Mark 13 in its entirety discusses the war period, I believe it is more likely that these verses reflect a conversation (probably not only held between Jesus and his companions) in Jerusalem under the threat of a Roman attack. The problem is that Mark 13 is about Jannaeus and his battles with Dem...

Lena Einhorn -- Plz see: Joe Atwill, Caesar's Messiah , ISBN-10: 1461096405 ISBN-13: 978-1461096405 Joe's got the Roman-through-Josephus part pretty good. CW PS: I left a private message for you. PPS: Do you have a "quote" box on your screen when you go to a Thread? If not, do this: [*quot...

Well, when a pattern arises -- made up of many separate elements -- it is always possible to find alternative explanations for each individual element. But if all the elements are part of a consistent picture -- if there are parallels between an episode in the Gospels and one in Josephus where almo...

Time Shift Scenarios: 1. The Hasmoneans: With the exception of the mis-match in Luke, there are Time-Markers that all align with the events of 8/9 CE that lead to the Passover in 9 CE. Hannah the Prophetess, Antigonus, Hyrcanus, "The Woman Bent Over for 18 Years", "Jairus' Daughter&qu...

And clearly Justin (Tertullian's source) has some different ideas about the original context of the Sabbath discussion. He (as a Dosithean Samaritan) understands that from the beginning God demanded that the Israelites fast on the Sabbath. The discussion in the gospel then - according to Justin &qu...

At last! Some Push-Back! The point is not that others could come up with a World-View that would encompass the Gospels and assorted relics of the past 2000 years. That has manifestly been done. The question is: "Is it possible to take the data of the Stories, analyze the language across kingdom...

Only Matthew uses the phrase “kingdom of heaven” and it is generally recognised that he has changed it from the original “kingdom of God”. It is generally recognised that Matthew suffered from fatigue in Mt 12:28 (Q Lk 11:20), 19:24 (Mk 10:25) 21:31 (M) and 21:43 (M?). MBG -- I understand completel...

While I can agree that ... the entirety of the enterprise was a later Construct I don't follow your previous reasoning - If "Paul" wrote in the 40s-ish, then there is no reason to construct the Gospels themselves. If the Gospels were written separately, it would be a non-sequitur. MrMacSo...

But there is a difference between saying Paul was active in the mid first century and that the texts we now attribute to him were written by him. You are quite correct. It is Hegel answering Kant: If I cannot get to "das Noumena" or the "ding an sich" then all I have left is Phe...

My literal translation keeping the Greek word order: Mt 11:11 [11] Truly (Amen), I say to you, none have arisen among those born of women greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven greater than he is. The DLNT translation: “11 Truly I say to you, a greater one than John t...