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by Irish1975
Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:40 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: ‘Lord’ is not the name above every name
Replies: 64
Views: 10060

‘Lord’ is not the name above every name

At the end of the Kenosis Hymn in Philippians 2:6-11, Jesus is glorified as Lord: καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσηται ὅτι κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ πατρός. …and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. There is an obvious reason why we should not sup...
by Irish1975
Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:17 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: A reply to Peter Kirby about the Baptist Passage in Josephus
Replies: 45
Views: 6279

Re: A reply to Peter Kirby about the Baptist Passage in Josephus

Should be kept in view that both Sirach and Philo teach that Ἰησοῦς connotes ‘salvation.’ Sir. 46:1 Ἰησοῦς ὅς ἐγένετο κατά τό ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μέγας ἐπί σωτηρία ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ, of Joshua, the successor of Moses; Philo, nom. mutat. § 21 Ἰησοῦς ἑρμηνεύεται σωτηρία κυρίου A separate point about Phil 2:10 (s...
by Irish1975
Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:08 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?
Replies: 42
Views: 8139

Re: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?

Only a remnant shall be saved (as it always was). The descendants of the flesh are, in fact, not Israel at all, but mere vessels of wrath to demonstrate His sovereign power. The problem is not any failure to accept a messiah, but rather an ignorant zeal, an ignorance of God’s righteousness (because ...
by Irish1975
Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:07 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?
Replies: 42
Views: 8139

Re: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?

Romans 9-11 has nothing to do with any “rejection by Israel of their messiah.” The topic is God’s rejection of the people of Israel.
by Irish1975
Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?
Replies: 42
Views: 8139

Re: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?

Nitpick: there is no "descended" in Phil 2. That's important if reading this through Adam christology, whereby Jesus (like Adam) was in the image of God, but, unlike Adam, didn't grasp at being equal with God (which Adam did by taking the fruit from the Tree) and so Jesus was exalted. The...
by Irish1975
Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:14 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?
Replies: 42
Views: 8139

Re: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?

Thanks for responding. This is interesting, because I read those texts, as well as 1 Cor 15 (see above), as saying exactly the opposite: that (for Paul) there is God (the Father), and there is also the Lord Jesus Christ. The Philippians hymn is explicit that a being “in the form of God,” and having...
by Irish1975
Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:23 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Do you know historicists who reject entirely all the Testimonia Flaviana as interpolations ?
Replies: 76
Views: 12313

Re: Do you know historicists who reject entirely all the Testimonia Flaviana as interpolations ?

If we look at Paul's use of "earthly" terms, it's clear that it favours an "earthly" Jesus, since that is the implication of Paul's use of "seed of David", "seed of Abraham", "Christ came from the Jews", etc. … So the most parsimonious explanation f...
by Irish1975
Fri Dec 17, 2021 8:09 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Early Latin Witnesses to Paul - Free from Brill!
Replies: 4
Views: 4085

Re: Early Latin Witnesses to Paul - Free from Brill!

"lacuna" probably (hole in the papyrus)
by Irish1975
Fri Dec 17, 2021 6:08 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Early Latin Witnesses to Paul - Free from Brill!
Replies: 4
Views: 4085

Re: Early Latin Witnesses to Paul - Free from Brill!

Galatians 1:4 has “nequam” (worthless) where the NA28 Greek is πονηροῦ (wicked, evil). Lesser witnesses have “malo” or “maligno.” “…in order to deliver us from the present worthless age” is a significant alteration. It is more consonant with Galatians 4:1-10, where humanity has been in bondage to th...
by Irish1975
Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:07 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?
Replies: 42
Views: 8139

Re: Is Romans 9:5 a late catholic interpolation?

In case it wasn't clear in the OP, I want to emphasize that the words of 9:5 are directly lifted out of the LXX Psalms , particularly those that conclude the first 4 of the 5 groups into which the Psalter is organized. These include Psalms 41, 72, 89, and 106 in the Masoretic text (diminish the numb...