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- Thu Oct 10, 2013 1:42 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: new nonsense from Joe Atwill
- Replies: 14
- Views: 32633
Re: new nonsense from Joe Atwill
This how the UK's Independent is reporting it - Story of Jesus Christ was 'fabricated to pacify the poor', claims controversial Biblical scholar
- Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:58 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Barbara Thiering's work
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10119
Re: Barbara Thiering's work
She copped a lot of ad hominems & 'poisoning-the-well' criticisms from christian apologists at the time.
Robert Price did a review
Robert Price did a review
- Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:07 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Barbara Thiering's work
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10119
Re: Barbara Thiering's work
This site provides some interesting commentary - http://www.pesherofchrist.com/SRLR_Disputed.html
- as is the main page linked from it
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:25 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Barbara Thiering's work
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10119
Barbara Thiering's work
. Barbara Theiring made some interpretations of, and propositions about, the New Testament gospels and Dead Sea Scrolls, based on her application of a complicated Hebrew interpretation technique called pesher where it is believed "that scripture is written in two levels: the surface for ordina...
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 1:22 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: documents concerning Jesus traveling to India and Kashmir?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 22707
Re: documents concerning Jesus traveling to India and Kashmi
Is it possible there is some tie through stories from, or by, Zoroastrianism, or a similar belief.
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:25 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: dewitness VS Earl Doherty (was: Historicity of Jesus...)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 64379
Re: dewitness VS Earl Doherty (was: Historicity of Jesus...)
I think you - dewitness - might get something from some of the ideas on this page
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 3:26 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Secret of the Savior: The Myth of the Messiah in Mark
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7219
Re: Historicity of Jesus - the Talking Points
Sid, Secret of the Savior looks fascinating! - The thesis of this book is simple. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is the personification of divine salvation, which is what the name “Jesus” means, “God saves.” Jesus stands for whomever or whatever Mark sees as the instrument or embodiment of salvation a...
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 3:11 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Historical Jesus scholarship
- Replies: 14
- Views: 40248
Re: Historical Jesus scholarship
... My New Testament professor in seminary said offhandedly that no one had ever doubted that Jesus existed "physically." Yes, that is my understanding of what was widely believed until a few were allowed to espouse inquiry during the Enlightenment, and may have been gnerally believed wel...
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:25 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: WHO established the Christian canon?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23711
Re: WHO established the Christian canon?
Robert Price seems to agree with David Probisch about an earlier version of the NT than that in Codex Sinaiticus & Codex Vaticanus
David Trobisch, The First Edition of the New Testament. Oxford University Press, 2000.
Reviewed by Robert M. Price (2009)
David Trobisch, The First Edition of the New Testament. Oxford University Press, 2000.
Reviewed by Robert M. Price (2009)
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:01 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Historical Jesus scholarship
- Replies: 14
- Views: 40248
Re: Historical Jesus scholarship
just realized I spelt "copped" as 'coped' in that post
I agree mythics is a small (and somewhat confusing!) aspect of determining issues around Jesus scholarship.
I agree mythics is a small (and somewhat confusing!) aspect of determining issues around Jesus scholarship.