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by Peter Kirby
Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:39 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: "myths and endless genealogies"
Replies: 8
Views: 7885

Re: "myths and endless genealogies"

It could be referring to the development of the aeons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeon_(Gnosticism)

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by Peter Kirby
Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:35 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: What is the theological meaning of Jesus dying on 15 Nissan?
Replies: 23
Views: 22876

Re: What is the theological meaning of Jesus dying on 15 Nis

It did happen, both times when i tried to reply it refused umpteen times until i only posted small bits. No pictures. Something is not right, and that you do not have any objective interest / concern makes me paranoid. Reproduce the error then and post pics. There is a 65,000 character limit. The &...
by Peter Kirby
Wed Aug 19, 2015 9:41 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Galatians 2 and the behaviour of Peter
Replies: 15
Views: 12803

Re: Galatians 2 and the behaviour of Peter

Paul’s stories in Galatians with Peter/Cephas, James and John were primarily intended to demonstrate --- for the benefit of his Galatians --- that these men were NOT concerned about circumcision for Gentile believers. If one does not grasp that concept, then IMO, trying to understand the letter to ...
by Peter Kirby
Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:19 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: What is the theological meaning of Jesus dying on 15 Nissan?
Replies: 23
Views: 22876

Re: What is the theological meaning of Jesus dying on 15 Nis

Japhethite wrote:it won't let me post anything longer than 1 sentence.
Japhethite wrote:This is ridiculous having to cut posts up into tiny mulitple posts, it refuses to let me post any full/"long" posts.
Pics or it didn't happen.
by Peter Kirby
Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:14 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Dating of genuine Pauline epistles
Replies: 20
Views: 18959

Re: Dating of genuine Pauline epistles

Andrew's answer is correct.
by Peter Kirby
Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:12 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: NT Criticism a closed book
Replies: 21
Views: 10327

Re: NT Criticism a closed book

The historical value of Acts is no longer held aloft, yet it is still used as one of the primary means of dating the Pauline epistles No... without Acts, the Pauline epistles still appear to be pre-70 (and post-40), based on the internal evidence of the letters (... as I said in that thread). You'v...
by Peter Kirby
Tue Aug 18, 2015 2:06 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: What is the theological meaning of Jesus dying on 15 Nissan?
Replies: 23
Views: 22876

Re: What is the theological meaning of Jesus dying on 15 Nis

it refuses to let me post any reply, please contact me privately, they obvioulsy don't want any differing evidence/proof on here So if it refuses to let you post any reply, what am I replying to? .... Also: welcome to the forum. After 2-3 posts, you are able to post links. Before that, links are no...
by Peter Kirby
Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:19 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Dating of genuine Pauline epistles
Replies: 20
Views: 18959

Re: Dating of genuine Pauline epistles

On what basis are the "genuine" Pauline epistles dated to 50-60 CE? Is it essentially achieved via a correlation of the internal evidence with Luke-Acts? Yes. But a slightly broader range (ca. 40 CE - 70 CE) can be supported from the internal evidence that the Jerusalem Temple is standing...
by Peter Kirby
Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:45 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: John the Baptist passage authentic
Replies: 46
Views: 22169

Re: John the Baptist passage authentic

Thanks, Roger.
by Peter Kirby
Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:38 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The genre of the gospels.
Replies: 165
Views: 100320

Re: The genre of the gospels.

From the Wikipedia article on Antiphon The 'mirror' structure of Hebrew psalms renders it probable that the antiphonal method was present in the services of the ancient Israelites. According to the historian Socrates of Constantinople, antiphony was introduced into Christian worship by Ignatius of ...