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I found a larger excerpt... http://stephanhuller.blogspot.com/2011/07/john-dominic-crossan-on-canonical-mark.html My theory, then, is that canonical Mark dismembered Secret Mark's story of the young man's resurrection and initiation so that only Mark 14:51–52 residually evidenced the initiation and ...

I'm not sure that a single, obscure text, completely unknown to rabbinical Judaism ("The Wisdom of Solomon"), can be used to broadly claim that "Judaism had already taken a turn for the Arian." Melito, I believe, classified it within the New Testament canon. People who think the...

It's not so much a question of being "sure," of being able to "solve" things, or of being able to "prove" anything as it is being able to produce a consensus. Not everyone interested in the subject is interested in approaching it rationally (most, in fact, aren't). This...

If there was originally no reference to the brother of Jesus then you would expect either a man (accusative) whose name was James (nominative) or simply James (accusative) Correct. Earl Doherty (and, by quotation, my essay) acknowledges that, under this hypothesis, there would have been a change in...

From my reading of Fergus Millar's first article, Carrier's got nothing to support his views. If you regard the question as inconclusive, then I believe it has to be dropped as an argument against the authenticity of the passage. You require the conclusion that to call Pilate a procurator was a mis...

"Note: Dominic Crossan, in 'the Historical Jesus', pages 415-416, also suspects the original gospel ended at 15:39." My understanding is that J.D. Crossan would put the ending of GMark 1:1-x:x at 16:8. It is the hypothesized 'pre Markan passion narrative' also sometimes (ie, by Crossan) ca...

Paul did not think Jesus was God. Hurtado is wrong about that. I think he draws a false dichotomy between human and "divine" Christologies and gives to short a shrift to angelic Christologies. I agree. Citing Hurtado here is certainly not without its problems. What about "Wisdom"...

I'll admit to feeling out of my depth here. I have e-mailed Richard Carrier for any possible clarification that he can make here.

Fernando Bermejo-Rubio makes three arguments: http://www.bibleinterp.com/opeds/2013/12/rub378009.shtml and the first is, I claim, an example of the fallacy known as an argument from ignorance: http://peterkirby.com/the-logic-of-debate-and-the-historicity-of-jesus.html and betrays lack of understandi...

spin wrote:First we note the silence on the "procurator" error that does not reflect what we know Tacitus knows.

At the risk of opening my mouth and removing all doubt, I ask if it is foolish to consider this relevant.

https://www.academia.edu/2211986/On_the ... nd_Prefect