Re: Pilate and Josephus
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:49 pm
FYI, James Tabor has an interesting article examining whether the the picture below are the remains of Antigonus.
https://jamestabor.com/the-abba-cave-cr ... nean-king/
Investigating the roots of western civilization (ye olde BC&H forum of IIDB lives on...)
https://earlywritings.com/forum/
Lots of controversy over the Abba Cave....arnoldo wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:49 pm FYI, James Tabor has an interesting article examining whether the the picture below are the remains of Antigonus.
AbbaNailJaw.jpg
https://jamestabor.com/the-abba-cave-cr ... nean-king/
The Christian apologists could then do nothing else than
fabricate a chronological argument by converting-a trifling change
indeed !-the figure sixteen (IS) for the number of years of Pilate's
administration (Ant., xviii. 4. I, 9 89) into ten (I), and the corresponding
number A (four years) for his predecessor Gratus (Ant.,
xviii. 2. 2, $ 35) into IA (eleven years), thus making Pilate's administration
begin in A.D. 26 instead of in A.D. 19.
For Christian apologists to tamper with Josephus years for Gratus and Pilate, as an attempt to overcome the problem of an early JC crucifixion in Acts of Pilate, would be an unnecessary thing to be doing. The gospel of Luke had already addressed that problem with it's 15th year of Tiberius story. i.e. Pilate, even if he was in office in Judah in 19/18 c.e. would still be in office 11 years later during the 15th year of Tiberius. (29/30 c.e.) Thus, the consensus dating for a JC crucifixion, around 30 c.e., is not compromised by an early dating for Pilate and an 11 year rule in Judah.perseusomega9 wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 11:46 am Reading Eisler's John the Baptist and Messiah Jesus, while making a case for the Acts of Pilate to be real and Eusebius' response via doctoring Josephus he writes :
The Christian apologists could then do nothing else than
fabricate a chronological argument by converting-a trifling change
indeed !-the figure sixteen (IS) for the number of years of Pilate's
administration (Ant., xviii. 4. I, 9 89) into ten (I), and the corresponding
number A (four years) for his predecessor Gratus (Ant.,
xviii. 2. 2, $ 35) into IA (eleven years), thus making Pilate's administration
begin in A.D. 26 instead of in A.D. 19.