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by arnoldo
Mon Dec 25, 2023 7:00 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Was Πάνταινον a Cryptic Reference to the Secret Gospel?
Replies: 75
Views: 16274

Re: Was Πάνταινον a Cryptic Reference to the Secret Gospel?

Secret Alias wrote: Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:44 pm . . .You never watched While You Were Sleeping? It's the 90s equivalent to the Purloin Letter.

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by arnoldo
Wed Jul 19, 2023 6:27 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Shocking Discovery at Ancient Temple in Israel
Replies: 14
Views: 15263

Incense from Sheba for the Jerusalem Temple

Abstract In Eilat Mazar’s excavations in the Ophel in Jerusalem, a partially preserved inscription engraved on the shoulder of a pithos was found in 2012 in a context dated to the 10th century BCE. Although close to a dozen interpretations of the inscription have been offered over time, its reading ...
by arnoldo
Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:58 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Did Justin ignore Pilate?
Replies: 6
Views: 527

Re: Did Justin ignore Pilate?

FWIW, allegedly P52 mentions the Jews + Pilate and may be dated to the third century. 800px-JRL19071951.jpg the Jews, "For us it is not permitted to kill anyone," so that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he sp- oke signifying what kind of death he was going to die. Entered there...
by arnoldo
Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:18 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: The inscrutability of Christianity
Replies: 8
Views: 31195

Re: The inscrutability of Christianity

Crucifixus est dei filius; non pudet, quia pudendum est.
Et mortuus est dei filius; credibile prorsus est, quia ineptum est.
Et sepultus resurrexit; certum est, quia impossibile.
by arnoldo
Sun Oct 30, 2022 4:43 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Was Justin the first who introduced Pilate?
Replies: 27
Views: 1601

Re: Was Justin the first who introduced Pilate?

Giuseppe wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 2:29 am
GakuseiDon wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:00 pm If Ignatius is dated earlier than Justin Martyr
Unfortunately, Ignatius never existed.
Fortunately, Papyrus P52 exists.
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Entered therefore again into the Praeto-
rium Pilate and summoned Jesus
and said to him, "Thou art king of the
Jews?"
by arnoldo
Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:44 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Non-Christian Literary Witnesses to the Historicity of Early Christians
Replies: 65
Views: 6153

Re: Non-Christian Literary Witnesses to the Historicity of Early Christians

To return to the question of literary witnesses, would we not expect a religion created by/under Constantine to have more consistent gospels and epistles with respect to their narratives and teachings? The Emperor Julian thought so. It is, I think, expedient to set forth to all mankind the reasons ...
by arnoldo
Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:34 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Passages that show Paul thought Jesus was pre-existent?
Replies: 57
Views: 4218

Re: Passages that show Paul thought Jesus was pre-existent?

Even with all his fundamentalism, McGrath raises a problem: it was most likely the pre-existent Messiah he had in mind, a view not incompatible with his also having had a normal birth (which Paul also mentions) and having been fully human. How the prior existence related to the historical human one...
by arnoldo
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:09 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Paul's episode of blindness, and being caught up into Paradise
Replies: 44
Views: 5173

Re: Paul's episode of blindness, and being caught up into Paradise

If it was the same event, then the "unspeakable words" turned out to be fairly mundane, not to mention lawful for a man to utter! So the story in Acts would be a watered-down version of what happened in 2 Cor 12, if indeed they are referring to the same event. Following up on my earlier t...
by arnoldo
Thu Jun 16, 2022 6:46 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Bolland's explanation about why not even the Samaritan false prophet slain by Pilate could be the "historical Jesus"
Replies: 7
Views: 1090

Re: Bolland's explanation about why not even the Samaritan false prophet slain by Pilate could be the "historical Jesus"

In a nutshell, Detering succinctly summarizes Bolland's hypothesis in the following article (excerpt below). Christianity essentially started in the first century among thoroughly syncretic Hellenised Jews in Alexandria. Gnosticising and Hermetic concepts are sensible. The Gospel according to the Eg...
by arnoldo
Sun Jun 12, 2022 6:30 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why the crucifixion in outer space preceded logically the earthly crucifixion
Replies: 5
Views: 1086

Re: Why the crucifixion in outer space preceded logically the earthly crucifixion

CONCLUSION: Given the facts listed above, it is immensely more probable that the original crucifixion was placed in outer space, rather than on earth Another source regarding the location of the crucifixion. "It was then that he learned the wondrous lore of the Christians, by associating with ...