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- Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:32 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Evolution and the Gospels
- Replies: 93
- Views: 102624
Re: Evolution and the Gospels
But I strongly suspect the Marcionite tradition WAS the original Roman tradition. The Marcionite prologue to Romans indicate it wasn't originally Marcionite but founded by "false apostles", could you reconcile this for me? Romans are in the parts of Italy. These were reached beforehand by...
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:06 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: What Evidence or What Suggestions Are There that Jesus Was a Shapeshifter?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 33160
Re: What Evidence or What Suggestions Are There that Jesus Was a Shapeshifter?
"Straightway, while I was contemplating these things, behold, the heavens opened and the whole creation which is below heaven shone, and the world was shaken. I was afraid, and behold I saw in the light a youth who stood by me. While I looked at him, he became like an old man. And he changed hi...
- Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:15 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Marcionite Gospel Began at Adumim (= the place of those of Adam/the Red Ones)
- Replies: 83
- Views: 49361
Re: The Marcionite Gospel Began at Adumim (= the place of those of Adam/the Red Ones)
Didn't the Marcionite gospel have Capernaum as the place where he descended?
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:02 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Garrow's $1000 Challenge
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11226
Re: Garrow's $1000 Challenge
Isn't this almost exactly what Klinghardt argues except he uses the Gospel of the Lord as the source for Matthew instead of Luke?
- Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:25 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Fishers of Christ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6866
Re: Fishers of Christ?
... 'fish' in Hebrew = 50 which is the messianic jubilee which is evidenced at Qumran https://books.google.com/books?id=erY3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA14&dq=nun+50+jubilee&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij66bAqdDVAhVM6mMKHXmwArMQ6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=nun%2050%20jubilee&f=false which is the bes...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:51 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: More Proof that Tertullian Was Copying Irenaeus
- Replies: 103
- Views: 46254
Re: More Proof that Tertullian Was Copying Irenaeus
Good, glad I could finally contribute something useful. I feel mostly like an idiot reading all you guys and gals posts. :) The initiatory process according to Einar Thomassen is as follow: ( I . Catechesis and preparatory discipline.) 2. Baptism: Undressing, descent into the water, dipping while in...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:43 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: More Proof that Tertullian Was Copying Irenaeus
- Replies: 103
- Views: 46254
Re: More Proof that Tertullian Was Copying Irenaeus
The had a 'bridal chamber.' What's the evidence for Valentinian water baptism given what Irenaeus and Epiphanius (slightly differently) reference in terms of those who practice 'redemption' without using water or any material (= 'spiritual' by inference) substance. In our Irenaeus the discussion co...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:22 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: More Proof that Tertullian Was Copying Irenaeus
- Replies: 103
- Views: 46254
Re: More Proof that Tertullian Was Copying Irenaeus
Valentinians had water baptism as far as I know.Secret Alias wrote:It would seem to me that the 'female viper' of the Gaians was associated with the position in Adversus Haereses of either Marcosians or Valentinians that baptism wasn't supposed to involve water.
- Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:28 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The pathetic effort to make Pilate the archon of THIS aeon
- Replies: 31
- Views: 20649
Re: The pathetic effort to make Pilate the archon of THIS ae
You also have De 32 which has Elohim dividing the earth among the sons of God and YHWH's portion is the Israelites.Secret Alias wrote:Exodus original made explicit that Jews knew of two powers.
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:46 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Scholars who date Luke-Acts to early 2nd C
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9911
Re: Scholars who date Luke-Acts to early 2nd C
Markus Vinzent