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Thank you. May I ask then where the theorizing for Joshua's blood sacrifice comes from? Is it purely from NT extrapolation?

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Am I right in understanding this version of the Joshua god is meant to be an angelic son of El?

Is he basically Yahweh who we know also had an ancient "rising and dying" aspect?

May I ask what is meant by the "the sacrifice expiatory of Joshua." ?

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Often we are pointed to elements/devices of the gospel text that makes us suspect a deliberately fictional origin (Groups of people speaking in unison, apt character names and so on) My question is do the gnostic texts similarly display these kinds of signs? Can we say with any degree of certainty w...

If Roberston's theory is true.... Could I ask... 1. Who exactly is "Jesus, the son of the Father" in the cosmic sense? OK his role is played out by various low lifes. But who are they supposed to be representing exactly? Are there any ideas? 2. If Karabbas is related to this rite in some w...

Are there any pre-cursors?

Obviously it's speculative as to whether the idea of Jesus of Nazareth was invented or not, and even if so, the individual responsible may be totally lost to history. But for the sake of argument/theory, let's say this invention did occur and that the storyteller's name is preserved in the historica...

Anyone know?

No fallacy, Outhouse. Just asking for anyone who might be able to speculate about the relative age of these two cults, which at least some critical scholars have considered to be separate.

WEll, these Corinthians don't seem to say that. They seem to be saying that they listen to Paul/Apollos/Cephas instead. Compared to others in the Church who do have the correct (and original?) message of following Christ.