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Almost certainly pseudo-Cyril and the quotation from the Gospel of the Hebrews may be doubtful.
See Pseudo Cyril

Andrew Criddle

Since it's not 1950 and we're not in kindergarten, let's put away these ad hom arguments. They are beneath the dignity of academic professionals, and --more to the point--ad hom is a fallacious form of argument. They prove nothing. Smith saw the actual document. Agamemnon Tselikas saw photographs. ...

If Macrina existed at all, there seems little reason to doubt the historicity of the information in the epitaph by Gregory Nazianzen. The statements by Gregory of Nyssa may be another matter.

Andrew Criddle

We seem to have solid evidence of the existence of Macrina the Elder the grandmother of Basil Gregory of Nyssa and (if she existed) Macrina the younger. Given the widespread practice of naming children after their grandparents it is prima-facie plausible Basil and Gregory of Nyssa had a sister calle...

It seems prima-facie improbable that Gregory Nazianzen and Gregory of Nyssa should collaborate on the invention of a fictional Macrina the supposed sister of Basil and Gregory of Nyssa. It may well be that much of what Gregory of Nyssa says about his sister is hagiography not history but that is ano...

RandyHelzerman wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:43 am

I think you may be confusing Origen and Augustine.

Yeah, Origin also thought that too. Astoundingly.

Can you give a source for Origen believing that Mark used Matthew please ?
Origen certainly held that Matthew was earlier than Mark but that is not the same thing.

Andrew Criddle

[ However there is a general problem; claiming that Morton Smith composed the Mar Saba letter is prima-facie a startling claim and naturally encourages speculation, of varying degrees of plausibility and relevance about his motives and agenda. If however like many scholars e.g. Smith and Landau one...

Since this is the only one you commented on, can I assume you agree with all there rest of the points :-) *chuckle* No you can't. Marcion is trying in good faith to prepare a critical edition of the original Gospel using Luke as a basis, then it is IMO plausible that he would be reluctant to remove...

He became a Christian, by interacting with Christians. As this was the first generation of Christians, they *all* became christians by interacting with Christians! By the same place I mean "the Land of Israel." When you say "the Land of Israel" I wonder if you are having a simil...

There is a general issue here. The letter if authentic is intended to reassure Theodore of the truth of orthodox Christianity. However, its effect on Theodore is likely to be rather different.

Andrew Criddle