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by issemm
Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:06 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: May I ask you a rudimentary question?
Replies: 30
Views: 27261

Re: May I ask you a rudimentary question?

Does that mean A is close to the answer? Your two points seem more like tautologies than an either/or proposition. One can easily follow the other and both seem to sum up the passage. I know I'm stupidly repeating the same question. I'm sorry. Please think it cute. I need to know the obvious facts
by issemm
Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:01 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: May I ask you a rudimentary question?
Replies: 30
Views: 27261

Re: May I ask you a rudimentary question?

Does that mean A is close to the answer? Your two points seem more like tautologies than an either/or proposition. One can easily follow the other and both seem to sum up the passage. Thank you for your answer. Then I would like to ask you more clearly.  So Has Cephas ever forced Gentiles to become...
by issemm
Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:02 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: May I ask you a rudimentary question?
Replies: 30
Views: 27261

Re: May I ask you a rudimentary question?

Basically, Paul catches Cephas eating unkosher meals with the gentiles, but when James, a Jew, comes around he sits and eats with them, all the while teaching gentiles to be more like the Jews. Paul sees this as a betrayal to both parties and accosts Cephas for this. Thank you. I am not good at Eng...
by issemm
Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:02 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: May I ask you a rudimentary question?
Replies: 30
Views: 27261

Re: May I ask you a rudimentary question?

Respectful teachers, please answer me
by issemm
Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:05 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: May I ask you a rudimentary question?
Replies: 30
Views: 27261

May I ask you a rudimentary question?

In Galatians Paul said to Geba:  "If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?" How should I interpret this passage?  A. In fact, Geba forced Gentiles to become Jews. B. Being Jewish and not livi...
by issemm
Sat May 25, 2019 3:17 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: josephus there is a question about james
Replies: 8
Views: 8483

Re: josephus there is a question about james

No. No.  What are you talking about?  Josephus did not use the word Messiah wherever he needed it. It was deliberate because it thought Messiah was the cause of the revolt. And it is also because it declared the Roman Emperor Vespasian a true Messiah.  My question was to avoid the expression Joseph...
by issemm
Sat May 25, 2019 1:19 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: josephus there is a question about james
Replies: 8
Views: 8483

Re: josephus there is a question about james

No. No.  What are you talking about?  Josephus did not use the word Messiah wherever he needed it. It was deliberate because it thought Messiah was the cause of the revolt. And it is also because it declared the Roman Emperor Vespasian a true Messiah.  My question was to avoid the expression Joseph ...
by issemm
Fri May 24, 2019 4:00 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: josephus there is a question about james
Replies: 8
Views: 8483

josephus there is a question about james

I am Korean. I am using a translator now. Please see There is no critical study of Christianity or the Bible in Korea. So Koreans think the claims of Christian dialectics such as William Craig, Gary Habermas and Lee Strobel are true. Nothing else was introduced. So I will come to this forum and ask ...