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Ian and Laura are friends, but that doesn't mean I agree with them on everything, though we agree on quite a bit. (Ian and I are in pretty solid agreement on source critical issues. And, of course, there are lots of things the two of them disagree on, but their disagreements are not the point of th...

ARGUMENT FROM RELATIVE CREDIBILITY OF PAUL VERSES PRESIDENT TRUMP 1) Just watched a video of President Trump claiming that he is fine and going on a walk. I have known who Trump is my entire life and the video was presented by CNN which I have been familiar with my entire adult life. Even though thi...

I see your double negative and raise you a triple negative: Mark 5.3b: 3b καὶ οὐδὲ ἁλύσει οὐκέτι οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο αὐτὸν δῆσαι. / 3b And no one was able to bind him anymore , not even with a chain. JW : Ben, it's generally thought that double negatives of the time were an acceptable idiom but wouldn't...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlTe_nnewIY JW : Mark 16:8 Strong's Transliteration Greek English Morphology Commentary 2532 [e] kai καὶ And Conj The first evidence of doubling in what is the most important sentence in the history of Christianity. And why wouldn't it be since it is likely the ending...

There is something to bear in mind with arguments based on an author's purported tendency to double things up. Take this doubling, for example: Matthew 20.29-34: 29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30 And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by,...

And here's a beautiful passive-aggressive one, those really get into my system every now and then, and I'll allow myself a little lashing-out: Peter: Your opening gambit is wrong. It is definitely settled, and has been from the beginning, that Mark was not first. Matthew was first. The historical e...

ARGUMENT FROM TRIPLE NEGATIVE 1) In GMark Chapter 7 "Mark" describes Jesus as giving a lesson about morals and ethics being more important than rituals. (2) "Mark" adds an editorial comment that Jesus thus declares all foods clean. (3) "Mark" did not describe his Jesus as saying that he declared all...

JennyAnyDonks JW : This Thread is partially a response to my brother Benjamin's Thread: Matthew 21.1-11, the jenny, and the colt. Regarding Carlson's related apologetic attempt I'm mainly surprised that he is again writing in public after The Secret Mark Debacle. I see Carlson as an Apologist in ge...

1408 JW : Scenario: NRSV 9:14-29 14:32-43 Commentary 14 When they came to the disciples [1] , they saw a great crowd [2] around them, and some scribes arguing [3] with them. 15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him. 16 He asked them...

I'm A Believer JW : "Mark" is famous for sandwiches (mainly Jewbenos). Typically related narrative is interrupted by a seemingly unrelated anecdote story. The anecdote provides the lesson the author wants to teach and this lesson can then be used to understand the author's intended significance/mea...