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by Huon
Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:51 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Under the earth = above the earth?
Replies: 22
Views: 17483

Re: Under the earth = above the earth?

The earth is flat, you know ?
by Huon
Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:00 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Vridar: Tim Widowfield, Euhemerism and Richard Carrier
Replies: 72
Views: 48412

Re: Vridar: Tim Widowfield, Euhemerism and Richard Carrier

1979 Episcopal Church (United States) Book of Common Prayer We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true G...
by Huon
Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:40 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Arianism persisted after the Council of Nicea
Replies: 1
Views: 5059

Re: Arianism persisted after the Council of Nicea

Ulfilas (311-383) was ordained a bishop by Eusebius of Nicomedia and returned to his people to work as a missionary. Ulfilas converted many among the Goths and preached an Arian Christianity, which, when they reached the western Mediterranean, set them apart from their Nicaean Catholic neighbours an...
by Huon
Mon Mar 21, 2016 3:21 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: how many believers?
Replies: 5
Views: 9269

Re: how many believers?

Ben, you are speaking of the Essenes. I think that there is a difference in numbers between the Essenes and the followers of James, Peter and Paul, during the first century. Even a small group of believers has a local leader, but that does not need an important organisation. And that local leader is...
by Huon
Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:17 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Paintings of Jesus
Replies: 3
Views: 6312

Re: Paintings of Jesus

by Huon
Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:10 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: how many believers?
Replies: 5
Views: 9269

Re: how many believers?

With 30 persons in 70 CE, there could be 120 persons around 100-110 CE...
by Huon
Sat Mar 12, 2016 8:54 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Omissions in gLuke
Replies: 2
Views: 5929

Omissions in gLuke

The Gospel of Luke relies heavily on the Gospel of Mark but omits everything in Mark that lies between the miracle of feeding the 5000 (Mk 06:35-44, Lk 09:12-17) to Peter’s acknowledgment that Jesus was the Christ (Mk 08:27-33, Lk 09:18-22). That is, after following much of Mark closely, Luke omits:...
by Huon
Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:28 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: I am not asking you, I am telling you! Fantasy based
Replies: 74
Views: 110120

Re: I am not asking you, I am telling you! Fantasy based

dveler2255 wrote:than also file that God is a liar because that's what you are doing.
Most of us knew that already ... :D
by Huon
Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:26 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Did Marcion originally believe in a flesh and blood Jesus?
Replies: 10
Views: 11692

Re: Did Marcion originally believe in a flesh and blood Jesu

Irenaeus, Against Heresies 4.6.2: ... Et bene Iustinus in eo libro qui est ad Marcionem ait: Quoniam ipsi quoque domino non credidissem, alterum deum annuntianti praeter fabricatorem et factorem et nutritorem nostrum. sed quoniam ab uno deo, qui et hunc mundum fecit, et nos plasmavit et omnia contin...