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- Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:09 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Proofs That Jesus Did Not Exist
- Replies: 28
- Views: 46942
Re: Proofs That Jesus Did Not Exist
9) The Jesus being worshiped prior to the creation of GMark was "the Lord Jesus Christ" - a heavenly deity of immense power, including the power to overcome death, heal the sick, absolve sins, destroy the world, create a new kingdom in heaven, pass judgement on sinners, and bring about to...
- Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:24 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Dating the Marcionite prologues
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2859
Dating the Marcionite prologues
I'm rereading BeDuhn's. The First New Testament, and the part thatPeter Kirby quotes below from another thread jumped out at me. I date Acts in first half of the second century following BeDuhn, MacDonald, Tyson, Jesus Seminar, etc. If, as BeDuhn argues below, the prologues were ignorant (or ignored...
- Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:04 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Was "who was called the Baptist" an interpolation in Josephus?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 30722
Re: Was "who was called the Baptist" an interpolation in Josephus?
I guess the only thing for you to conclude is you are way too smart for us Giuseppe and should probably not waste your immense talents posting here
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:43 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: No “Son of Man” in Marcion
- Replies: 33
- Views: 24931
Re: No “Son of Man” in Marcion
in the meantime can we limit giuseppe to one new thread/week?
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:15 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: "Was Council of Nicaea Church Just Found Under a Lake?"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5641
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:34 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: What evidence is there that gnostic views were original to apostolic Christianity?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9769
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:26 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Jörg Rüpke on early Christianity in 'Pantheon: A New History of Roman Religion'
- Replies: 39
- Views: 42502
Re: Jörg Rüpke on early Christianity in 'Pantheon: A New History of Roman Religion'
It seems a classically trained historian, looking at the products of biblical scholarship, finds 2nd century dating of Christian texts preferable to warmed over apologetics and their 'traditional' dates.
- Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:44 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Pope Paul III: Jesus is avatar of Mithras
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5748
Re: Pope Paul III: Jesus is avatar of Mithras
and yet he praised the author for basically as a catholic, not being afraid to criticize the magisterium and papacy, so that translator's caveat seems to imply he is protestant and cannot endorse the catholic views
then again you're so, so smart
then again you're so, so smart
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:50 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Jörg Rüpke on early Christianity in 'Pantheon: A New History of Roman Religion'
- Replies: 39
- Views: 42502
Re: Jörg Rüpke on early Christianity in 'Pantheon: A New History of Roman Religion'
My point is; the O.P. does not belong here on the Christian Text and History forum but rather the General Religious Discussion forum or even the Classical Texts and History forum. But to compare Mithraism to Christianity is as absurd as comparing Santa Claus to Jesus. " Had he [Rupki} not indu...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:15 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Jörg Rüpke on early Christianity in 'Pantheon: A New History of Roman Religion'
- Replies: 39
- Views: 42502
Re: Jörg Rüpke on early Christianity in 'Pantheon: A New History of Roman Religion'
The title of the first and only review (atm) on amazon
Thorough but turgid