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by gmx
Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:45 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Galatians 2 and the behaviour of Peter
Replies: 15
Views: 12721

Re: Galatians 2 and the behaviour of Peter

You’re reading Galatians thru gospel-colored glasses Well yes, but only to draw attention to the apparent disconnect that you attribute to Mark's "creative writing". So when did mark write, for what purpose, and how did his creative essay manage to usurp Paul's gospel in all the establish...
by gmx
Mon Aug 17, 2015 12:31 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Galatians 2 and the behaviour of Peter
Replies: 15
Views: 12721

Re: Galatians 2 and the behaviour of Peter

Paul’s stories in Galatians with Peter/Cephas, James and John were primarily intended to demonstrate --- for the benefit of his Galatians --- that these men were NOT concerned about circumcision for Gentile believers. If one does not grasp that concept, then IMO, trying to understand the letter to ...
by gmx
Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:26 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Galatians 2 and the behaviour of Peter
Replies: 15
Views: 12721

Galatians 2 and the behaviour of Peter

Peter was called by Jesus to give up everything and follow him, which he did. He witnessed all of Jesus' public ministry, the transfiguration, miraculous feedings and healings, Jesus' arrest & resurrection... Peter was the rock on which Jesus built his church. It seems a bit unlikely in Galatian...
by gmx
Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:12 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Jews not guilty of Jesus' death
Replies: 7
Views: 4128

Re: Jews not guilty of Jesus' death

and of course I meant absolved
by gmx
Sat Aug 15, 2015 4:50 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Jews not guilty of Jesus' death
Replies: 7
Views: 4128

Jews not guilty of Jesus' death

I recently became aware that the Catholic Church had obsolved "the Jews" of responsibility for Jesus' death. Can anyone provide entry-level details / explanation of this?
by gmx
Sat Aug 15, 2015 4:44 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: "eyewitnesses and ministers of the word"
Replies: 10
Views: 9760

"eyewitnesses and ministers of the word"

If Luke is even remotely proximal to the time and place of the events he describes, would he describe the life of Jesus as "the word"?
by gmx
Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:53 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Of Q and Markan Priority
Replies: 12
Views: 7226

Re: Of Q and Markan Priority

I don't remember where I saw it, but if you have never seen Streeter's reasoning challenged, you have not read enough yet. I've read some unpublished doctoral dissertations, so I won't claim you have not read all the scholarly standards. However, the Consensus on many issues is just convention neve...
by gmx
Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:47 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Earliest association of author to a specific Gospel
Replies: 9
Views: 4941

Re: Earliest association of author to a specific Gospel

Thanks Ben. Matthew was just an example chosen to phrase my question, and possibly a poor choice at that. When is the earliest quotation from one of the gospels that identifies itself as being from a particular gospel, or lacking such a reference, when is the earliest documentary evidence that assoc...
by gmx
Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:32 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Dating of genuine Pauline epistles
Replies: 20
Views: 18794

Dating of genuine Pauline epistles

On what basis are the "genuine" Pauline epistles dated to 50-60 CE? Is it essentially achieved via a correlation of the internal evidence with Luke-Acts?
by gmx
Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:45 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Earliest association of author to a specific Gospel
Replies: 9
Views: 4941

Earliest association of author to a specific Gospel

Irenaeus gives us the names of the four Gospel authors, as he understands them. When do we first become aware of Matthew's association with the gospel we now know as Matthew? I mean, when do we no longer just know that Matthew wrote a gospel, and become aware that Matthew wrote Matthew's gospel spec...