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by JoeWallack
Fri Jan 01, 2016 8:50 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Mark 16:9-20 as Forgery or Fabrication by Richard Carrier
Replies: 105
Views: 103810

Re: 2nd Century Patristic Evidence - GLuke

JW : Time to take a look back at GLuke to determine the more likely source for its Empty Tomb story: Mark 16:1-8 Matthew 28:1-8 Luke 24:1-9 Favors GMark as source Favors GMatthew as source 16.1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices,...
by JoeWallack
Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:20 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Mark’s last supper: Did the Twelve eat the bread?
Replies: 11
Views: 7200

As It Was Written So Shall It Was

. 1) The disciples und their problem with the bread Mark 6:35-37 35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. 36 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 But he a...
by JoeWallack
Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:39 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Is 1 Cor 11:23-27 an Interpolation? (split)
Replies: 153
Views: 77147

Re: Drive by

Ben, a little help. The WH is imperfect, "he was being handed over". The Byz is perfect, "he was handed over"? No, the perfect would be παραδέδοται. I think the form παρεδίδοτο is just an alternate spelling for the imperfect. Something similar happens at Hebrews 12.16, where the...
by JoeWallack
Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:00 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Is 1 Cor 11:23-27 an Interpolation? (split)
Replies: 153
Views: 77147

Re: Drive by

Verses 23-27 are far more useful to the church than they are to Paul's Corinthians, as they clearly present the eucharist as a performative act, which we must assume Paul failed to communicate to his flock before, if he had indeed written them. That's my response to Peter's question. (Beam me up, S...
by JoeWallack
Sat Dec 19, 2015 8:28 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Mark 16:9-20 as Forgery or Fabrication by Richard Carrier
Replies: 105
Views: 103810

Re: Mark 16:9-20 as Forgery or Fabrication by Richard Carrie

JW : We've seen that the EPA parallels well with Mark 16:1-8. Now let's see how well it parallels with the LE: Mark 16:9-20 EPA 10-51 Significant Parallels 16.9 Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 16....
by JoeWallack
Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:25 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Mark 16:9-20 as Forgery or Fabrication by Richard Carrier
Replies: 105
Views: 103810

Re: 2nd Century Patristic Evidence - GPeter

JW : The objective student should note by now the relationship between how closely a writing follows GMark to 16:8 and the expectation that it would continue to follow GMark after 16:8 if there was anything to follow. The first criteria of evidence here is than how closely does a writing follow to ...
by JoeWallack
Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:02 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Review of Gundry's Peter False Disciple according to GMatt
Replies: 37
Views: 40517

Re: Review of Gundry's Peter False Disciple according to GMa

JW : Gundry's next comparison: Mark 6:45-52 Matthew 14:22-33 Evil Editing Commentary 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before [him] unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away. 46 And after he had taken leave of them,...
by JoeWallack
Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:49 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Proofs That Jesus Existed
Replies: 422
Views: 435417

Re: Proofs That Jesus Existed

JW:
Now up at The New Porphyry Blog:

The Best of "Proofs That Jesus Existed"

Enjoy! And, as Dino used to say, "Keep those cards and letters."


Joseph

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by JoeWallack
Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:22 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Arguments From Silence - Criteria For A Good Argument
Replies: 5
Views: 4938

Arguments From Silence - Criteria For A Good Argument

JW : The related Wikipedia article indicates that the following are good criteria for the Argument from Silence : The evidence in question: 1) Would have been accessible to the author. 2) Would be of general interest to the author. 3) Would have been considered authoritative to the author. 4) Would...
by JoeWallack
Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:11 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Mark 16:9-20 as Forgery or Fabrication by Richard Carrier
Replies: 105
Views: 103810

Re: Mark 16:9-20 as Forgery or Fabrication by Richard Carrie

I cannot see your three images that you have under "Let's do a comparison than of the three:" JW : All of my analysis in the article at my blog: The Original Ending of the Gospel of Mark - 2nd Century Patristic Witness - The Gospel of Peter can be found be found in my last few posts here....