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by perseusomega9
Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:31 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why Marcion lost
Replies: 24
Views: 17407

Re: Why Marcion lost

I don't understand about celibacy and catecbumens, how do you get lay people who can marry if the y weren't catechumens first?
by perseusomega9
Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:17 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why Marcion lost
Replies: 24
Views: 17407

Re: Why Marcion lost

Because in orthodox christianity you're allowed to fuck
by perseusomega9
Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:02 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Exercise of Coercive Authority in the Early Church
Replies: 15
Views: 20512

Re: Exercise of Coercive Authority in the Early Church

Lot of bad blood between sectarians during the Novation schism
by perseusomega9
Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:14 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Who axed Acts 8:37?
Replies: 242
Views: 330304

Re: Who axed Acts 8:37?

The key weakness of textual criticism using it to entrench one's position by using church edited texts that date to over a century or more from the purported composition date.
by perseusomega9
Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:27 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Philip
Replies: 41
Views: 39477

Re: Philip

I'm partial to the idea that the 'Daughters of Phillip' were a women's religious order.
by perseusomega9
Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:27 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Significance of the Gospel of Thomas if the Canonical Gospels are late?
Replies: 73
Views: 52971

Re: Significance of the Gospel of Thomas if the Canonical Gospels are late?

It is a good book, I got a little bogged down in the second half when he analyzes the Q sayings as I'm not well read in the Q-two source hypothesis arguments, but the first half is fascinating and really drives home the point that at least Luke is later and reviewed 'many' sources in composing his g...
by perseusomega9
Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:11 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Significance of the Gospel of Thomas if the Canonical Gospels are late?
Replies: 73
Views: 52971

Re: Significance of the Gospel of Thomas if the Canonical Gospels are late?

vridar has reviewed MacDonald's Two Shipwrecked Gospels where he reconstructs what he thinks the format of Papias' Exposition was like, IOW it's not just a sayings collection as you're implying

https://vridar.org/2018/04/18/reconstru ... c-problem/
by perseusomega9
Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:46 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Was Jesus STONED and after crucified?
Replies: 29
Views: 21392

Re: Was Jesus STONED and after crucified?

it's his CONSTANT use of HYPERBOLE and overstatement. Proof is a high standard. Stop saying something is "proved" when nothing has been proved. It's so fucking annoying. Giuseppe is a complete simpleton add ridiculous deference to argument from authority, when it supports his suppositions
by perseusomega9
Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:16 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Was Jesus STONED and after crucified?
Replies: 29
Views: 21392

Re: Was Jesus STONED and after crucified?

it's more like throwing up on