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Paul clearly preached proxy baptism for the dead. Though evangelical, fundamentalist, and even Catholic churches will apologetically jump through hoops to deny this.

Ignatius letters are said to date to circa 117 CE, and some say that much of their theological dogma could only have intentionally evolved whereby to counter positions held by Marcion. Been there, seen it, done it; didn't bother with the Tshirt: The Ignatius letters are too much of a mess to say an...

Ignatius letters are said to date to circa 117 CE, and some say that much of their theological dogma could only have intentionally evolved whereby to counter positions held by Marcion.

It appears as if verses 6, 7, and 8 are interpolations, as they disrupt the continuity of the prologues poetry.

ebion wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 7:45 am

lsayre wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 7:33 am Is there any sort of link between Damascus (blood cup, or cup of blood) and the Eucharist?

Sorry - I don't understand the question. Could you spell it out for me, with references?

Damascus is Semitic for “cup of blood”.

Is there any sort of link between Damascus (blood cup, or cup of blood) and the Eucharist?

Your summary succinctly nails it. Given the Synoptics alone, and particularly more so for Mark alone, its hard to imagine that a Christianity would have ever achieved prominence.

Those who directly witnessed the survival of the man whom Josephus saved from the cross may have perceived that which they witnessed as a resurrection miracle, later to be contorted and embellished via oral transmission.

I wonder if the man whom Josephus brought down from the cross might have been one and the same as the Jewish revolt leader who was (later) tossed off of the Tarpeian Rock to his death in Rome? I.E., Simon bar Giora...

So John The Baptist is perfectly interchangeable with a building/fortress complex.