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- Fri Jun 09, 2023 2:42 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: "A Better Understanding..." => "New Orthodox" replaces the Old Orthodox
- Replies: 4
- Views: 456
Re: "A Better Understanding..." => "New Orthodox" replaces the Old Orthodox
Why did the "Baptism of John" bring (land) the Holy Spirit upon Jesus, but not bring the Holy Spirit upon anyone else?
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:45 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Let's Have a Discussion About What is Authentic About Early Christianity OUTSIDE OF MARCION?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2261
Re: Let's Have a Discussion About What is Authentic About Early Christianity OUTSIDE OF MARCION?
Was daily Temple animal sacrifice intended to cover merely lesser, such as (for example) inadvertent sin, or all sin at all levels, no matter how grievous? If the latter, then why have prisons, or tortures on up to capital punishment? Why not simply sacrifice an animal or two (etc...) and call it a ...
- Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:26 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Reconstructions of Marcion's Antitheses?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1067
Re: Reconstructions of Marcion's Antitheses?
It seems that at least a couple of the above are not actually Antithesis. Rather they are adding additions that go beyond the original but seem to still be in support the original. I can't fully accept that these are Marcion's Antithesis.
- Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:44 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Sunday service instead of Saturday?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 849
Sunday service instead of Saturday?
When and why did the Christian churches move services from Saturday to Sunday? Can this move be attributed to any individual?
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:58 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Enough of "Textual Criticism"! What Do People Imagine Marcionism Looked Like If You Visited Their Synagogues?
- Replies: 121
- Views: 8652
Re: Enough of "Textual Criticism"! What Do People Imagine Marcionism Looked Like If You Visited Their Synagogues?
What Do People Imagine Marcionism Looked Like If You Visited Their Synagogues?
I can only imagine it to be about as utterly boring and depressing and repetitive as any modern Christian church service.
I can only imagine it to be about as utterly boring and depressing and repetitive as any modern Christian church service.
- Tue May 30, 2023 9:46 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Demiurge or Evil Creator God in the Evangelion
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2062
Re: The Demiurge or Evil Creator God in the Evangelion
Perhaps Satan and the Demiurge (Creator) are to be considered as 'one' in the very same sense as for which: "I (Jesus) and the Father are one." A sense which infers a father and (unique) son relationship in both cases. Per April D. DeConick a quite literal reading of the Koine/Greek 'Gospe...
- Tue May 30, 2023 5:08 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Ultimate Question With Patristic Commentary on the Marcionite Canon
- Replies: 13
- Views: 878
Re: The Ultimate Question With Patristic Commentary on the Marcionite Canon
Was Marcion's Evangelion violently suppressed and quite intentionally eradicated? If so, by Tertullian's time it may no longer have been available.
- Wed May 24, 2023 6:43 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Does the lost Gospel Q Exist? | Dr. James McGrath Vs Dr. Mark Goodacre
- Replies: 82
- Views: 5817
Re: Does the lost Gospel Q Exist? | Dr. James McGrath Vs Dr. Mark Goodacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor This philosophical razor advocates that when presented with competing hypotheses about the same prediction, one should prefer the one that requires the fewest assumptions - Wikipedia In his article "Sensations and Brain Processes" (1959), J. J...
- Sat May 20, 2023 4:13 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: "the God and Christ" instead of "the Son of God" in Marcion's text of Gal 2:20
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2051
Re: "the God and Christ" instead of "the Son of God" in Marcion's text of Gal 2:20
Mark 8:34 (to me) seems not related to Galatians 2:19 at all. It wouldn't surprise me if the actual verse 8:34 could be traced back to it's living and breathing source it was likely spoken more along lines like this: If anyone would come after me, let him denounce the occupation and take up his swor...
- Thu May 18, 2023 3:41 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Stephan Huller's 'horrible' book
- Replies: 65
- Views: 3087
Re: Stephan Huller's 'horrible' book
When I read Stephan's book a number of years ago I thought it was rather decently presented. It held my interest and educated me. I've never understood why Stephan has considered it an embarrassment for so many years now.