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- Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:03 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Paul was wealthy
- Replies: 156
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Re: Paul was wealthy
does anybody know of any historical persons in or before the first century C.E. who traveled as much as the writer of the epistles claims Paul traveled? Does anybody have a total for the number of kilometers he is alleged to have traveled? Strabo: 64/63 BC – c. AD 24 (Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:54 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Paul was wealthy
- Replies: 156
- Views: 139196
Re: Paul was wealthy
. . .Even if one takes Paul at his word on this trip to Jerusalem, the expense would have been entirely reasonable in the context of a multi-year career. . . Time is an important variable, aside from money, to consider if Paul's travels were possible. Perhaps Paul's travels could be compared to the...
- Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:47 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Paul was wealthy
- Replies: 156
- Views: 139196
Re: Paul was wealthy
1 Corinthians 9:14 is one of the few verse where Paul quotes Jesus and it's concerning $$$. In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel . 1 Corinthians 9:7-14 In reference to Paul's travels, Jermome Murphy O'Conner IMHO has shown beyon...
- Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:08 am
- Forum: General Religious Discussion
- Topic: The Mythicist Position
- Replies: 54
- Views: 69332
Re: The Mythicist Position
I actually agree with most of what D.M. Murdock is writing about concerning the interdependence of gnosticism and Egyptian religion. The only question I have is basically whether “the Gnostic movement preceded orthodox Christianity” as D.M. Murdock suggests in Christ in Egypt . The critical passage ...
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 5:02 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Paul was wealthy
- Replies: 156
- Views: 139196
Re: Paul was wealthy
The lower cost of travel certainly increase the likelyhood that Flavius Zeuxis's claim to have sailed to Rome seventy-two times was economically feasable in the first century. The merchants of the Empire had discovered the comparative cheapness of water-traffic, and the State and private individuals...
- Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:15 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Paul was wealthy
- Replies: 156
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Re: Paul was wealthy
FWIW, Caroline A. J. Skell (1872-1951) wrote a book entitled," T ravel in the First Century after Christ " which apparently is in public domain and available in full at the link below; http://www.archive.org/stream/travelinfirstcen00skeeuoft/travelinfirstcen00skeeuoft_djvu.txt the followin...
- Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:57 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Paul was wealthy
- Replies: 156
- Views: 139196
Re: Paul was wealthy
Rational Skepticism has a nice recent thread called "The Entire Pauline Corpus is a Forgery" It is at http://www.rationalskepticism.org/christianity/the-entire-pauline-corpus-is-a-forgery-t42221.html Warmly, Jay Raskin To some skeptics, there is no such thing as irrational skepticism, and...
- Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:12 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Paul was wealthy
- Replies: 156
- Views: 139196
Re: Paul was wealthy
Is aa5874 a good source?PhilosopherJay wrote:Rational Skepticism has a nice recent thread called "The Entire Pauline Corpus is a Forgery"
It is at http://www.rationalskepticism.org/chris ... 42221.html
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- Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:18 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: 1 Thessalonians first?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 36291
Re: 1 Thessalonians first?
PhilosopherJay said: ... Today, the average person knows there is no atmosphere on Mars or the moon. ... I guess I'm above (or below?) average then, because I know there is no atmosphere on the moon and an atmosphere on Mars. ;) I'm below average because I thought travel was rather extensive in the...
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 4:54 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: 1 Thessalonians first?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 36291
Re: 1 Thessalonians first?
Hi Arnoldo, From Plautus, Menaechmi , Act V, Sc. 4. Messenio, a slave, soliloquizes: Well, this is the proof of a good servant: he must take care of his master's business, look after it, arrange it, think about it; when his master is away, take care of it diligently just as much as if his master we...