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by stevencarrwork
Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:20 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book
Replies: 571
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Re: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book

Casey argues that in the ancient world (where writing letters was more hard work than posting messages on the Internet) a writer would only mention things that both he and the readers already knew if there was a real reason to do so. Not that one again.... So Paul talks about Abraham, Isaac, Sarah,...
by stevencarrwork
Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:15 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book
Replies: 571
Views: 316693

Re: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book

Casey argues that in context 'days of his flesh' must mean Jesus' earthly life. The passage in Hebrews 5:7-9 cannot mean that Jesus was heard in the sense that God delivered him from having to suffer death. This interpretation is incompatible with the rest of Hebrews. The passage may mean that Jesu...
by stevencarrwork
Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:56 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book
Replies: 571
Views: 316693

Re: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book

chapter 5 is a relatively short chapter arguing that the infrequency of references to the Historical Jesus in Paul and other epistles does not imply that the authors did not believe in a historical figure. I see ex-Professor Casey's point. There are many Soviet pictures where people who used to be ...
by stevencarrwork
Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:18 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book
Replies: 571
Views: 316693

Re: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book

Chapters 3 and 4 are about the Gospels and Q. There is intersting material about the Jewish and/or Aramaic basis of much of this material but IMO there are serious problems. Maurice Casy dates Mark and Matthew very early. Mark before Paul's epistles. Matthew (who used Mark) before the fall of Jerus...
by stevencarrwork
Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:05 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book
Replies: 571
Views: 316693

Re: Thoughts on Maurice Casey's new book

When was Golgotha a Christian place of pilgrimage? And how does Hebrews 5:7-9 'clearly' refer to Jesus prayer in Gethsemane? 'days of his flesh' is hardly a precise time reference. Hebrews 7:5-9 says that this prayer to save Jesus from death was heard. But Jesus prayer in the Gospels was not heard. ...