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by lsayre
Sat Jul 01, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Lucien Cerfaux (1883-1968): Ignored?
Replies: 17
Views: 1604

Re: Lucien Cerfaux (1883-1968): Ignored?

Original Manuscript?
by lsayre
Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:03 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
Replies: 17
Views: 780

Re: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources

If Epiphanius quoted from non-canonical texts, wouldn't that imply that to him they were every bit as authentic and efficacious as actual Canonical texts?
by lsayre
Sun Jun 25, 2023 6:38 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
Replies: 17
Views: 780

Re: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources

Epiphanius was a biased and prejudiced person. However, as far as we can tell he quotes accurately from the written texts available to him. Andrew Criddle If true, this would be a clear indicator that the so called 'Canonical' texts are perversions of earlier strata texts, would it not? I don't see...
by lsayre
Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:16 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why did Pauline gospel—gMark, not clearly deprecate the Torah law as did Paul?
Replies: 13
Views: 1626

Re: Why did Pauline gospel—gMark, not clearly deprecate the Torah law as did Paul?

Perhaps the reason is that the earliest strata of gMark didn't know of the Pauline epistles at all. This is my favored position.
by lsayre
Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:01 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources
Replies: 17
Views: 780

Re: Why We Can't Trust Epiphanius With His Sources

andrewcriddle wrote: Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:24 am Epiphanius was a biased and prejudiced person. However, as far as we can tell he quotes accurately from the written texts available to him.

Andrew Criddle
If true, this would be a clear indicator that the so called 'Canonical' texts are perversions of earlier strata texts, would it not?
by lsayre
Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:09 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: My Strongest Argument Marcion WASN'T First
Replies: 35
Views: 1434

Re: My Strongest Argument Marcion WASN'T First

In my opinion, if there ever was a factual living and breathing man who eventually somehow became known to us as 'Jesus', he likely spoke of a coming 'Son of Man', but did not consider himself to be this 'Son of Man'. And thus when some (such as Peter) began a movement proclaiming their hope that he...
by lsayre
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: "A Better Understanding..." => "New Orthodox" replaces the Old Orthodox
Replies: 4
Views: 436

Re: "A Better Understanding..." => "New Orthodox" replaces the Old Orthodox

So Paul told the disciples (of whom, John or Jesus?) that they needed to be baptized in the name of Jesus whereby to receive the Holy Spirit. They were then baptized in the name of Jesus, yet they still lacked the Hold Spirit. The name of Jesus was not efficacious. It was only after Paul laid his ha...
by lsayre
Fri Jun 09, 2023 4:04 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Enough Criticism!! Why the naked slutboy in Mark 14:51?
Replies: 55
Views: 3539

Re: Enough Criticism!! Why the naked slutboy in Mark 14:51?

The young man in white garments (likely one an the same as the boy/young man who fled naked) may have been intended to become the star of a sequel that never materialized.
by lsayre
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: 436

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?