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I take some cracks at Carrier. Hope I'm not too disrespectful. Welcome to the forum, Phil. Some of us are more disrespectful than others. Having read through your links, I would guess that you are unlikely to be nominated as one among us, in that category. Well done. Carrier strikes me, as someone,...

Although you may be able to use the 'copy and paste' function, that is a long way from having any knowledge of or any proficiency in the reading or interpreting the syntax of these languages. Agreed. My knowledge of Greek is similar to someone who loves Bach, but cannot read music, and certainly ca...

Why in Sam's hell would you expect me to cite from the weirdness of The Roman Catholic Church's 4th century LATIN Vulgate version? It would be anachronistic to the question posed. Umm, nope, was not criticizing your submission. Nope, was not suggesting that your submission was defective, in any way...

New Years' greetings cher comrade, fellow atheist, uniquely Hebrew, Sheshbazzar!!! Thank you for your input to the forum in general, and in this thread in particular. This truly marvelous thread, the main point of which, on first glance, seems so innocent, so simple, so ordinary, in fact, has proven...

The same as the 'historicity' of the "pre-resurrection" Jesus. It being a dramatic religious προγράφω (prographō) a fore-written literary construction, a 'portrayal' (Rom 15:4, Gal 3:1) from the beginning to end, and in all of its parts. The collective acts of a religious literary present...

I see all credible scholars dealing with historical aspects and evidence, and none of the counter arguments so far carry enough weight to even warrant a response. How about Plato? Would you not agree with me, that in the fourth century BCE, he was widely regarded as the foremost scholar in the (wes...

Why did Jesus speak in riddles initially but later plainly? The fictional character "Jesus of Nazareth" may have been presented, in our extant texts, as having spoken "in riddles initially" [? "initially" defined in terms of ?], and "plainly" later [? but how...

Thus the total absence of this very simple inscription from certifiably authentic archaeological remnants of the first two centuries CE is inexplicable, ...outside of it having NOT been substantially present in the first place. Logical conclusion; The NT story, and the 'history' of the early pre 3r...

I suppose, contrarily, Jay, that in fact the Romans did crucify opponents, by pounding nails through the hands and feet, and legs and arms. There are two compelling reasons for this: a. the agony would be far more profound, than simply binding the hands and arms and legs with rope to the timbers. b....

manuscript Two items, remarkable, in my view, of note here: a. the manuscript was discovered in a library in Tubingen, not in the desert sands. Why didn't the high humidity destroy it? b. The AGE of this document is just remarkable. It is far older than most of our patristic evidence from Christian...