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But the proto-catholic Luke inserted the first half of next verse Luke 8:29 (not attested in Evangelion ) because he had every reason to point out that he was not the man to be frightened, but the demon that possessed him. Hence the tone oddly apologetic, defensive , of the verse 8:29. Mark 5:6 He ...

Yes, torture is an acceptable translation of βασανίζω . What I meant was in relation to your citation/quotation of Luke 8:28. Where did you get it from? Are you citing a source or yourself? This: Luke 8 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What...

Giuseppe wrote:Luke 8
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”

Does it say torture?

The contradictions in stories about gods and miracles are somewhat obvious in themselves. What is most remarkable in my opinion are the striking similarities between this story and Josephus description of Jewish victory against Rome and Cestius Gallus army at Beth-Horon.

Although there is a kind of structure to our stories, there is always the danger of over-interpreting them. The change form oral to written transmission removed the dynamic adaptation to context of time and place. I am not sure how many people know the real influence behind what we acknowledge as gr...

I am not sure Neil actually meant "began" as grammatical error or something in that sense. But as a sarcastic comment on how the disturbance in the temple must have a function to be there. That is, the function you see no reason to be there. Where does it say Jesus cleared the temple squar...

Clive wrote:And why is it a founder of Rome gets to have all sorts of questions asked about him, but an only begotten son of a god doesn't?

Well... To be fair the founder of the Roman Empire was also claimed to be the begotten son of god.

Archeology is a useful supporting statement on historical accuracy. And archeology in relation to narrative of the bible is undisputed when it comes to absence of evidence. I find the stories about some archeologist who discovered some wood on some mountain and proclaim discovery of fabled Arc. not ...

I have always preferred the more "poetic" approach of Joseph Campbell.

When we look at HOW real historians are searching for the historical man, and the quest involved in the search. There is little comparison. Just a side curiosity here -- not directed at outhouse so much though -- what other figures are historians "searching for"? Not sure what is implied ...