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by Diogenes the Cynic
Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:06 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Erhmans claim of hallucination
Replies: 20
Views: 19970

Re: Erhmans claim of hallucination

Well, presumably Paul was an Aramaic speaking Jew in touch with the Jerusalem Church and he calls Jesus Christos routinely.

If Jesus was crucified for claiming (or at least accused of claiming) to be the King of the Jews, then that ipso facto is a Messianic claim.
by Diogenes the Cynic
Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:01 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Hurtado embarrassed by the Kirk's thesis
Replies: 15
Views: 9622

Re: Hurtado embarrassed by the Kirk's thesis

Steven Avery wrote:With the proper dating of the Gospels (c. 40-45 AD) this is a non-relevant argument.
70-100. 40-45 is ludicrous.
by Diogenes the Cynic
Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:55 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why is Christ the ''second man'' in 1 Cor 15:47 ?
Replies: 17
Views: 10610

Re: Why is Christ the ''second man'' in 1 Cor 15:47 ?

So James Dunn about 1 Cor 15:47: “This, I must confess, I find astonishing… if commentators can read such a clearly eschatological/resurrection text as a reference to Christ’s pre-existence it simply underlines the danger we run in this most sensitive of subjects of reading the text with the presup...
by Diogenes the Cynic
Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:38 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Erhmans claim of hallucination
Replies: 20
Views: 19970

Re: Erhmans claim of hallucination

I think hallucination doesn't really explain how the body left the tomb. There probably was no tomb. The empty tomb story appears to have been invented by Mark. A tomb burial is historically implausible in the first place, Mark is the only source for it (Paul doesn't know about it and the other Gos...
by Diogenes the Cynic
Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: 60 Scholars On Messianic Expectation At The Turn Of The Era
Replies: 257
Views: 112290

Re: 60 Scholars On Messianic Expectation At The Turn Of The

Bullshit. The Hebrew speaks only of one. Surely if God meant 'many' he would have used the plural. The Tanakh also sometimes uses "King" in the singular to refer to the Davidic monarchy in general. It might also have more of a circumstantial connotation than a specific one - "In thes...
by Diogenes the Cynic
Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:59 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: 60 Scholars On Messianic Expectation At The Turn Of The Era
Replies: 257
Views: 112290

Re: 60 Scholars On Messianic Expectation At The Turn Of The

Secret Alias wrote:What I mean is that the Pentateuch says 'wait for the one like Moses'
Where do you see this in the Pentateuch?
by Diogenes the Cynic
Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:08 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: A Conservative Scholar's Discovery -> Marcionite Priority
Replies: 38
Views: 24462

Re: A Conservative Scholar's Argument for Marcionite Priorit

And WTF is this "I'm not going to take any action" business? We have John Wayne as a moderator walking around the perimeter of the town with a loaded shotgun? Take any action based on what? Why not add more words to the title bar? I'm about as hands off as it gets. I'm hardly a John Wayne...
by Diogenes the Cynic
Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:27 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: A Conservative Scholar's Discovery -> Marcionite Priority
Replies: 38
Views: 24462

Re: A Conservative Scholar's Argument for Marcionite Priorit

Speaking as a moderator, I do think the thread title is misleading. I think the same point could be made just by inserting the word "accidental" into the title, perhaps with a question mark, i.e "A Conservative Scholar's Accidental Argument for Marcionite Priority?" that would pr...
by Diogenes the Cynic
Tue Feb 21, 2017 12:35 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Understanding The Testimonium Flavianum
Replies: 56
Views: 34500

Re: Understanding The Testimonium Flavianum

I think Christos is the one word in the TF that is most certainly interpolated. I also think that "called Christ" would apply perfectly well in the normal parlance of a former priest to the High Priest, Yeshua ( Iesous ) ben Damneus, who Josephus says was made High Priest in response to th...
by Diogenes the Cynic
Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:32 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Kingdom of Heaven: Real?!??
Replies: 10
Views: 6567

Re: The Kingdom of Heaven: Real?!??

The word is better translated as "reign" or "governance" of Heaven than as a kingdom as a geographical place. It denotes an authority or government, not a "kingdom" in the sense of a bounded space. It's interesting that only Matthew is the only evangelist who uses βασιλ...