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by Leucius Charinus
Sun May 05, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: might help explain why there are no copies today
Replies: 2
Views: 41

Re: might help explain why there are no copies today

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by Leucius Charinus
Sun May 05, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 21
Views: 487

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

4. The epitaph 120 by Gregory of Nazianzus The fourth and last Ancient writing about Macrina is an epitaph by Gregory of Nazianzus. It suggests that Macrina had been hidden and unknown before VSM made her famous. The epitaph reads as follows: “ Me, the dust, I hold the radiant virgin, if you hear a...
by Leucius Charinus
Fri May 03, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Niels Lemche, "272 BCE – A Terminus a Quo"
Replies: 4
Views: 246

Re: Niels Lemche, "272 BCE – A Terminus a Quo"

Niels P. Lemche (U. Copenhagen) wrote an essay, April, 2024 at https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/272-bce-terminus-quo I was not persuaded. Others? I am persuaded that Lemche and Gmirkin and others have developed sound cases for a Hellenistic era origin for the Hebrew writings. You were asked...
by Leucius Charinus
Wed May 01, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 21
Views: 487

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

The discovery at Nag Hammadi exposed the lies of the Orthodox about the Gnostics, and yet biblical scholars reconstruct Marcion's theology based on the accusations of the Orthodox who were hostile to him. This is something I don't understand at all. How can so many people not notice the techniques ...
by Leucius Charinus
Wed May 01, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 21
Views: 487

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

Asked the author the following question: I have one small question: Do you think it is possible that (saint) Anthony was an invention of "Athanasius"? I put "Athanasius "in inverted commas due to the comment of Erasmus "nothing is easier than to place any name you want on t...
by Leucius Charinus
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:37 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 21
Views: 487

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

short https://apcz.umk.pl/SPLP/article/download/SPLP.2018.019/24441/61350 A good summary. Leucius Charinus You are welcome. Marcion a is a disciple of Simon in Stromata 7.17. In other sources Marcion is a disciple of Cerdo who was a disciple of Simon. Just black PR. Can you elaborate on what you me...
by Leucius Charinus
Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Invention of Macrina the Younger?
Replies: 21
Views: 487

Re: Invention of Macrina the Younger?

https://www.academia.edu/86026669/Macrina_the_Younger_as_a_Substitute_for_Eustathius_the_Philosopher_Eustathius_of_Sebastea_Establishing_Peter_at_the_See_of_Sebastea Thanks JarekS. That's a very well researched book. The "editorial hands of Basil and Gregory" have long been identified as ...
by Leucius Charinus
Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:35 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Implications of Marcion for early Christianity?
Replies: 115
Views: 2953

Re: Implications of Marcion for early Christianity?

In fact, I see the interactions on this forum as providing a hint to how the Church Fathers interacted with themselves and the heretical groups, except those interactions occurred over decades rather than weeks. These interactions occurred over centuries for those including citations about Marcion ...
by Leucius Charinus
Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Most Manuscripts are not Primary Sources
Replies: 164
Views: 279970

Manuscripts of the "Fathers" are not Primary Sources (they are Secondary Sources)

Manuscripts of the "Fathers" are Secondary Sources not Primary Sources The writings of the church fathers are evidence of early Christianity but IMHO they certainly do not represent primary sources of evidence. These writings of the church fathers - in the form of physical artefactual man...