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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:47 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Greek Monks Who Thought the Letter to Theodore was in the Mar Saba Monastery Before Morton Smith Arrives
- Replies: 201
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Re: Greek Monks Who Thought the Letter to Theodore was in the Mar Saba Monastery Before Morton Smith Arrives
Here is what I said: The idea that we should listen only to WASP scholars who speculate that Morton Smith planted the document and ignore the guy who ran the Mar Saba monastery when Morton Smith discovered the document when he assumed the document was always a part of the monastic library is the hei...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:33 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist
- Replies: 4
- Views: 25
Re: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist
I've said this many times before. The name "mythicism" has a negative connotation. It would be like if you set up a study of homosexuality called "faggot studies" and when people questioned you you'd be like "oh no, we don't hate homosexuals." "Then why are you cal...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:29 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist
- Replies: 4
- Views: 25
Re: Litwa on Marcion as ancient Mythicist
All roads lead to the same place. And Litwa is right. The Jews had an ancient god Man. Moses was called "Moses the Man of God" for this reason by the Samaritans. Jesus was Man. Modern mythicism is anti-Christian, anti-religion. A more sophisticated Protocols of Zion which includes Christia...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:09 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
- Replies: 105
- Views: 946
Re: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
Quesnell saw the scribbles on pg 11 that Tselikas saw: On page 11, there was about twenty squiggles across the top & down the right margin. They turn out to be Greek letters. The last five are clearly identifiable. They are the 18th c. way of writing [Greek letter pi] namely [ligature] repeated ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
- Replies: 105
- Views: 946
Re: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
I'm a bit unclear about one thing: Did Tselikas examine the actual manuscript, or did he work from photos? Scott Brown sent him a CD with the highest resolution Hedrick images (which are from the many photos commissioned by Quesnell). Tselikas wrote his study at the Patriarchate though. He had the ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Greek Monks Who Thought the Letter to Theodore was in the Mar Saba Monastery Before Morton Smith Arrives
- Replies: 201
- Views: 1832
Re: Greek Monks Who Thought the Letter to Theodore was in the Mar Saba Monastery Before Morton Smith Arrives
Please remind me what I said. It makes me feel important.And, SA, as for your shotgun proposal, above Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:57 am, that WASPs
ganged up on Smith, wasn't Smith, um, a WASP?
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Greek Monks Who Thought the Letter to Theodore was in the Mar Saba Monastery Before Morton Smith Arrives
- Replies: 201
- Views: 1832
Re: Greek Monks Who Thought the Letter to Theodore was in the Mar Saba Monastery Before Morton Smith Arrives
the new evidence in April Atlantic. = what does it matter if the text doesn't say "naked man with naked man."
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
- Replies: 105
- Views: 946
Re: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
First Day Wednesday June 1 A.M Called Pontifical Biblical Institute. Talked to Director UM(?) Dalton. No room there until the 16th. Went to see him. Talked of project and prospects. He arranged room at White Sisters on Nablus Rd near Ecole Biblique and Orthodox Patriarchate but can't get in. No one ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
- Replies: 105
- Views: 946
Re: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
There's a point on June 8th I believe in his letter to his wife, the last day of the journal where, he's obviously feeling "this ain't happening." The day before in the journal he's talking about detective stories and its all positive. By the 8th it's like not sure what to do.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
- Replies: 105
- Views: 946
Re: Distinguishing some questions about the "Letter to Theodore"
What I find puzzling is it's twenty six years since Morton Smith allegedly wrote the manuscript (in 1983). He doesn't say this explicitly. But I think he thought that a twenty five year old MS would look different than a two hundred and fifty year old manuscript. You know the ink the blots the fresh...