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The Biblical directive "thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" from the Ten Commandments lays a clear foundation: dishonesty is frowned upon in Christianity. This principle is echoed throughout the scriptures, emphasizing integrity and truthfulness as virtuous traits. Yet...

During a recent theological conference, an intriguing scenario unfolded that perfectly encapsulates the perennial tension between loyalty to scholarly colleagues and the commitment to intellectual honesty. As someone who often participates in discussions with conservative Christian apologists, I've ...

The enduring conundrum of balancing truth with the bonds of friendship strikes a resonant chord in both the philosophical discourses of ancient Greece and the foundational dialogues of early Christianity. Aristotle’s profound observation about the inherent tension between these two virtues offers a ...

In Plato's "Apology," we see Socrates in the throes of his defense against accusations that cast shadows on his entire philosophical endeavor. This defense, deeply embedded in the nuances of Socrates' approach to dialectic engagement, bears remarkable parallels to the apologetic style of e...

Exploring the Connection: Ignatius and the Seraphim in Religious Texts In the rich tapestry of religious terminology and nomenclature, names often carry deep symbolic meanings and historical roots that transcend languages and cultures. One such intriguing connection is between the name "Ignatiu...

The fact that Morton Smith transcribed the phrase as "naked man with naked man" is only one of many errors. Morton Smith read these as four examples of Κ[υρί]ου. The second example is clearly Κ[υρίο]υ. The terminal ligature is not what he claims. He made errors in his transcription of the ...

If you want the gospel to be about homosexuality then yes put your finger on the scale and make it "more probable" that what is plainly written as "naked people" is "naked man." By all means. That's your business. But Morton Smith's photograph of the third page has an o...

Again. Could the scribe have stopped writing νος with a special ligature? Sure. Could the scribe have mis-accented a consonant? Sure. Could the scribe have clumsily written a sigma to make it look like an iota? Sure. But all three things occurring in one instance which is at the heart of the argumen...

The issue is probability. Why would a case where three exceptions to the normal behavior of the scribe have to be accepted (the habit of writing νος in a special way, the accenting of a consonant and the broken sigma) and be deemed more probable than the another situation which requires no special p...

In order for that to be true all these things would have to be true. 1. the scribe's habit of writing terminal νος with a special ligature was abandoned. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/agamemnon-palaeographic-observations-1.pdf 2. the scribe made an error in accenting the sig...