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by gryan
Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Acts 15:20 and 29
Replies: 19
Views: 11720

Re: Acts 15:20 and 29

The Western text: Acts 15.19-20 (codex Bezae): 19 On this account I judge that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, 20 but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollutions of idols and from fornication and from blood, and, as many things as they do not ...
by gryan
Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Is Paul "Othering" James in Galatians 1:19?
Replies: 48
Views: 27912

Re: Is Paul "Othering" James in Galatians 1:19?

"But among the apostles, I saw discerned no other heterodox one, except James the Lord's brother." What are your thoughts on this alternative interpretation of Galatians 1:19? 1) But among the apostles I discerned no heterodox one except James 2) But of the apostles I did not see any othe...
by gryan
Fri Dec 22, 2023 1:50 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Using ChatGPT
Replies: 162
Views: 116478

Re: Using ChatGPT

please clarify this post by somone other than me: If the "Egyptian Gospel" Isn't the Secret Gospel of Mark Kept at Alexandria What Gospel is it? Unread post by Secret Alias » Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:16 pm https://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11361 ChatGPT The post you've pro...
by gryan
Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:59 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Between the Sheets -- Mark’s Ménage a Trois with Miriam and Paul
Replies: 5
Views: 1290

Re: Between the Sheets -- Mark’s Ménage a Trois with Miriam and Paul

Worth consideration:

The Social Condition of Lepers in the Gospels
Myrick C. Shinall Jr.
Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 137, No. 4 (Winter 2018)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.15699/j ... b_contents
by gryan
Wed Dec 20, 2023 3:14 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: This Forum Proves that Religion Allows People to Pretty Much Argue Anything
Replies: 8
Views: 687

Re: This Forum Proves that Religion Allows People to Pretty Much Argue Anything

Yogananda wrote: Kriya Yoga is a simple, psychophysiological method by which the human blood is decarbonized and recharged with oxygen. The atoms of this extra oxygen are transmuted into life current to rejuvenate the brain and spinal centers.1 By stopping the accumulation of venous blood, the yogi ...
by gryan
Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:04 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The women watching at the crucifixion of Jesus in Mark 15:40-41
Replies: 47
Views: 73548

Re: The women watching at the crucifixion of Jesus in Mark 15:40-41

Re: "a pre-Marcan tradition behind both the burial in a tomb and the empty tomb." When delving into the historical context behind the text, it's crucial to start by understanding the surface-level details presented in the text itself. Surprisingly, scholars, both modern and ancient, consi...
by gryan
Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:38 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: "God does not play favorites" in Paul, James and Acts
Replies: 2
Views: 1360

Re: "God does not play favorites" in Paul, James and Acts

Exegetical Thesis: "God does not show partiality" is an axiom that Paul and the pillar apostles concurred upon. For an hour, we did {not} yield [to them] in the submission, 5 οἷς οὐδὲ πρὸς ὥραν εἴξαμεν τῇ ὑποταγῇ in order that the gospel's truth would continue toward you. ἵνα ἡ ἀλήθεια το...
by gryan
Sun Dec 17, 2023 5:28 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Matthean Posteriority: Addressing Orchard's Challenge to Markan Priority
Replies: 6
Views: 692

Re: Matthean Posteriority: Addressing Orchard's Challenge to Markan Priority

Ken, Thank you for your engagement with my argument and for referencing Harold Riley's work. While you have discussed and attempted to refute Riley's argument in a previous context, it's worth noting that my argument provides additional examples and considerations that were not directly addressed in...
by gryan
Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:22 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Matthean Posteriority: Addressing Orchard's Challenge to Markan Priority
Replies: 6
Views: 692

Matthean Posteriority: Addressing Orchard's Challenge to Markan Priority

The Order of the Synoptics (1989), p7, Bernard Orchard wrote: "There is one outstanding fact that emerges here: at every point where Matthew ceases to follow Mark's order, whether for a shorter or longer period, Luke continues in it; and wherever Luke ceases to follow Mark's order, Matthew in ...