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- Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:20 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: "Christos" as reverse abbreviation for "archiereus megistos"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4602
"Christos" as reverse abbreviation for "archiereus megistos"
How likely do you think it is that in the context of early Christianity "christos" was used as a reverse abbreviation for "archiereus megistos"? I mean this to be similar to a "backronym", but I don't know if that's the optimal linguistic term for this. It's not that th...
- Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:10 am
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: Epic of King Gesar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13599
Re: Epic of King Gesar
So where does it say "our father who art in heaven"? I've never seen that. Sorry: I should have said "in the name of the father" ("in nomine patris") instead. It says here: https://dejister.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/2195/ ‘The god of Victory in the body of man, King Ces...
- Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:37 am
- Forum: General Religious Discussion
- Topic: Atheists Used to Take the Idea of God Seriously
- Replies: 25
- Views: 34301
Re: Atheists Used to Take the Idea of God Seriously
It's this article?John T wrote:Please pick-up a copy of the WSJ dated Tuesday, July 15, 2014.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/supreme- ... 1405391861
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:33 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Does anyone have On the Historicity of Jesus yet?
- Replies: 887
- Views: 659547
Re: Does anyone have On the Historicity of Jesus yet?
How do you know it's not a fact that the Jordan was the Rubicon? (← Not rhetorical. Attack it like Dennett would.)neilgodfrey wrote:There is not a single "fact" they have come up with that has found unanimous agreement among scholars.
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:43 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Political allegory in the 'exoteric' legend of Jesus
- Replies: 58
- Views: 67074
Re: Political allegory in the 'exoteric' legend of Jesus
The Jewishness is due to a diegetic transposition under the Flavians (Julians 2.0):
http://www.carotta.de/subseite/texte/ar ... ial_en.pdf
http://www.carotta.de/subseite/texte/ar ... ial_en.pdf
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:32 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Political allegory in the 'exoteric' legend of Jesus
- Replies: 58
- Views: 67074
- Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:18 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Political allegory in the 'exoteric' legend of Jesus
- Replies: 58
- Views: 67074
Re: Political allegory in the 'exoteric' legend of Jesus
Maybe I wasn't clear what "political allegory" means here? The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is not about "flying monkeys" - it's about the 19th century Bimetallism debate - the gold standard vs the Silverites, etc. The Crucible is not about witchcraft - it's about McCarthyism. Animal ...
- Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:37 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Political allegory in the 'exoteric' legend of Jesus
- Replies: 58
- Views: 67074
Re: Political allegory in the 'exoteric' legend of Jesus
…aka Josephus.bcedaifu wrote:The only (tenuous) association with Judaism, may be the authorship of one or more of these fables by humans of Jewish ethnicity, however that may be defined....
- Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:33 am
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: Mohammed was Caesarion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8533
Mohammed was Caesarion
This blogger says Herod I, Aretas IV and Juba II were Caesarion.
https://dionoia.wordpress.com
http://bran-paganpoet.blogspot.com
http://juliuscaesarsjohnson1.blogspot.com
Related:
http://www.formerthings.com/king_aretas.htm
http://nabataea.net/ptolomy.html
https://dionoia.wordpress.com
http://bran-paganpoet.blogspot.com
http://juliuscaesarsjohnson1.blogspot.com
Related:
http://www.formerthings.com/king_aretas.htm
http://nabataea.net/ptolomy.html
- Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:24 am
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: Women support Muslim terrorists
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28786
Re: Women support Muslim terrorists
http://pamelageller.com/2014/07/british ... ters.html/
British University student smuggled 20K euros in cash in her underwear for jihad fighters