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by ghost
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...
by ghost
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...
by ghost
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

John T wrote:Please pick-up a copy of the WSJ dated Tuesday, July 15, 2014.
It's this article?

http://online.wsj.com/articles/supreme- ... 1405391861
by ghost
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?

neilgodfrey wrote:There is not a single "fact" they have come up with that has found unanimous agreement among scholars.
How do you know it's not a fact that the Jordan was the Rubicon? (← Not rhetorical. Attack it like Dennett would.)
by ghost
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
by ghost
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

Re: Political allegory in the 'exoteric' legend of Jesus

Jesus's crucifixion is based on Caesar's wax figure crucifixion:

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=606#p14983
by ghost
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 ...
by ghost
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

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....
…aka Josephus.
by ghost
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