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I suggest the "implications" of "assumptions" above, specifically: "a) Authors in Groups 1, 2 and 3 are probably distinct to their group and do not overlap into other groups." is an example of "just trying to tidy it up a little" that is not justified. Author...

.............................................. What is the relationship of Group 3 to Group 2? Did Group 2 start later? There is at least one piece of evidence that Group 2 started later. The text Eugnostos the Blessed belongs to the third group, presenting its beliefs in relatively plain terms. Th...

LC previously wrote, Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:49 pm, in part: "...how are we supposed to start looking at the historical evidence? It looks like a mess. Unless you have some better ideas I'm just trying to tidy it up a little." The mess is the result of various theories mixing up sources from v...

What are the commonly used classes or categories of Christian literature from antiquity? ChatGPT Christian literature from antiquity, broadly defined as writings from the first several centuries of the Christian era, can be categorized into several key classes. These classes reflect the diversity o...

ROMAN PROVENANCE THEORIES Antiquity * "The Acts of Titus" * "Against the Christians" - The last pagan Emperor Julian (362 CE) Middle Ages to the Modern Era Refer to the contents of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum Modern E...

So supposing we are trying to write a history of Christian origins for the first two centuries. What does the history of Christianity (the NT writings and the "Universal Church") in the early centuries look like if we stay only with the primary sources of evidence as advised in the above ...

I just spent almost a week thinking about and then writing a seven page essay entitled "Primary and Secondary Sources & the History of Christian Literature". If anyone is interested here is a link to it: https://www.academia.edu/119008034/Primary_and_Secondary_Sources_and_the_History_o...

This represents both an exhibit and a collection of essays on forgery. It is very wide ranging and very interesting. It does include a number of Christian forgeries including the Donation of Constantine and the proliferation of Holy Relics from the later 4th century for over a thousand years Fake fo...

Fundamental Key Field in any Relational (Factual) Database for Christian Origins are the extant texts themselves Forget Jesus, Marcion, Tertullian, Eusebius, Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Epiphanius, Origen and the host of hypothetical historical identities involved in the received tradition of ...