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Litwa makes the same point after ~14:00 (to ~15:00) in the video below as he makes in the first full paragraph of his text on p. 165 above, without reference to Carrier (ie. without reference to Carrier in the video, at least up until 15:00) eta3: Litwa makes the same point about atheists & Mar...

Thanks Ken for bringing this up. Personally I have leaned towards Garrow's thesis as it seems to help explain the Synoptic problem without needing to resort to a Q hypothesis. However, as Luke seems to be a multi-stage project and may have roots in the Gospel of Marcion this may not be such a cut an...

Irish1975 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:01 am here

Thanks

if we follow Trobisch's proposition that the NT was created in the middle of the 2nd century by a single editor or small number of editor His argument for there having been a specific editor/publisher is based on certain consistent (or in some cases, universal) patterns that appear in the oldest ma...

I have my own crazy theory of Christian origins, which is my "magic heavenly Jesus" theory. As soon as Jesus was thought to be in heaven AND COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY INVOKED for magical healings and prophecies, various groups started doing just that. These were both Jewish and pagan groups, ...

What a fascinating idea! I offer this, half-humorously but a little seriously: when Paul writes that he wanted to go "more than once" but "Satan hindered us", it immediately struck me that it sounded like "I wanted to go, but the ol' ball and chain didn't let me". Coul...

The posibility was raised whether 2 Cor. 11: 32-33 was an interpolation. maryhelena responded in part (Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:05 am): “Interpolation in 2 Cor.11.32 - way too much to loose by that approach...” [presumably, for “loose” read “lose”] Stephen - this thread is not a grammar or spelling test ...

The posibility was raised whether 2 Cor. 11: 32-33 was an interpolation. maryhelena responded in part (Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:05 am): “Interpolation in 2 Cor.11.32 - way too much to loose by that approach...” [presumably, for “loose” read “lose”] Stephen - this thread is not a grammar or spelling test ...

Stephen Goranson wants to date the NT Paul by Acts.....

Of course he does. It's obvious that he is a true believer.

To attempt to seize one person in Damascus did not require complete control of the city, is consistent with the rule of Aretas IV, is consistent with Nabataean resistance to Christianity and Paul, and has been discussed as such--with variations--by many ancient historians. It seems to me relatively...