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Here is the thing that grabbed my attention. In the days before this New Topic began, I had been pondering the origin of the phrase "son of Joseph": I'm currently harboring doubts about the historical accuracy of the name "Joseph" in the phrase "son of Joseph" which app...

So the Josippon : In those days, there was fighting and dissension in Judea between the Pharisees and the 'brigands of our people' who followed the son of Joseph , etc ...[ lacuna ] Eleazar, who committed great crimes in Israel until the Pharisees overcame him." This appears to confirm what th...

Gryan, what does these references mean? Are you assuming that the reader is unable to find them alone ? Are you a troll? I found them, and decided not to keep them to myself. Easier for the next guy. Also, I wanted you to know that I'd read your post and was thinking about what you wrote. If you fi...

My vote goes to GMatthew's shorter sayings of the master as the more likely original koans, and GThomas as a student's demonstration of an enlightened understanding. That is, by the way, a living wisdom tradition, as I can attest. One of my meditation teachers, Laurence Freeman OSB, gave the GMatthe...

This thread is dedicated to the great and still alive, John Dominic Crossan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dominic_Crossan I started my first thread on this forum--"Paul only / Damascus chronology"--in the summer of 2018: http://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4225 Thi...

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone. (Mark 10:18 Cf Matt and Luke) Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:17) Both, arguably echoing Gal...

Agreed.

From another thread: "Marcionite agreements with Matthew against Luke?" http://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7703 A note for completeness. I left out my commentary on the theological difference between Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven. I am of the opinion that the Cat...

A note for completeness. I left out my commentary on the theological difference between Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven. I am of the opinion that the Catholic redactor of Luke changed Heaven to God. It seems quite possible Marcionite blessing had Kingdom of Heaven agreeing with the other synop...

I don't know why I wrote all that... Cora, I think I might know "why" you wrote that--if it is the same reason I'm writing the stuff I'm writing--It is because of a beautiful logic. It is a way of putting together the puzzle pieces, given certain assumptions. I'm in love with Paul, and th...