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What a weird OP! BTW, I determined the completed Mark's gospel (but with nothing past 16:8) is very slightly post 70, most likely winter of 70-71. Explanations here: http://historical-jesus.sosblogs.com/Historical-Jesus-Blo-b1/41-Dating-Mark-s-gospel-b1-p44.htm Cordially, Bernard JW : I'm starting ...

The purpose of this Thread is to establish the odds that GMark (the Gospel work currently in Christian Bibles, as distinguished from the anonymous author here referred to as "Mark") was substantially written post 70. Near zero. http://www.carotta.de/subseite/texte/esumma/351-357.html JW :...

Nonsensical OP It looks to me like drivel, instead of an honest approach to determine dating. The work was a compilation, are you after the compilation date? I like Peters links giving a fair comparision of the whole playing field. http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/mark.html JW : Okay, no evide...

" On the longest possible time line, the survival rate of religion goes to zero " - Fright Club The purpose of this Thread is to establish the odds that GMark (the Gospel work currently in Christian Bibles, as distinguished from the anonymous author here referred to as "Mark") wa...

2) Jesus is baptized by John . "Mark" appears to have written the original baptism story This is [lacking in rhyme and reason #151 can't think of a more neutral way of putting it], Joe. JW : But at least you're trying. First, you use this strange agent "Mark", whatever that mean...

Mark 1:9-11 is being abused here in a nauseating manner by Mr. Walter Mitty . It is substandard material: repetitive and dumb JW : Oh, I think this Thread became the best critical commentary ever on the supposed Baptism some time ago. You've been told before that this isn't the place to make up shi...

to JW, Here, verse 9. The primary themes of our test pericope in order of importance: 1) Jesus is identified as God's son 2) This is a divine identification 3) The baptism is a transitional moment for Jesus 4) The identification is only witnessed by Jesus Now I'll list what I consider to be the pri...

2) Jesus is baptized by John. "Mark" appears to have written the original baptism story and the only related outside the Christian Bible information is from Josephus: Josephus' description of John is general. The implication is that John baptized a lot of people. Limitations on the extent...

to JW, 1) Jesus is baptized. Most people of "Mark's" Jesus' time were not baptized. So only considering this general observation, it is more likely that Jesus was not baptized since most people of his time were not. So, if "Most people of "Mark's" Jesus' time were not bapti...

JW : Continuing to looking for evidence of fiction with the first criterion of literary: 1) Likelihood 1 - The extent of the impossible 2 - The extent of contradictions 3 - The extent of the improbable 2) Literary 1 - The extent of contrivance a - Thematic motivation For our test pericope here, Mar...