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by perseusomega9
Wed May 03, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Using ChatGPT
Replies: 162
Views: 121330

Re: Using ChatGPT

Peter Kirby wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 10:46 pm I appreciate you, SA, and I often value your contributions, but you sure know how to make it difficult sometimes.
You're now a memory in an AI brain.
by perseusomega9
Wed May 03, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Part A: Time Period 275-325
Replies: 67
Views: 5010

Re: Part A: Time Period 275-325

Secret Alias wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 12:05 pm Do so before the collapse of civilization. My advice.
Too late.
by perseusomega9
Mon May 01, 2023 4:44 am
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Part A: Time Period 275-325
Replies: 67
Views: 5010

Re: Part A: Time Period 275-325

Notable for having an explicit date (the majority of inscriptions, unfortunately, do not) and the word Χρειστιανοι. It's slightly before the tetrarchy time period, and I've been saving the earlier stuff for later, but I guess there can be some fuzziness here. Or to expand the time period in questio...
by perseusomega9
Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:44 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: which proposals are mutually exclusive?
Replies: 19
Views: 989

Re: which proposals are mutually exclusive?

Mine: The historical Jesus was a nobody, a humble person who died as a martyr vs Mythicists: The historical Jesus had to have been like a Gospel Jesus, an amazing person that everyone would have written about, who would have been in all the newspapers; otherwise he never existed. Martyr is Greek fo...
by perseusomega9
Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why I think a historical Jesus is best explanation for earliest texts
Replies: 233
Views: 13926

Re: Why I think a historical Jesus is best explanation for earliest texts

i think the most obvious interpretation of 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeare...
by perseusomega9
Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:41 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus
Replies: 39
Views: 5776

Re: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus

It is typical of biblical academic to have e.g. a fairly proper analysis of data, only to be followed by a very predictable and formation Conclusion that has nothing to do with any of it. Exactly. I don't know how many time I've read the concluding chapter to a biblical studies book and thought tha...
by perseusomega9
Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:31 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Chris on the Testimonium Taciteum
Replies: 23
Views: 1626

Re: Chris on the Testimonium Taciteum

1. My response to Tuccinardi got axed in the final draft, but basically I doubt the ability of stylometric analysis to really tell us much about these letters. While Tuccinardi's analysis is interesting, I think further studies need to be done before accepting its findings, particularly I would lik...
by perseusomega9
Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:43 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Podcast Why Jesus Most Likely Existed, Tim O'Neill
Replies: 72
Views: 4062

Re: Podcast Why Jesus Most Likely Existed, Tim O'Neill

lclapshaw wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:40 pm
Irish1975 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:08 pm Carrier vs O'Neill, UFC fight.

Guys. It's the only way to settle this.
Octagon! 😂
THUNDERDOME!
by perseusomega9
Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:27 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Chris on the Testimonium Taciteum
Replies: 23
Views: 1626

Re: Chris on the Testimonium Taciteum

1. My response to Tuccinardi got axed in the final draft, but basically I doubt the ability of stylometric analysis to really tell us much about these letters. While Tuccinardi's analysis is interesting, I think further studies need to be done before accepting its findings, particularly I would lik...