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1 Corinthians 12:3 may be an unlikely scripture to cite for evidence of an earthly Jesus in Pauline epsitles. However,in this particular epistle, Paul appears to be writing against those who curse the earthly Jesus and instead choose to worship a purely spiritual "Lord of Glory." Claiming...

There must have been a source somewhere which left that possibility open for him or it was something he wanted to prove could be true for some reason. I've mentioned the fact that ταρσος is a word meaning basket (or basketing), which, though not used in 2 Cor 11:33, may be part of the solution to t...

to spin, It seems to me therefore that you have no evidence for a significant population of "ethnic Nabataeans" in Damascus to warrant any sort of ethnarch, let alone one sent by a foreign king. I never said I had evidence for that, just that it was plausible. It's also plausible consider...

But don't cite Marcion's authority. That actually requires old dogs to learn new tricks . . Or old wolves. In the same way Hippolytus pictures the Christian Marcion as a typical Cynic, even as the founder of a School full of nonsense and a canine (i.e. cynic) way of life, the members of which, -all...

On closer reading,page 243 does indeed state that the second century date for the inscription is "only probable." The stronger part of his argument seems to rest on the premise of lack of upward social mobility in ancient Roman society.

Steven Friesen article is included in the following book, Corinth in Context: Comparative Studies on Religion and Society. From a initial reading of the article I haven't found that Friesen's argument rests on the premise that the inscription is dated from the second century. Did I miss something?

Grow a tenable source and stop citing internet schlock, please. Ok, Josephus does indeed write that after Philip's death his territory was added to the province of Syria. His [Philip's] principality Tiberius took, (for he left no sons behind him,) and added it to the province of Syria, but gave ord...

Well, don't blame Jerome 'cuz apparently he didn't want anything to do with altering Josephus or Polycarp's writings. The rumor that the works of Josephus and Papian and Polycarp have been translated by me is false. I have neither the leisure nor the strength to render his writings into another tong...

Damascus was part of the territory of Philip, Do you have evidence for that? Cordially, Bernard Is this the same Philip that this source states died in 34 A.D? With incredible timing, Philip the Tetrarch died in the winter of 33/34 AD, mere months after Jesus had died (and risen) and not long since...

My interest is why the editor of the New Testament decided to go with the Aretas story. I think Josephus was edited to support a number of ludicrous stories in the New Testament. I just can't figure out why. If you are going to make up shit about Paul why not make up shit within the confines of acc...