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by gryan
Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:21 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Was Gospel of John's Nathaniel James/Jacob son of Alphaeus?
Replies: 5
Views: 1159

Re: Bethsaida of Peter & Andrew

Not to threadjack, but a recent discovery suggests the lost city of Bethsaida and the Church of the Apostles: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-08-12/ty-article-magazine/archaeologists-find-entreaty-to-st-peter-in-early-church-by-sea-of-galilee/00000182-8762-d8ab-a3b3-e77f7f870000 Re: Archae...
by gryan
Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:43 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Robyn Walsh, The Origins of Early Christian Literature
Replies: 66
Views: 12776

Re: Robyn Walsh, The Origins of Early Christian Literature

gryan wrote: "Yes, Robyn Walsh presented one of the best (IMHO) papers at the New Quest for Historical Jesus. The focus was on Mark and (as memory serves), how Mark creates a sense of spiritual immediacy. My memory of it is twisted in the direction of my blurry memory of her answer to my quest...
by gryan
Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:40 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis
Replies: 130
Views: 20047

Re: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis

Re: "The Gospel of Matthew quickly became the most popular synoptic Gospel" MacEWEN made a point of this during his closing statement. Is this evidence that it was written last? I suspect it is so. Thesis: The last written synoptic Gospel was the most appreciated because the author knew h...
by gryan
Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:41 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Robyn Walsh, The Origins of Early Christian Literature
Replies: 66
Views: 12776

Re: Robyn Walsh, The Origins of Early Christian Literature

Yes, Robyn Walsh presented one of the best (IMHO) papers at the New Quest for Historical Jesus. The focus was on Mark and (as memory serves), how Mark creates a sense of spiritual immediacy. My memory of it is twisted in the direction of my blurry memory of her answer to my question which I sent vi...
by gryan
Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:07 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Robyn Walsh, The Origins of Early Christian Literature
Replies: 66
Views: 12776

Re: Robyn Walsh, The Origins of Early Christian Literature

Having skimmed much of the book so far I can say it is a welcome breath of fresh air in a room too long stale with the stench of assumption that the Gospel and Acts narratives are gateways to historical events. Walsh demonstrates what others have also shown in the past -- though I think Walsh's add...
by gryan
Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:27 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis
Replies: 130
Views: 20047

Re: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis

Re: "The Gospel of Matthew quickly became the most popular synoptic Gospel" MacEWEN made a point of this during his closing statement. Is this evidence that it was written last? I suspect it is so. Thesis: The last written synoptic Gospel was the most appreciated because the author knew h...
by gryan
Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:17 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis
Replies: 130
Views: 20047

Re: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis

Re: "The Gospel of Matthew quickly became the most popular synoptic Gospel" MacEWEN made a point of this during his closing statement. Is this evidence that it was written last? I suspect it is so. Thesis: The last written synoptic Gospel was the most appreciated because the author knew hi...
by gryan
Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:48 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis
Replies: 130
Views: 20047

Re: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis

The episode was originally supposed to have been a debate with me representing Farrer-Goulder vs. someone representing Matthean Posteriority, but that didn't work out and Jacob just interviewed me. I pitched a few ideas to Jacob afterward and we're planning to do further episodes where I talk about...
by gryan
Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis
Replies: 130
Views: 20047

Re: The Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis

Re: How Luke Was Written

Ken expressed his arguments on History Valley!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SnMK3u_SYk
by gryan
Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:38 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Was Morton Smith a forger?
Replies: 63
Views: 5432

Re: Was Morton Smith a forger?

Part 2, live on Friday at #History Valley: Is Secret Mark Authentic? Part II - Dr. James David Audlin, Dr. Robert M. Price And Stephan Huller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFbXsM3w68A In "Second Thoughts on the Secret Gospel" Dr. Robert M. Price wrote: "In 1985 I asked Morton Smith ...