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Anyone who thinks that it is impossible for someone to sound like another person, has simply no idea what diversity exists. Also, even if my theory is right, nothing indicates Ignatius is dissing the OT. And I legitimately could not care less what Reinach says, because what you are arguing is so bas...

Anything can be about the historicity of Jesus as long as you (A) ignore the interpolations, and (B) insert "mention of Jesus" in brackets, and just presume all your assumptions are correct.

I thought I'd start a new thread here rather than interrupt the one here: https://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11683 Why is this important (replying to Joseph D L)? Because I am tired to hear the apologetical motive that none doubted about the historicity of Jesus in the Antiquit...

A couple statements come to mind: 2 Peter 1: 16 For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. Also, from Justin Martyr, DIALOGUE WITH TRYPHO: But Christ-- if He has indeed been born, and...

All due respect to DCH, I don't really care. I have already given evidence of Josephus using this language to describe Jewish holy books, and so have other scholars. So the point is over. Your only evidence is a mere mention of Josephus: Incorrect. I also gave several references to the New Testamen...

what would be incomprehensible? My claim that only Marcion could have a such disregard for the Old Testament, by saying that Jesus is the new and only scripture ( "Solus Paulus "), and the rest (Jewish Scriptures) doesn't matter? I invite you to learn better about Marcion. As to the your ...

In response to your last comment to me: No that is not what I said. It is always evident that you are grasping at straws when you don't bother representing what we say correctly and go on wild tangents.

And your second paragraph is incomprehensible.

A) the fact that Ignatius refers to scriptures (by answering 'it is written') doesn't affect minimally on the content of the 'archives' referred by the his enemies. At contrary, there is even the concrete possibility that the 'archives' (of the accusation) are not the same scriptures meant by Ignat...

As I noted above, in this case the archives is clear, and it is made clear by the verb that Ignatius uses for "it is written." This is an immediate notation to an audience he is referring to scripture. And again, I also noted that this is how the text was universally interpreted. The Latin...

Even if they were anti-Christians this has no bearing as discussed above. As I noted above, "the gospel" does not equate to the life of Jesus, and additionally is an interpolation. They may simply be referring to the miracles of Jesus or prophecies in the Old Testament, i.e., "if it i...