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In 1990, Longenecker's commentary on Galatians addressed arguments put forth by both Trudinger and Howard: Trudinger has argued that ἕτερον, “other,” here [1:19] has a comparative force that differentiates (“other than the apostles”) and so excludes James from the apostles ( NovT 17 [1975] 200-202)...

I plan to elaborate on text and syntax of Gal 1:19 along with ten other key passages in canonical Galatians, with support from canonical literary echoes. I'm curious to hear your current perspective on the question Carrier is addressing. Is it correct that only one counter-argument to Trudinger has...

In OHJ I put the case like this: [W]hy didn’t Paul just say ‘of them that were apostles before me [1.17] I met none except Peter and James [1.18-19]’? Why does he construct the convoluted sentence ‘I consulted with Peter, but another of the apostles I did not see, except James’? As L. Paul Trudinge...

in which language were the jews speaking to pontius pilate? how about those who couldn't speak greek? ChatGPT During the time of Pontius Pilate and the Roman occupation of Judea, the lingua franca of the region for administrative and official purposes was Greek. This means that when Jews, including ...

ChatGPT Could you ask for a list of possible theories which explain the appearance of the nomina sacra in the earliest strata of Christian literature. ChatGPT 3.5 Could I ask for a list of possible theories which explain the appearance of the nomina sacra in the earliest strata of Christian literat...

ChatGPT Could you ask for a list of possible theories which explain the appearance of the nomina sacra in the earliest strata of Christian literature. ChatGPT 3.5 Could I ask for a list of possible theories which explain the appearance of the nomina sacra in the earliest strata of Christian literat...

ChatGPT Imagine if Paul's Epistle to the Galatians were a famous recipe passed down through generations of cooks. It's like the secret sauce that historians and theologians can't get enough of in the New Testament culinary world. Now, picture Paul as the earliest celebrity chef of the Christian worl...

Re: "a pre-Marcan tradition behind both the burial in a tomb and the empty tomb." When delving into the historical context behind the text, it's crucial to start by understanding the surface-level details presented in the text itself. Surprisingly, scholars, both modern and ancient, consis...

Interpolation hypothesis: Regarding "Peter"--the inscribed author of 1 Peter--and the proposed interpolation describing "Peter" in Galatians 2:7b-8, Galatians 2:7a and 9 (without interpolation: restores the syntactic parallel of "seeing" and "knowing") On the...

12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark , where many were gathered together and were praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she did n...