Odes of Solomon 42 precedes Mark 15:29: the original "way" of the cross
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:08 am
So Odes 42:
An alternative translation, given by Arthur Drews in a French translation of his magnus opus Christ Myth, gives the same passage as:
The verse assumes the existence of a "way" along the place where there was the crucifixion.
The same "way" is assumed to be found implicitly in Mark 15;29:
It is evident that the original author of Odes 42 didn't mean the same "way" where the enemies of Jesus "passed by".
Therefore, a different "way" is meant.
The "way" was probably a celestial passage from lower heavens to upper heavens.
Why "probably"?
because from texts as Ascension of Isaiah, we know that during the ascent to upper heaven, the Son was EXALTED by all the angels, both evil and good angels.
The irony of Mark 15:29 is that the role of the angels, who in the original myth exalted Jesus, is given to people who insulted Jesus.
I stretched out my hands and approached my Lord:
For the stretching of my hands is His sign:
My expansion is the outspread tree which was set up on the way of the Righteous One.
For the stretching of my hands is His sign:
My expansion is the outspread tree which was set up on the way of the Righteous One.
An alternative translation, given by Arthur Drews in a French translation of his magnus opus Christ Myth, gives the same passage as:
I stretched out my hands and approached my Lord:
For the stretching of my hands is His sign:
My expansion is the outspread tree
to which was raised the man hanged on the margin of the way.
For the stretching of my hands is His sign:
My expansion is the outspread tree
to which was raised the man hanged on the margin of the way.
The verse assumes the existence of a "way" along the place where there was the crucifixion.
The same "way" is assumed to be found implicitly in Mark 15;29:
Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days
It is evident that the original author of Odes 42 didn't mean the same "way" where the enemies of Jesus "passed by".
Therefore, a different "way" is meant.
The "way" was probably a celestial passage from lower heavens to upper heavens.
Why "probably"?
because from texts as Ascension of Isaiah, we know that during the ascent to upper heaven, the Son was EXALTED by all the angels, both evil and good angels.
The irony of Mark 15:29 is that the role of the angels, who in the original myth exalted Jesus, is given to people who insulted Jesus.