From the text criticism list's Wieland Wilker: The following book is out now: Das Petrusevangelium und die Petrusapokalypse Die griechischen Fragmente mit...
Just an initial report on the British New Testament Conference which took place in Edinburgh 2 - 4 September. If you have never been BNTC is an annual meeting...
I'm reading an exegesis on Luke 14 (and its Matthean parallels) by Brian Stoffregen, which raises questions for me also with regard to the Didache. It seems to...
Further update on British New Testament Conference. Bart Ehrman was the second main speaker. His paper - was titled 'Christ as Divine Man in Texts Disputed and...
Final thoughts. The accomodation and facilities were great. Apart from a coach trip to New College for a look at the library and a celebratory meal -...
Bob, Isn't the ambiguity you point out in Luke's use of the verb "to be able to" something which is in the nature of that verb. The same ambiguity is present...
... Jacob, Because when a skilful author plans the first edition of a book, he or she will ensure that it is well organized and impressive. In the case of the ...
Ehrman's arguments for the originality of the Ps 2.7 text at Luke 3.22 are in 'The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture' p.62-67. As part of his argument there...
... John, Well, of course it is. But I'm not just referring to an isolated instance of ambiguity; ... As the examples I offered suggest, however, It is quite...
Correction - apologies should be Daniel Olson. ... From: Jacob Knee [mailto:zen20458@...] Sent: 06 September 2004 21:55 To: crosstalk2@yahoogroups.com ...
Hello Sorry to trouble you all but Im looking for Les Scharf. If he is onlist could he jot me a quick note please? Thanks Jim ++++++++++++++++++++ Jim West,...
Bob, I don't think we differ too much on the wider question. I am certainly not a propounder of double predestination, and would (if anything) interpret ...
Jacob, Sounds like a good conference. Wish I had been there. Went to a conference in May where Wright's sparring partner, Jimmy Dunn was speaking. He used...
... That would be my point <g> ... No; what's he say? Bob Robert M. Schacht, Ph.D. University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI [Non-text portions of this message have...
Bob, From memory, he suggests there were various "circles of discipleship" around Jesus, ranging from the "inner three" and the twelve at one end, to people...
Thanks to Jacob Knee for this 3-part posting--very useful. ... James D. Ernest, Ph.D., Editor Baker Academic +1 616 891 5625 (office) jernest@......
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It occurs to me as I look at Mark's crucifixion narrative that this could well have been the first attempt not only to narrate Jesus' crucifixion but the first...
... This is an excellent observation. What strikes me is that the biographical works we look at for comparison do not go into detail regarding the manner of...
I've had more thoughts develop, too important to not raise in a followup email: ... Surely, the only meaningful conclusion we can make here is "earliest ...
... I take it that you're not a fan of Crossan's hypothetical Cross gospel.... I believe Martin Hengel's CRUCIFIXION surveys the relevant sources for...
... I'll see what I can do to find some (is there one for Spartacus?). But it may very well be that if there aren't any, it is due to the fact, as I believe...
... One frequent component of the _bios_ genre was the narration of the manner in which the person faced death. Are there not parallels in the Greco-Roman ...
In a message dated 9/9/2004 11:00:19 AM Central Daylight Time, M.S.Goodacre@... writes: It occurs to me as I look at Mark's crucifixion narrative that...
Thanks for the helpful replies to this so far. Hengel is on my reading list, and also in the library rather than my desk, so I'll dig that out next week. No,...
... Right -- but which came first? Jesus' silent, lonely death in the most humiliating of circumstances, or the Scriptures? In other words, did Isaiah 53...
... And of course this seems to be what Paul preached to the Corinthians and to the Galatians. And it certainly stands behind not only Paul's proclamation to...
... the mass ... is not an ... crucifixion ... Thanks for those thoughts. Agreed -- it is a narrative about crucifixion. What I am wondering about is...
... Well, of course there was Socrates. The similarity is that he was condemned to death by a court proceeding, and did not resist his execution. But doesn't...