I'm wondering (only because I was asked) if there is an apocryphal tradition (since there is no biblical mention) which names the parents of Mary Magdalene? ...
Earlier today I reformulated and forwarded Ken Olson's question on "evocatio"; in Josephus's account of one of the omens recounted in BJ 6 to Steve Mason...
... the one where the gates of the temple swing open on their own? If anything like this actually happened, it may have been that the door somehow opened ...
Brian Trafford wrote on March 10, 2003: In response to Ted Weeden's [XTalk] Re: Two Jesuses: the Provocative Parallels ... [snip] Brian, you have given two...
Bob wrote: I had not heard about Barnett before. Are any published reviews on this book available? What approach is he likely to take on the "Historical ...
... I had not heard about Barnett before. Are any published reviews on this book available? What approach is he likely to take on the "Historical Christ"?--...
The current issues and online archive of articles for JSNT and JSOT seem temporarily available online via the new publisher's web site. I'm not sure how long...
... your thesis and Weeden's is that both assume a relatively simple linear relationship between written sources. I'm not so sure, and I appeal to what I...
... Where does Josephus refer to Jesus son of Ananias in his _Antiquities_? In the index of the Loeb edition of the Antiquities, there is no citing of Jesus ...
Who are these guys? (See below). Are they Messianic Jews, an esoteric sect, or what? Is this a con, or a legitimate endeavor? BTW, do not assume that the...
Dear List members, As I have busied myself in the last two months with the issue of methodology in the reconstruction of the historical Jesus---having read...
... I think it very likely that the name of the Theudas of Acts 5.36 (whom that text says was active before Judas the Galilean, i.e., c. 6 CE or earlier) was...
Hi folks: Sorry to clutter the list with a request like this, but I have mislaid Ted Weeden's current e-mail address, and I need it. Ted of course is the...
The articles in psychological journals, listed below re. the " intersection of mental health, religion and culture", the HJ and the growth of Christianity all...
I first heard the "not known sorrow" story with the Buddha as the main character. There are a couple versions online if you google "Buddha" and "not known...
... Here is what appears to be the first post in that thread: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crosstalk2/message/9098 Tim, thank you for drawing my attention to...
... I have already been contacted by several people on this matter. So please ignore this message. Yours, Jeffrey -- Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon.) 1500...
Does anyone here have Kittel TDNT on CD Rom? If so, would you please contact me OFF LIST? Thanks. Jeffrey -- Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon.) 1500 W. Pratt...
To Listers, Back in 2002 when Jonathan Reed's books (_Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus_; _Excavating Jesus_ [co-authored with Crossan]) and his theory on the...
... Is it true, do you think, that Karel has only one idea? Frankly I grow tired of him using almost any XTalk post he responds to as a springboard for...
January 27, 2005 Shroud of Turin: Old as Jesus? By THE NEW YORK TIMES he Shroud of Turin is much older than the medieval date that modern science has affixed...
To me the question is not so much if it is authentic, but how it was done. THIS is the real mystery. Perhaps theologians cannot really appreciate such a...
The work of some scholars, such as Stevan Davies, have pointed out the importance of the intersection of mental health, religion and culture in understanding...
On a different list, attempts have been made to account for some Pauline ideas by reference to ideas derived from Zoroastrianism, and thus drawing in concepts...
The Synoptic Gospels say that Jesus' critics objected to him pronouncing sins forgiven, because God alone can forgive sin. Exegetes often claim that...
... From: "Ken Olson" <kenolson101@...> To: <crosstalk2@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 1:31 PM Subject: [XTalk] Marian Hillar on the...
Professor Ludemann in his seminar spent some time on the psychology of the disciples' response to Jesus' crucifixion (Resurrection of Christ, Chapter 4)....
Hi, I have permission from the moderators of Crosstalk to post the following: With the purchase of the _Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus_ by Sage...
