"Score" is an odd word to put in an academic title. Stephen C. Carlson's, _The Gospel Hoax: Morton Smith's Invention of _Secret Mark__ (2005), building on and ...
Is anyone of the listers familiar with Luigi Cascioli - the fable of Christ. He makes a lot of claims in the European press, because of a trial against a...
John J. L. Jacobs
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Feb 5, 2006 3:26 pm
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Amazon.com claims from the back cover of __For the Temple_, by G.A. Henty: "Young people across America are rediscovering G. A. Henty, the 19th century...
Hello all. I'm new on this list but I've been around for awhile on the Synoptic-L list. I've been working through some ideas related to salt and forgiveness in...
Is there anyone reading this who is familiar with a supposed citation from Polycarp in the 7th century Armenian writer, Ananias of Shirak? I came across a...
Apparently Conybeare's translation "On Christmas" appeared in Expositor in 1896 5th. series, 4: 121-137. (Perhaps Cumont's book reprinted some earlier ...
Many thanks indeed! I will hunt this down and place it online. All the best, Roger Pearse ... Ananias ... translation ... Expositor. ... 1905, ... by ... ...
In _The Mutilation of Mark's Gospel_, N. Clayton Croy argues that Mark's Gospel is not intended to end at 16.8. He allows that the so-called long-ending of...
... I am not so certain that the existence or non-existence of Q is going to have much, if any, bearing on the question of the Historical Jesus (HJ). For...
... Well, by definition, Paul's death did not take place during Paul's lifetime. If we remove the limitation of Paul's lifetime (I'm not sure why it is...
Ken Olsen writes: In _The Mutilation of Mark's Gospel_, N. Clayton Croy argues that Mark's Gospel is not intended to end at 16.8... it leaves some of the...
... Hi Ken, I rather find it fascinating that the conclusions some make about the 16:8 ending of Mark are that it is somehow incomplete or unsatisfactory to...
Having reviewed Croy's book for _Teaching Theology and Religion_ recently, I am aware of the book's shortcomings, but on its basic point I feel that a couple...
I'm not sure I'd put too much stock on early correctors of Mark. E.g. although admittedly on a smaller scale both Matt and Luke decide to omit Mark's enigmatic...
James wrote: ...a couple of the list members have simply engaged in special pleading rather than listen to what Croy (and many others before him) have said....
For the reasons set forth by James McGrath, I have felt that the proposal put forth, by someone whose name escape me, and whose book I lent but it was never...
Gordon, I apologize at the outset because I do not have much time to interact with your whole post, but I think there is something missing in your presentation...
... Hi Richard, If I might add to this... "endings" like this are invitations to beginnings/ new beginnings and/ or continuings. "The end of the story" isn't...
... I am intrigued by this suggestion. Is there any parallel in Hellenistic or Jewish theater or literature for this type of rhetorical device? Bob Schacht ......
... I find this precise suggestion implausible but pointing in the right direction. It's implausible because auditors in Christian communities ca. AD 70 are...
... Hi Ted, Thanks for your note. First, of course, I'd ask you to think about what is "most telling"??? Second and in light of this I want to point you the...
The name Main Author:of the book and author is Tolbert, Mary Ann, 1947- Title:Sowing the gospel : Mark's world in literary-historical perspective / Primary...
... Jeff, Good to see your thoughts on this. However, I wonder if you might be reading a bit too much of later praxis into the 70 C.E. scene? 1 Cor 15 is a...
... Paul says that Christ's death and resurrection was the substance of the "gospel" taught by every authority ("apostle") who claimed a personal commission by...
I was, I admit, ego-surfing. That's one of the benefits to having a unique name. Plus, it's interesting to see where your name crops up. This, though, may...
Zeba Crook
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Feb 16, 2006 2:59 am
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... I couldn't agree more, not only with the above statement, but with much of the snipped material as well. (Is Hell freezing over?) I maintain my conviction...