The first time I picked it up I read only a few pages then left it and didn't bother again for months. On second try it went by quicky enough. I was already ...
... For pop fiction, DVC is on the bad side of miserable. It sold only because of curiosity generated by the hype from its controversial subject and implicit...
With apologies for cross-posting, I trust that the following will be of interest to folks here: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago has...
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Zeba Crook
zcrook@...
Feb 19, 2006 7:58 pm
I too struggled to get past the first couple of pages. And while it became tiresome and predicable that at the end of every one of the bloody 109 chapters (or...
... Many people think so but I disagree. The novel wasn’t a page-turner for me at all. Brown’s writing is sophomoric and weighed down by cliches, his plot ...
... I wonder if there's a personal reason as well: with the success of the book (and the movie), he'll have a lot more misconceptions about the Bible to deal...
Zeb wrote: "Most people on this list know I find it sad that church groups are expending any effort at all to debunk a crappy work of fiction -- it strikes me...
... I have to agree with John. I haven't read it, won't read it and cannot imagine anyone who wants to, read the dreck. The folk at Church who have asked...
... <<But I have a question about the attempts by smarter people at least (like Ehrman) to write about this book, and this is addressed to John as well since...
I consider the whole post below to be badly off topic, and if it had been up to me, I would not have approved its appearance on this list. Please folks, let's...
... Bob and all, Perhaps to get back "on topic" folks might want to look at the latest New Yorker (the feb. 13/20 double edition). It has a very nice article ...
"David C. Hindley" wrote: [snip] ... Interesting note. But I'm not sure what it has to do with the purview of XTalk. If we are going to discuss any aspect of...
... And "a review of how she has been thought about across the millennia" has what??? to do with the historical Jesus? Bob [Non-text portions of this message...
Robert, Sorry you feel that way. The sad fact remains that 16 messages have been posted, more or less and without protest, lambasting the "literary quality" of...
C'mon David, take a breath and calm down my friend. :) You and I have been on this list long enough to know that a newbie would have been clobbered for putting...
Bob asked: And "a review of how she has been thought about across the millennia" has what??? to do with the historical Jesus? Nomination for best supporting...
... Hi Bob, Well, first the name of this list is "Xtalk: the Historical Jesus and Christian Origins," so she's clearly a personage that fits the subject matter...
... Hi Daniel, Are you of the view that she is a fictional creation? If not, which of the resources would you suggest belong to the pool for consideration? ...
Hi Tony, ... In the Spouse or Friend category:)??? ... A couple of things interest me as relates to her. For those who take that the Easter morning scenes are...
Hi Gordon, I am entirely undecided, but I think it worth asking. Regards, Daniel ... ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo!...
Hi Daniel, Thanks for the response. I agree it's worth asking and understand your hesitancy. As with most everything... so little historical data! I'm of a...
... Certainly! I'd start with Karen King's recent book on the Gospel of Mary of Magdala. She was, arguably, one of Jesus' more important acquaintances. What I...
... Of course. ... For the purpose of this list, "how Jesus gets talked about" is not necessarily relevant. For example, how David Koresh's followers talked ...
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Enriquez Fabian
fenriquez@...
Feb 22, 2006 8:07 pm
Hi everyone! So, then, why not talk about the female's role in HJ´s close circle??? And female's presence & influence in the I Century Christianity raising???...
Hi Fabian, I agree and think more can be said about these issues. Corley, King, AJ Levine, Friedrickson, Crossan and many others have written helpful works on...
... I agree, too. All of these would be much more worthwhile to discuss than the Da Vinci Code. Bob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Enriquez Fabian
fenriquez@...
Feb 24, 2006 9:06 pm
Folks:
Not only Nag Hammadi, but other apocryphal sources talk about it. For example, we see not only Magdalena, but other women that make shape to Nazarean...
... Please identify the sources you have in mind. Otherwise, this statement is far too vague to be useful. ... Please provide specifics. ... This is an...
Good afternoon to everyone. Marcus Borg is going to be appearing at Washington National Cathedral in a few weeks for a lecture -- I assume associated with the...
