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Final of “Letters Supposedly Written by Ignatius”: Tackling New Questions

Links to all posts in this series are collated at: Roger Parvus: Letters Supposedly Written by Ignatius This post continues from The (Apellean) Gospel of Peregrinus and concludes the series. TDOP = The Death of Peregrinus by Lucian. Harmon’s translation here. . In posts two through six I showed why Peregrinus should be regarded as … Continue reading “Final of “Letters Supposedly Written by Ignatius”: Tackling New Questions”

“The Marcionite Gospel and the Synoptic Problem: A New Suggestion”

Matthias Klinghardt responded to Mark Goodacre’s 2002 book, The Case Against Q, with an article proposing a Marcionite solution to the Synoptic Problem: “The Marcionite Gospel and the Synoptic Problem: A New Suggestion” published in Novum Testamentum, 2008. For those of us who like to be reminded, here are the traditional theories on the Synoptic … Continue reading ““The Marcionite Gospel and the Synoptic Problem: A New Suggestion””

16. Earl Doherty’s Response to Bart Ehrman’s Case Against Mythicism – Pt. 16

* Epistle to the Hebrews (Part Two) . COVERED IN THIS POST: Telling us that Jesus was never on earth First smoking gun: Hebrews 8:4 – a denial that Jesus had been on earth Platonic parallels between heaven and earth Christ could not be a priest in the same sphere as the earthly priests no … Continue reading “16. Earl Doherty’s Response to Bart Ehrman’s Case Against Mythicism – Pt. 16”

The Christ of John’s Revelation — Nemesis of Paul’s crucified Christ (Couchoud continued)

This post continues Couchoud’s account of the nature of the Christ found in the Book of Revelation and how he epitomizes the “false Christ” that Paul denounced his apostolic rivals for promoting. Couchoud has been tracing the rise of Christianity from the Enochian community in “pre-Christian” times and the evolution of the Christ idea in … Continue reading “The Christ of John’s Revelation — Nemesis of Paul’s crucified Christ (Couchoud continued)”

Couchoud on Acts of the Apostles

I’ll try to complete Paul-Louis Couchoud’s explanations for the second-century productions of the canonical New Testament literature starting here with his discussion of Acts. For those who enjoy the stimulation of new (even if old) ideas to spark fresh thoughts, read on. I left off my earlier series on Couchoud’s thoughts on Gospel origins with … Continue reading “Couchoud on Acts of the Apostles”

[10] THE LETTERS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH: 10th and final post in the series

10th and final post in the series by Roger Parvus. The complete series is archived here. In posts one through five I showed why Peregrinus should be regarded as the author of the so-called Ignatian letters. In posts six through nine I argued that he was an Apellean Christian. In this post I will tie … Continue reading “[10] THE LETTERS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH: 10th and final post in the series”

Lifting the rug on heresy in the Gospel of John

Roger Parvus has published a fascinating study of the letters of Ignatius and proposes that they originated from one who belonged to the breakaway group from Marcionism that was led by Apelles. Towards the end of his book (A New Look at the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch and Other Apellian Writings) he addresses the … Continue reading “Lifting the rug on heresy in the Gospel of John”

Does the notion of a crucified messiah need a historical easter experience?

It is interesting to read in a short section of Paul the Convert Alan F. Segal’s case for Christianity originating in an easter-type of experience of disciples of a historically crucified Jesus. Having run across so many references to Segal’s book when I was reading about the heavenly ascent mystical experiences among Second Temple Jews … Continue reading “Does the notion of a crucified messiah need a historical easter experience?”

How many stories in the gospels are “purely metaphorical”?

Dale Allison concludes his book Constructing Jesus with a discussion of the intent of the gospel authors. Did the gospel authors themselves think that they were writing real history or did they think they were writing metaphorical narratives, parables or allegories? Allison refers to Marcus Borg and others (e.g. Robert Gundry, John Dominic Crossan, Robert … Continue reading “How many stories in the gospels are “purely metaphorical”?”

How the Gospel of John Created a Jesus from Wisdom Literature

Earlier I outlined Spong’s discussions of the way the Gospel of Matthew mined the Hebrew scriptures to portray Jesus as a new Moses, and the way Luke’s Gospel found in the same Jewish scriptures ways to present him as a greater Elijah. This post repackages Spong’s discussion of how the author(s) of the Gospel of … Continue reading “How the Gospel of John Created a Jesus from Wisdom Literature”

Jesus the New Elijah, and the Gospel Being a Symbolic Tale According to a Scholarly View

Continuing from my previous post, this time I’m outlining Spong’s overview of the distinctive way the Gospel of Luke portrays Jesus. Bishop John Shelby Spong himself is renowned for his views on inclusiveness — that the Church should not discriminate against anyone for any role because of their gender or sexuality. In the Gospel of … Continue reading “Jesus the New Elijah, and the Gospel Being a Symbolic Tale According to a Scholarly View”

The little apocalypse of Mark 13 – historical or creative prophecy?

The “little apocalypse” or “Olivet prophecy” of Mark 13, Matthew 24 and Luke 21 is often cited as a key passage for dating the gospels. The idea is to match the events described in this passage with what seems to be the best fit historically. Others have questioned whether we are right to attempt to … Continue reading “The little apocalypse of Mark 13 – historical or creative prophecy?”

Luke’s Resurrection chapter: its ties to the Infancy stories, Acts and Marcion

Continuing notes from Tyson’s Marcion and Luke-Acts . . . . Last post looked at Tyson’s arguments for the Infancy Narratives in the Gospel of Luke, this one at the final chapter with the Resurrection appearances. Notes below that are in italics are my own additions and not, as far as I recalled at the … Continue reading “Luke’s Resurrection chapter: its ties to the Infancy stories, Acts and Marcion”