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122 3. Der Streit über die Berechtigung Jesu. 3. The controversy over the authority of Jesus. 122/123 Natürlich ist Matthäus, nachdem seine Hohenpriester und Schriftgelehrten nach der Lempelreiuigung bereits mit ihrem Bedenken über das Hosiannarufen der Kinder aufgetreten sind, und wenn sie nun nach der Verfluchung des Feigenbaums die Frage auf-werfen, die sich auf die … Continue reading “Ch 3 – The controversy over the authority of Jesus”
The letters of Paul that are understood to have been written some twenty to ten years before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE speak about the crucifixion of Jesus as a simple fact. There is never any elaboration of when or where it happened (unless one treats 1 Thess 2:13-16 as genuine). The message … Continue reading “The Crucifixion of Jesus as Implicit History of the Jewish War”
57 1. Das erste Auftreten Jesu in Galilaa. 1. The first appearance of Jesus in Galilee. 57 Die Frage nach dem gegenseitigen Verhältniß der synoptischen Evangelien tritt jetzt in ein neues Stadium. Die Data zu ihrer Beantwortung werden reicher und bestimmter und mit ihrer Hilfe wird auch die Lösung sicherer werden. Wenn sich einzelne Nachlässigkeiten … Continue reading “Ch 1 – The first appearance of Jesus in Galilee”
43 3. Die Versuchung Jesu 3. The temptation of Jesus. 43 Auch nach der Laufe bleibt Jesus zunächst noch in der Gewalt einer Nothwendigkeit, die er noch nicht beherrscht und die noch wie eine fremde Macht über ihn kommt. War die Taufe auf eine unerwartete Weise für ihn bedeutungsvoll geworden, war es gleichsam die Machtsülle … Continue reading “Ch 3 – The Temptation of Jesus”
34 2. Die Taute Jesu. 2. The baptism of Jesus. 34 Aber die Gemeinde erst soll Jesum und den Täufer zu-sammengebracht haben? Sind nicht vielmehr Beide persönlich zusammengetroffen? Hat nicht Jesus selbst schon, indem er sich der Taufe des Johannes unterzog, den Zusammenhang der-selben mit seinem Werke anerkannt und hat nicht der Täufer sich persönlich … Continue reading “Ch 2 – The Baptism of Jesus”
88 6. Jesus in Samarien. C. 1 — 42. 6. Jesus in Samaria. C. 1 – 42. 88 Der Evangelist strengt sich an und läßt sich keine Mühe verdrießen, um das Hin- und Herziehen seines Meisters aus Judäa nach Galiläa und von hier nach Judäa zurück pragmatisch zu begründen, überhaupt die einzelnen Begebenheiten durch die … Continue reading “Bk 1. Fourth Gospel. Ch 6 – Jesus in Samaria”
All posts in this survey of Nanine Charbonnel’s book are archived at Charbonnel: Jesus Christ sublime figure de papier. Getting Real The striking difference between pre-Christian Jewish concepts and those of Christianity is that the latter eschewed abstract notions of messiahs and divine messengers and fleshed them out with names and personalities. Where we read … Continue reading “The Incarnation of The Name – Continuing Nanine Charbonnel’s Sublime Paper Figure Jesus Christ”
I conclude* continue here my posts presenting Rivka Nir’s case for the John the Baptist passage in the Antiquities of Josephus being a Christian interpolation. All of these posts are archived at Nir: First Christian Believer. (* I had expected to conclude the series with this post but as usual, checking sources and being sure … Continue reading “John the Baptist in Josephus — What was his baptism?”
Continuing the series Charbonnel: Jesus Christ sublime figure de papier . . . A Messiah to combine the different messianic visions Nanine Charbonnel [NC] has been exploring various ways the Jesus figure of the gospels was drawn to embody certain groups of people and now proceeds to discuss the way our evangelists (gospel authors) also found … Continue reading “Jesus embodies all the Jewish Messiahs — continuing Jésus-Christ, Sublime Figure de Papier”
Continuing the series Charbonnel: Jesus Christ sublime figure de papier . . . The figure of Jesus Christ is first and foremost the personification of his people Most of us have little difficulty imagining that the authors of the gospels conceptualized Jesus as a personification of the people of Israel. In Nanine Charbonnel’s words, the gospel … Continue reading “Jesus Created to Embody Two Peoples in One New Man — continuing Jésus-Christ, Sublime Figure de Papier”
A widespread understanding in much of the literature about the historical Jesus is that Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist is an indisputable fact. The reason for such certainty is said to be that no follower of Jesus would fabricate a story in which Jesus appeared to submit to the authority of John; the event … Continue reading “Jesus and an Embarrassment-Free Baptism”
An important consequence follows. If a myth is made up of all its variants, structural analysis should take all of them into account. — Claude Lévi-Strauss (435) The structural analysis developed by Claude Lévi-Strauss invites one to compare the variants of a myth so as to define the rules that led to their transformation. . … Continue reading “Jesus’ Baptism in the Context of the Myth of Water, Flight and Wilderness”
Dr Sarah of FreethoughtBlogs.com Geeky Humanist has posted two interesting posts in favour of the historicity of Jesus. It makes a wonderful change to read arguments on this topic that are expressed in a civil and calmly reasoned tone. Her first post is Jesus mythicism vs. Jesus historicity: an argument in favour of the latter; her … Continue reading “A Response to Dr Sarah, Geeky Humanist, on the Jesus Question”
Previous posts: PZ Myers interviews a historian about Jesus mythicism (2018-09-05) How do historians decide who was historical, who fictional? (2018-09-06) How do we approach the question of Jesus being historical or mythical? (2018-09-07) I have as a rule paraphrased main points that each person spoke in their exchange. –o– PZ: You (Eddie) say it is unlikely … Continue reading “How a historian approaches the question of the historical Jesus: concluding the PZ and Eddie Marcus discussion”