This post addresses an argument that is found well beyond the covers of Eddy and Boyd. Nevertheless, I have been discussing in this blog bits of Eddy’s and Boyd’s case for refuting what they label the “‘legendary Jesus’ thesis” and defending the historicity of Jesus, and to mention them here seems an appropriate anchor. One … Continue reading “Paul’s understanding of the Earthly Leprechaun (not necessarily Historical) Jesus”
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I am continuing here with my responses to criticisms raised on the earlywritings forum against the proposal that the first biblical texts were composed as late as around 270 years before Christ. (I had looked forward to continuing the discussion on that forum until I lost confidence in the sub-forum’s promise to be an “academic … Continue reading “Questioning the Hellenistic Date for the Hebrew Bible: Elephantine ‘Jews’”
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Continuing from Why Josiah’s Reforms “Must Have Happened” – part 2 The Deuteronomistic History (DH) is a modern theoretical construct holding that behind the present forms of the books of Deuteronomy and Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings (the Former Prophets in the Hebrew canon) there was a single literary work. In the late 19th century, … Continue reading “Why Josiah’s Reforms “Must Have Happened” – part 3 (conclusion)”
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Here is one more passage from Couchoud’s Théophile. What I like about Couchoud’s expressed sentiments is his sympathy, his compassion for humanity, his tolerance (in a positive sense of that word) and understanding. The New Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Chris Hitchens, Sam Harris were angry, bitter, intolerant — and, I had to conclude, fundamentally ignorant … Continue reading “REASONS NOT TO BELIEVE — P-L Couchoud”
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Theological Explanation of the Gospels Die theologische Erklärung der Evangelien by Bruno Bauer 1852 II. Strauss’ tradition hypothesis. Topic headings in the text below are my additions to Bauer’s text. 68 The proposition that language is the man and the word is the thing remains valid even when the language of a point of view … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Theological Explanation of the Gospels – II. Strauss’s tradition hypothesis”
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Critique of the Gospel of John by Bruno Bauer —o0o— 336 § 15. The second Sabbath violation. 9:1 – 10:21. ——– 1) The situation. 9:1-2. Nowhere has the fourth evangelist produced a greater impression of the vividness of his narrative on the apologists than in the account of the healing of a man born blind … Continue reading “§ 15. The second Sabbath violation”
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Critique of the Gospel of John by Bruno Bauer —o0o— 185 §. 10 The first Sabbath violation. 5:2-47. ———- 1) The pool of Bethesda. 5:2-4. The Lord heals a sick man by His word, who could not have been healed in the pool of Bethesda. If the natural explanation otherwise always knows how to eliminate … Continue reading “§ 10. The first Sabbath violation”
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Critique of the Gospel of John by Bruno Bauer —o0o— 10 §. 2. The circle of expectation 1:19-52 1) The mission of the priests to “the” Baptist. 1:19-28 If it is detrimental to a report and must make us cautious about it from the outset if it betrays an agenda, we have every reason … Continue reading “§ 2. The circle of expectation (John 1:19-52)”
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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 2 —o0o— 206 § 44. The Instructional Speech. Matth. 10, 5-42. If Jesus neither called nor ever sent the Twelve, then he did not give them a special speech at their departure. We could therefore be very brief if asked whether Jesus actually … Continue reading “§ 44. The Instructional Speech”
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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 322 §20. The New Law. Matth. 5, 17—48. In an almost completed, only interrupted at a few points, context, Jesus explains how his relationship to the law should be understood. Firstly, the question arises whether this fairly long explanation is connected … Continue reading “§ 20. The New Law”
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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 182 § 13. The Baptism of Jesus. 1. The Time. “In those days,” says Mark (C. 1,6.), namely in those days when the Baptist was working in the manner described, Jesus of Nazareth came and was baptized. However, the context has … Continue reading “§ 13. The Baptism of Jesus”
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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 142 Second section. The preparations for Jesus’ public appearance. § 12. The effectiveness of the Baptist. 1. The locality. In those days, as Matthew has already told us, when Jesus lived in Nazareth, John the Baptist appeared and called his people … Continue reading “§ 12. The effectiveness of the Baptist”
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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 35 § 3. The Supernatural Conception of Jesus. Although Mark does not yet know that the father of Jesus is called Joseph – this naming occurs in later times – he only knows the name of the mother, but since he … Continue reading “§ 3. The Supernatural Conception of Jesus”
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66 II. Seneca as teacher and minister of Nero. 1. The dissolution of Roman particularism. With Nero’s self-inflicted fall, the Julian dynasty disappeared from the world stage. The empire, established by the great Julius and his adopted nephew Augustus through the force of arms, was considered the inheritance of a family that intimidated doubters of … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Christ and the Caesars – II. Seneca as teacher and minister of Nero”
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