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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Jesus as they (probably) knew Him – The Gospels as Sources
Let’s get the truth out on the historical Jesus. Kidding. I’ll start now with the first author in the anthology I was writing here about. Thomas W. Manson was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and exegesis at Manchester University. He … Continue reading
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Tagged B.S. Easton, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Mark, Matthew, Papias of Hierapolis, Peter, Thomas W. Manson
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Gary Cottrell – Luke and Acts
Gary Cottrell continues his series on the authorship of the Gospels. Here is the conclusion on his observations on Luke and Acts: So, I must leave you with an uncertain conclusion. I do tend to accept the traditional authorship … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts of the Apostles, Gary Cottrell, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Mark, It Is Written!, Luke, Mark
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The Jesus as they probably knew Him
I’ll try to keep things tighter this time as with this subject I’m much closer to the heart of the big questions of my life, a life shaped volens-nolens around Christian values and praxis. The problem is that, while I … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, Christian, Christian values, Christianity, Dead Sea Scrolls, Historical Jesus, Holy Land, Jesus
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And you Brutus? (Render unto Caesar – The Economist)
If you still did not feel for the alarming news of the hijacking of the Christian values by some of its old enemies, here is another example which should give food for worries even more. This time due to the political … Continue reading
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Tagged Body of Christ, Caesar, Catholic Church, Christian, Christianity, Communist Party of China, God, Jesus
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Jesus was a Jew – what’s new about it?
I haven’t fully recovered from the shock provoked by the news that atheists are planning now to steal the Christianity’s best features when I cam across this piece of news in The Times under the alarming title: “Unholy row as … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Jesus, Judaism, Kosher Jesus, New Jersey, Rabbi, Shmuley Boteach, Times
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The Innocents Abroad – Mark Twain : the Dominican friars
This series of posts on Mark Twain’s book is destined to be used mainly as tags for future projects. As I am progressing with the reading I pick the pieces which make the most impact on me and unload them … Continue reading
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Tagged American literature, Holy Land, Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain, Naples, Twain
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What Matthew wrote and what did not? – Gary Cottrell’s overview
I find Gary Cottrell’s posts pleasantly readable and informative. He is very skilled in concentrating lots of information and ideas in small packages which makes his reading a well spent past time in my case. Here is a fragment from … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Cottrell, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Matthew, Sermon on the mount
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Mark Twain: “The Innocents Abroad” – a view through the keyhole (1)
My latest interests drove me to hop-reading a novel by Mark Twain with the title The Innocents Abroad. I don’t usually read a book from cover to cover because my patience runs dry ever so often with almost every activity … Continue reading
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