I'd probably be a therapeutae (from the Greek, "worshipper or attendant of the [pagan] god") of the god of the surf ... Huey.
In preparation for the day when the worship of Huey is officially recognised as a tax-deductable business, I have written his Gospel and mythology...
What is the evidence for and against the hypothesis that the authors of the canonical books of the Greek new testament were Jewish.
What are some of the discussion points concerning the hypothesis that the authors of the canonical books of the Greek new testament were Jewish.
To what extant is...
It seems closer to this other sort, thanks Keith&Co. The idea of pulling a woman out of his side goes back to the biblical story of Adam and Eve.
Does anyone see this as a form of satirical literature against the 4th century "Jesus Church Organisation"?
Was Jesus (and thus the 4th Century...
Precisely.
Thanks.
Be well,
MM
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MM
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Extremely good point Underseer :)
Thanks.
Be well,
MM
That's brilliant Keith&Co thanks for your response.
To what extent might the genre of the "Gnostic Gospels and Acts" (supposedly written by blasphemous heretics in reaction to the Canonical Books) be described as fan fiction?
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Fan fiction...
In a lost book (4th century CE?) called "The Greater Questions of Mary",
Jesus has explicit sex, eats his semen in the presence of Mary,
who faints, is revived and then asked ... why she doubted. !!!
What might have motivated the author to write this?
Seriously, if we are to credit the...
I haven't read through all the responses but has anyone introduced the concept of historicity - or the quality of historical existence?
Existence and the present moment appear to get logged into the historical record studied by the field of history.
Fictional characters often enter the world...
This is how Emperor Julian saw it c.362 CE:
It is, I think, expedient to set forth to all mankind
the reasons by which I was convinced that
the fabrication of the Galilaeans
is a fiction of men composed by wickedness.
Though it has in it nothing divine,
by making full use of that...
I think that it is quite possible that we are looking at a Hellenistic [seditious] political reaction to the appearance of a male-dominated Constantine Bible. The evidence for the existence of any gnostic gospel or act prior to Nicaea, and the political appearance of the Canonical Books, is...
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