Hi George. Thank you so much for the welcome and the information. Please do not worry, I am not your typical "typical" christian. My reason for being here?...
A friend and I (turns out that the only friends I can talk to are not USA citizens) were discussing the Dark Ages and the Enlightenment. Because my Encyc...
I saw the model of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus in the photo section of group. I saw the original model in Israel myself. Always wondered which courtyard...
Ethel, I thought I would take a moment, in reference to your question about Jesus upsetting the tables, and point out to some of our newer members the very...
I kind of half agree with George. I think the story happened but the way it is reported itt akes on mythical proportions. Now, I don't think everything in...
Jesus began his career with the wedding at Cana, and the miracle of the wine from water. He ended his career in Jerusalem, where, he certainly upset the money...
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Aris: Where and how Jesus began his career and the order in which things happen has symbolic significance, and different gospels tell some events very ...
George, This is where "artistic interpretation" should be used. Shorta like sports journalism headlines. You know the Lions didnt smash the Rams. Like real...
George, sure it would. There are a few guys out there trying to make sense out of Homer now. The researchers just have to find two reasonable ancient sources...
Since the report is fictional and was being told to an audience that would not have been familiar with the Temple, no locational details are provided. The...
Well, no, they waited a few days until nightfall and snuck on him! I guess it was necessary to have conferences to talk about it, too. You do make rather a...
... that ... unaware ... part ... at ... season ... =========== That is exactly my point. In addition, I don't think today people looking at the pix of...
... Yes, there is that letter. But Greeks never pronounced "phi" like an English "f", did they? And the Romans recognized that "phi" was different from their...
... I've never heard of a "Vatican" response to the chronological problem created by the different placements of the Temple story. Is this something that the...
... much ... effort to ... them ... during ... It sounds ... believable ... This is facinating. Where can I find the nativity story of Mithras? Who wrote it? ...
Brian, You conclude your interesting post with: "In short, it was practically impossible for a rabbinic court, or Sanhedrin, to actually convict anyone of a ...
LOL! The Gospels are full of such problems! If you look in Catholic Encyclopedia or something of the sort, you will learn that they exist. Yours, Dora Smith ...
Aris, Don't limit the question to making sense out of Homer. Make sense out of Pandora's Box, and Zeus, and the rivalries between the goddesses. Aris.... do...
John P., Since different alphabets are not expected to correspond letter for letter, I seriously doubt there would be any Latin speaker refusing to use "Phi"...
John P. I will see if I can find the Catholic source that suggests there were TWO Temple events of overturning tables. I doubt there has been any new...
John P. You write: "Where can I find the nativity story of Mithras?" Funny, I would have asked Dora how the story of Jesus makes the story of the birth of...
Brian, Thank you for your long discussion about the ancient discussions about the "he who is without sin cast the first stone" story in the bible. But I'm not...
John P., I find your fixation on this matter most unusual. When I used the term "Vatican", I did not intend for it to mean something the Pope spoke on...
... Thanks. But is a source which is catholic always representative of the Vatican's position? Remember, I'm not asking what a particular scholar who happens...
... Probably. But I've leaned the hard way that what you often find on find on google is a lot of trash especially when it comes to ancient religious figures....
Well, that's what I did - and I'm REALLY not of a mind to do it all over again. I did print out some of it - but the last time I did look for them most of...
... I'm not fixating. I'm just trying to get clear on what you are stating. "the Vatican position" is usually used to mean what the poe wishes to convey. ... ...
... anything ... Yes. Because that's what George said, isn't it? In fact he said more that that. He said it's been repeated and maintained up until now by ...
John P., If it will make you feel any better, I will certainly retract the use of the word "Vatican". I can only assure you that I first read this defense (of...
