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Post by Meseia on Jul 12, 2023 21:49:05 GMT
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Jul 14, 2023 23:06:45 GMT
I watch this podcast sometimes, I’ll have to check this one out.
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Post by Meseia on Jul 19, 2023 0:16:31 GMT
I watch this podcast sometimes, I’ll have to check this one out. Carrier is a historian and cites research by biblical scholars but it's a well-considered argument. Good vid. |
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Post by mikef6 on Dec 23, 2023 15:57:58 GMT
There was no such thing as "critical and honest history" until the Enlightenment. Still, you are correct that the work cannot be depended on if you are that interested in early church history. "Acts" is important because it says more about what the early church believed and preached than about the life, travels, and theology of Paul.
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Post by Meseia on Dec 28, 2023 8:02:00 GMT
There was no such thing as "critical and honest history" until the Enlightenment. Still, you are correct that the work cannot be depended on if you are that interested in early church history. "Acts" is important because it says more about what the early church believed and preached than about the life, travels, and theology of Paul.
Many would argue there is no such thing as critical and honest history in any time period.
The New Testament gives us an impression of what some of the early church thought, but not all. For example, there were considerable differences between the old guard, James and Peter, and Paul who believed Jesus wanted to save everyone. Marcion, who believed that Jesus was not the son of YHWH but of another god, was heavily influenced by Paul.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Dec 28, 2023 15:48:34 GMT
There was no such thing as "critical and honest history" until the Enlightenment. Still, you are correct that the work cannot be depended on if you are that interested in early church history. "Acts" is important because it says more about what the early church believed and preached than about the life, travels, and theology of Paul. I’ve heard Acts referred to as “fan fiction.” I would say except for Mark, it’s mostly fan fiction, and in particular, all the extra-biblical gospels written generations later. |
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