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Last edited by JonathanL; 08-23-2019, 06:50 AM.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostShuny, when someone claims to be an eyewitness, we count that as a reference to being an eyewitness.
Bob claims to be an eyewitness and Mary records the account - we have an eyewitness account.
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostThere's a huge amount of variations and variants. The number of significant/meaningful variations, are miniscule however, when compared to the total number of manuscripts we have. Or another way to put it, the amount of meaningful variants relative to the total amount of variants that we have are hardly even worth mentioning.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostNot based on the references provided from the historians and academic references.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostThere are no claims of eyewitnesses in the references so far."What I pray of you is, to keep your eye upon Him, for that is everything. Do you say, 'How am I to keep my eye on Him?' I reply, keep your eye off everything else, and you will soon see Him. All depends on the eye of faith being kept on Him. How simple it is!" (J.B. Stoney)
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostThere are no claims of eyewitnesses in the references so far.
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostI was responding to Tassman's claim about "the extant texts of the New Testament contain[ing] literally thousands of variations, or variants, from each other." I was not saying anything about Christian interpolations in texts from other ancient authors like Tacitus or Josephus.
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Abain, again, and again . . . absolutely none of these references claim to refer to eye witness to the life of Christ. What they witnessed in their life is another matter. Yes, there were likely many writings before Luke including Mark, Mathew, and possibly Q, and also other writings not accepted by
christians, but none of this reflects claims of eye witnesses.
Tassman's post is accurate with an accurate academic citation. It need not be repeated.Last edited by shunyadragon; 08-24-2019, 02:23 PM.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostSource material ALWAYS trumps historian assumption/interpretation.
Isn't it hard to eat with your fingers in your ears?
Isn't it hard to eat with your fingers in your ears?
Tassman's post is accurate with an accurate academic citation. It need not be repeated, unless you have a reading deficiency problem.Last edited by shunyadragon; 08-24-2019, 02:24 PM.
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That's strange, I've been reading the Nestle-Aland critical edition of the Greek NT, and the variants I've checked have not been significant. There are some well-known variants such as the longer ending of Mark, but they seem to be implying extensive variation here, beyond what is typically mentioned. Could you point me to some variants they refer to here?
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Lee"What I pray of you is, to keep your eye upon Him, for that is everything. Do you say, 'How am I to keep my eye on Him?' I reply, keep your eye off everything else, and you will soon see Him. All depends on the eye of faith being kept on Him. How simple it is!" (J.B. Stoney)
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostAbain, again, and again . . . absolutely none of these references claim to refer to eye witness to the life of Christ."What I pray of you is, to keep your eye upon Him, for that is everything. Do you say, 'How am I to keep my eye on Him?' I reply, keep your eye off everything else, and you will soon see Him. All depends on the eye of faith being kept on Him. How simple it is!" (J.B. Stoney)
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostAbain, again, and again . . . absolutely none of these references claim to refer to eye witness to the life of Christ. What they witnessed in their life is another matter. Yes, there were likely many writings before Luke including Mark, Mathew, and possibly Q, and also other writings not accepted by
christians, but none of this reflects claims of eye witnesses.
Tassman's post is accurate with an accurate academic citation. It need not be repeated.
"For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty." (2 Pet. 1:16)
Stop talking like a moron - they are claiming to BE eyewitnesses - an actual eyewitness account trumps an account about an eyewitness.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostLearn to read:
"For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty." (2 Pet. 1:16)
Stop talking like a moron - they are claiming to BE eyewitnesses - an actual eyewitness account trumps an account about an eyewitness.
Stop talking like a moron - they are claiming to be the eyewitnesses of his majesty (?), ie testimony of personal experiences. No, mention of being a witness to the life of JEsus Christ.Last edited by shunyadragon; 08-24-2019, 09:04 PM.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostAbsolutely NO.
Stop talking like a moron - they are claiming to be the eyewitnesses of his majesty (?), ie testimony of personal experiences. No, mention of being a witness to the life of JEsus Christ.
That's not even pedantic - it's literally insane. Being an eyewitness to the Person doing anything at all is more than sufficient to establish that Person's existence.
Oh, and repeating the same exact barb makes you sound even more moronic. Impressive, really - I didn't think anything that can type could be that moronic.
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Originally posted by lee_merrill View PostThat's strange, I've been reading the Nestle-Aland critical edition of the Greek NT, and the variants I've checked have not been significant. There are some well-known variants such as the longer ending of Mark, but they seem to be implying extensive variation here, beyond what is typically mentioned. Could you point me to some variants they refer to here?Last edited by Tassman; 08-25-2019, 12:19 AM.
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