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longship

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17. Ah! The synoptic problem.

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 02:25 AM

Jan 2014

Mark -- the Messianic secret. The apostles are stoooopid!

Matthew and Luke -- what's with that? Two different genealogies? Two different and divergent birth narratives? (None in Mark, of course) then, there's the shuffling of Mark's narratives, but nevertheless still nearly word-for-word.

That's why scholars are attached to Markan Priority. It was the earliest written of the four. Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source as well as other sources. Often the other source is labelled "Q", which is supposed to be a record of Jesus sayings.

This shit gets deep and I do not understand it all. But it does answer some of the synoptic gospel problems.

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What????? GP6971 Jan 2014 #1

That would be the epistles of Paul. longship Jan 2014 #2

I have to say when you read Paul you get thecsense he is afraid of women. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #10

Yup, but I'm of opinion that there was no Paul. longship Jan 2014 #11

I think paul existec but he clearly did not write every epistle attributed to him. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #12

Of course, none of the gospels were written by the guys in the title either. longship Jan 2014 #13

We have Constantine to thank for them. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #16

Ah! The synoptic problem. longship Jan 2014 #17

John's gospel is more of a theological work. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #18

Yup! How many apostles? longship Jan 2014 #19

If you read the Gospels, Christ comes across as a strong supporter of women's rights. ... spin Jan 2014 #3

Thank you longship & spin GP6971 Jan 2014 #4

Reading and understanding the Bible is a daunting task. ... spin Jan 2014 #5

Thank you Spin GP6971 Jan 2014 #6

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What say you, Spin? longship Jan 2014 #14