tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post3439115534067794142..comments2023-04-03T14:53:34.469+01:00Comments on Mr Regnier's Religious Studies Blog: So Shakespeare Scholars Also Have Weird Theories To Deal With..Mr Regnierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111869149091924130noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-65800603037597823102013-04-24T14:10:17.903+01:002013-04-24T14:10:17.903+01:00Ah... So you thought I was comparing the (marginal...Ah... So you thought I was comparing the (marginal) view that Shakespeare didn't write the plays attributed to him with the (mainstream) view that Mark, Thomas, etc didn't write the views attributed to them? <br /><br />Nope, that wasn't what I was doing!Mr Regnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111869149091924130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-33931651252405032502013-04-24T09:18:19.944+01:002013-04-24T09:18:19.944+01:00But your parallel was to the question of the autho...But your parallel was to the question of the authorship of Shakespeare's plays!<br /><br />I'm confused.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09267356610062260128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-61005914584092909252013-04-24T08:39:17.911+01:002013-04-24T08:39:17.911+01:00The two cases are different in that it's not t...The two cases are different in that it's not the question of authorship of the gospels that divides mythicists and mainstream NT scholars. <br /><br />It depends on what you mean by "common knowledge". Views on gospel authorship are pretty pretty basic 101 at any secular uni, or even A level course on the New Testament, so mythers are hardly debunking common knowledge in signing up to these views. <br /><br />Mr Regnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111869149091924130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-76891466917237826502013-04-24T08:10:35.052+01:002013-04-24T08:10:35.052+01:00My point was exactly your point.
There are peopl...My point was exactly your point.<br /><br /> There are people who deny what is 'common knowledge' ie that Shakespeare wrote his plays and that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote the Gospels.<br /><br />In both cases, we have to look at the evidence to see if there is evidence that Shakespeare wrote his plays and that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote the Gospels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09267356610062260128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-74681723334840775822013-04-24T08:04:53.237+01:002013-04-24T08:04:53.237+01:00I'm struggling to see your point here Steven, ...I'm struggling to see your point here Steven, the idea that the gospels are pseudonymous is a mainstream view and not exactly something that mythicists can take credit for. <br /><br />No doubt you would not believe the number of Anti-Shakespearean theorists who deny that The Bard walked on water, was born of a virgin or was raised from the dead, but that hardly makes the rest of their views more plausible!<br /><br />Thanks as always for the comment though. Mr Regnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111869149091924130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-7734495652908598972013-04-24T06:47:20.730+01:002013-04-24T06:47:20.730+01:00Certainly does.
You would not believe the number ...Certainly does.<br /><br />You would not believe the number of mythicists who flat out deny that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote the Gospels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09267356610062260128noreply@blogger.com