tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post8611646501564277016..comments2023-04-03T14:53:34.469+01:00Comments on Mr Regnier's Religious Studies Blog: TalkHistoricity Draft - What is Mythicism?Mr Regnierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111869149091924130noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-30100523449040889642013-04-17T07:37:17.029+01:002013-04-17T07:37:17.029+01:00Here is Bart Ehrman claiming that the earliest Chr...Here is Bart Ehrman claiming that the earliest Christians regarded Jesus Christ to have been an angel. (It affects a LOT in terms of New Testament interpretation.- says Bart)<br /><br />Don't forget to put in your Wiki how eminent scholars regarded this as a 'crazy idea' and then read the Bible and saw what it actually said, rather than what they had been brought up to believe it said.<br /><br />http://ehrmanblog.org/pauls-view-of-jesus-as-an-angel/<br /><br />Here’s a bit from my chapter 7 of How Jesus Became God where I talk about why I think Paul understood Jesus, before coming to earth, to have been an angel. There’s more to the argument than just this, but it’s a start. As you’ll see, this isn’t just a crazy idea I had. I learned this from some very smart colleagues in the field, who have convinced me. It’s one of the HUGE surprises that I’ve had writing this book, coming to this realization. It affects a LOT in terms of New Testament interpretation.<br /><br />******************************************************************************************************************<br /><br />Many people no doubt have the same experience I do on occasion, of reading something numerous times, over and over, and not having it register. I have read Paul’s letter to the Galatians literally hundreds of times in both English and Greek. But the clear import of what Paul says in Galatians 4:14 simply never registered with me, until, frankly, a few months ago. In this verse Paul indicates that Christ was an angel. The reason it never registered with me is because the statement is a bit obtuse, and I had always interpreted it in an alternative way. But thanks to the work of other scholars, I now see the error of my ways.<br /><br />In the context of the verse Paul is reminding the Galatians of how they first received him when he was ill in their midst, and they helped restore him to health. This is what the verse in question says:<br /><br /> Even though my bodily condition was a test for you, you did not mock or despise me, but you received me as an angel of God, as Jesus Christ.Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-67640238962343349452013-04-11T08:28:49.290+01:002013-04-11T08:28:49.290+01:00Good idea.Good idea.Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-6836056415340025692013-04-11T08:20:21.127+01:002013-04-11T08:20:21.127+01:00Thanks for the feedback Steven. I recently added t...Thanks for the feedback Steven. I recently added to the suggested contents section of the wiki the idea of a separate section introducing the most important mythicists and their work. I thought it might be better to give them their own entry or entries rather than going into detail in the introduction.Mr Regnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111869149091924130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-15974810695268585312013-04-10T21:27:30.273+01:002013-04-10T21:27:30.273+01:00Thanks for the info. Perhaps it might help if you ...Thanks for the info. Perhaps it might help if you gave the name of one or two mythicists or mentioned any of their books.Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-49424842912143464492013-04-10T16:06:42.216+01:002013-04-10T16:06:42.216+01:00It's in the post above, below the asterisks. I...It's in the post above, below the asterisks. It's not really an article, it's an outline for an introduction to the wiki and mythicism. Mr Regnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111869149091924130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728456855323449132.post-30189660145055544162013-04-10T07:45:28.671+01:002013-04-10T07:45:28.671+01:00Where is the article that you intend to upload?
...Where is the article that you intend to upload? <br /><br /><br /><br />Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.com