tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post6372633347497028183..comments2024-03-25T02:16:16.247-07:00Comments on Christ the Tao: Aslan vs. the Lion of Judah Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-18003268254410523072013-08-03T17:56:36.793-07:002013-08-03T17:56:36.793-07:00Yep, read that first. {g}
JRPYep, read that first. {g}<br /><br />JRPJason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-39697751337715482522013-08-02T08:52:48.885-07:002013-08-02T08:52:48.885-07:00Jason: Fair enough; I should read him some time. ...Jason: Fair enough; I should read him some time. My comment was a little ambiguous: I didn't mean all sixteen were skeptics, just that the list in general leaned that way. Aslan also credits John Meier in an admirable way. <br /><br />If you haven't read it yet, please see my subsequent critique of the first half of the book, or the full review on Amazon. David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-69832258713318439292013-08-02T08:48:10.904-07:002013-08-02T08:48:10.904-07:00David,
Everything I've ever read cited from M...David,<br /><br />Everything I've ever read cited from Martin Hengel would seem to indicate he doesn't lean all that strongly in the sceptical direction. At the very least, he's much stronger on the historical value (and authorship) of the canonical Gospels than Mr. Aslan is. (I own and have read MH's <i>The Four Gospels and the One Gospel of Jesus Christ</i>, and I think you'd like it a lot.)<br /><br />Granted, I've never gotten around to reading more by him directly, but that book was good enough I want to someday. {g}<br /><br />JRPJason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-74638168530300217772013-07-31T19:35:28.600-07:002013-07-31T19:35:28.600-07:00Iceknight: Welcome. This post, analyzing one of R...Iceknight: Welcome. This post, analyzing one of Richard Carrier's arguments in our debate, briefly lists 26 or 27 of those characteristics: <br /><br />http://christthetao.blogspot.com/2013/04/historicity-index-and-fingerprints-of.html<br /><br />The full list, and my description and defense of them, can be found in Why the Jesus Seminar can't find Jesus, and Grandma Marshall Could. I don't recall at the moment if they are posted anywhere else, yet. David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-62562875078966553912013-07-31T15:49:29.161-07:002013-07-31T15:49:29.161-07:00The controversy over Aslan's FOX News intervie...The controversy over Aslan's FOX News interview was handled went viral, which also raised his profile significantly.Dan H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11982566419194257435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-56577737274444907012013-07-31T15:26:21.307-07:002013-07-31T15:26:21.307-07:00Hi there.
You said: "Greatly at odds? Well,...Hi there.<br /><br />You said: "Greatly at odds? Well, certainly Jesus' language is often quite different in John than in the Synoptics. But his personality, teachings, miracles, death and resurrection are the same. In fact, I found that John shares almost all 50 characteristics that define the canonical gospels."<br /><br />I am not aware of these 50 criteria. Could post them or at least a link to them? Thanks!iceknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659752372996304733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-34084978673211238652013-07-30T20:18:37.875-07:002013-07-30T20:18:37.875-07:00He's a good writer. He has that Richard Carri...He's a good writer. He has that Richard Carrier TM "infinite cosmic knowledge on tap for sound bites" air of bravado. I suspect girl reporters find him cute. Those are my guesses, for what they're worth. David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-25293854809651971562013-07-30T19:49:39.883-07:002013-07-30T19:49:39.883-07:00There's something grimly amusing about the cla...There's something grimly amusing about the claim that the gospels must be inaccurate because they were compiled perhaps decades after the events. But hypothetical reconstructions of details 2000 years after the fact based on vague and sometimes imagined data, and which expressly eschew most of the biblical data? Reliable stuff right there.<br /><br />I'm also confused as to why this book rose up to such demand. Pure hype? Is this man noteworthy for something I am unaware of?Crudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178390947423928444noreply@blogger.com