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You are correct that there is no solid statement about Paul being Herodian. What is known is that while being born a Roman citizen, which since Luke writing in Acts has Paul claim, would be highly unlikely for a Jew. all of Herod the Great's descendants were Roman citizens by birth. Someone...

Specific evidence is available, but to present it all and show why it fits far better than tradition takes far too many words for this forum. Questions,, however, can make one stop to think, or possibly close their eyes, plug there ears and sing "la, la, la" in an attempt to avoid having to...

You want a simple answer? I highly doubt that you know enough, but read Ephesians IN CONTEXT, that does not mean in light of the rest of the NT as you understand it, but within the context of the Roman world in the 1st century. Read in that context it self-dates to a very specific period. It...

By the way, if you wish to challenge my claim of your ignorance, a simple point. You dismissed supporters of the Heliopolis temple as "heretics". This is all well and good, so long as you are willing to accept that a few NT writers, including Matthew, Mark, Luke John and Paul, all cited your...

I have been attempting to get you to realize just how little relevant information you possess. You are ignorant regarding the 1st century, both politically and culturally, thus ignorant about the conditions under which the NT was written. And I repeat IGNORANT. Unless or until you learn a lot...

So you do not know you r NT, so sorry, I thought you knew about what was written there and would not need it spoon fed to you. Points, the account of the first Pentecost in Acts 2, FICTION, Paul's Damascus Road conversion, FICTION, Peter's healing of Aeneas FICTION, Barnabas and Paul being...

You ask for my statement, so I will reiterate it, although I believe I have stated it multiple times. Acts was written as a cover story for Paul. It is NOT actual history, it is rather a manufactured, idealized history. In my home state, there is often a political ad against one candidate...

I have never denied the resurrection nor supported atheism. That is your assumption, not fact. Instead, I have agreed with Paul that the resurrection must be true. And what does the correctness of Acts geography, personages and titles prove? If one looks at "Ivanhoe", the geography, titles...

My basic point is that, just as in today's world. politics heavily influenced theology in the 1st century. Christians were not eager to be crucified, burned alive as human torches or face wild animals in the arena any more than Christians today would be. Thus, they couched their message in...

The last time I checked I was still vertical.

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No, I mean MAGA GOP, those who invented the term "RINO". MAGA supporters actually do not fit with a historical view of the Republican Parfy while the "RINO's" fit fairly well. Historically, the GOP p[oliced its own, even when the one needing policing was the President of the USA, today the...

As well as many MAGA members of the GOP. The issue is as long as it is broad, no political movement in the USA today is exempt.

The Gospel of Matthew is clearly written to link Moses and Jesus. The other gospels are worded in ways that allow the connection. Some people see other possibilities though, some rather far-fetched. Now what the actual answer is might well wait until we are in the presence of God and all is...

I agree, but many times it is hard to draw clear lines between topics, especially when current politics is referenced. Some people are so sensitive that any hint of threatening their current political view is deemed a personal threat and must be dealt with. And given today's political...

I tend to like what my Greek prof told our class about belief and faith. He told us, belief loudly proclaim itself, possibly "that chair will support me if I sit in it". Faith does not make any such statements, it just sits in the chair.

While you perceive me "dissing Trump", I responded to your question with easily knowable FACTS, not my personal opinion. You then proceeded to complain and apparently choose to ignore inconvenient facts. But this is not the forum for current political debates, so again, this time without...

But it was also Trump who "knew" he could make a better deal than the one that had Russia, China, the USA and a couple of other European nations all working together to ensure that Iran did not develop one, and agreement that Iran had accepted. Likewise, the best intelligence had Iran years...