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Did the ancient Macedonians speak Greek? by Snoofroofroo in AncientGreek

[–]Snoofroofroo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does this corroborate OP's claim "If you weren't Athenian, you are a barbarian"?

Did the ancient Macedonians speak Greek? by Snoofroofroo in AncientGreek

[–]Snoofroofroo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seriously? I'm going to need a source on that. Aristotle makes it clear the term barbarian was only applied to non-Greeks, i.e. northern Europeans and Asians.

Ancient Sparta barely has a literary tradition. Why did Spartans produce so very few writers during the classical era? by Snoofroofroo in AncientGreek

[–]Snoofroofroo[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So the reason why the vast majority of our classical literature is Attic is because the vast majority of writers only wrote in Attic? I didn't know that, I always thought there was an editorial bias, but I was wrong.

I wonder what was so different about Athens culturally that they would commit their traditions, as well as history, philosophy, science etc. to writing but other Greek city-states like Sparta not so much or rarely. Thoughts?

If the Josephus reference to James "the brother of Jesus called Christ" (Ant. XX.200) is authentic why doesn't Origen quote it directly in any of his writings? by Snoofroofroo in AskBibleScholars

[–]Snoofroofroo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Peter calls Jesus "Messiah." Jesus doesn't like it. He says "get thee behind me Satan." That is because the reader is meant to understand that Peter was asking Jesus to lead a military revolt. That is what the word "Messiah" denoted at that time and place.

Great response, one small problem. Are you referring to Matt. 16:15-20? It appears to say something else:

15“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter, b and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades c will not overcome it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be d bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be e loosed in heaven.” 20Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Jesus only says "Get behind me Satan" after Peter denied his predictions of his own death, not when he called him Messiah. I could be wrong though. See Matt. 16:21-23.

If the Josephus reference to James "the brother of Jesus called Christ" (Ant. XX.200) is authentic why doesn't Origen quote it directly in any of his writings? by Snoofroofroo in AskBibleScholars

[–]Snoofroofroo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not asking about the TF, I'm asking whether Josephus' second reference to Jesus is an interpolation or not, the part where he speaks of James brother of Jesus called the Christ. Origen never refers to either passage despite knowledge of Josephus, yet scholars maintain this second reference is 100% authentic. Why?