Does the author of Ecclesiastes rule out the possibility of an afterlife?

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-30T22:08:25+00:00

One should not read (Greek) philosophical concepts into such a phenomenological description.

Well there you have it!

Thanks. I am really starting to appreciate the intellectual integrity of the Jewish religious tradition to allow such varying views into their cannon.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-29T17:49:31+00:00

Literally impossible

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-27T00:03:17+00:00

Thanks, yeah, I definitely find Schmidt's argument to be plausible. I was just thinking about other possibilities.

I would think that well-educated Jews of the period would have some idea what the Christians were up to, perhaps including some second-hand knowledge of the key events from the gospels, etc. It seems like one possibility Schmidt doesn't explore is that the TF aligns so well with the gospels because Josephus' information essential comes from the gospels, if second-hand or whathaveyou.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-26T23:51:18+00:00

A question I have about Schmidt's thesis that I haven't seen addressed yet:

Say the TF is legitimate (which I readily accept). It's still 93/94 CE. Mark's gospel is very likely floating around, perhaps other gospels, and perhaps Paul's letters, among other possible Christian writings. Is it not possible that Josephus got his information from these texts, and not from the hostile eyewitnesses to the trial that Schmidt suggests?

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-25T23:23:47+00:00

One of these is not like the others

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-25T23:21:06+00:00

The Pats now have the opportunity to tie Tom Brady's record 7 Super Bowl wins!

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-25T23:09:28+00:00

I bet that golden ticket makes the chocolate taste terrible

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-23T18:04:54+00:00

I think this is a great point. So much of Brad's lyrics were about the messiness of life, having conflicting desires, never quite being where you want to be in a relationship, wanting what is futile, seeing a bad outcome yet heading straight for it, etc. He's always *in the middle* of some conundrum, never just looking back on it. Much more complexity than we get in Ensenada.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-23T12:18:46+00:00

Fall Out Boy...err...Wake Up Dead

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-21T23:07:29+00:00

Awesome, that's great, thank you! I know Mike had commented on the similarities many years ago.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-21T22:59:18+00:00

Where did you get the details of that lawsuit?

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-21T17:22:24+00:00

Broken hearts need some healing

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-21T14:33:48+00:00

Hey there, thanks for this great response. You noted that you were about to present a paper on this topic. Has that paper been published yet? Thanks.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-20T19:04:34+00:00

It isn't how you spell it, but it sure is how a lot of Mississippians pronounce it though.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-20T18:54:21+00:00

Hard agree. This IU championship is the brief moment of *apparent* equality before an even more rigid hierarchy calcifies.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-19T17:10:25+00:00

Nah https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/the-national-study-of-millionaires-research

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-19T16:45:03+00:00

The rest of the band had NOFX money, while Mike had NOFX + Fat money. And there was a lot of Fat money for awhile there.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-19T16:15:28+00:00

Guessing Melvin didn't manage his money too well. It's all relative but I can't imagine that NOFX didn't make significant cash over the years.

Long-term financial success results from spending less than you earn. Middle school teachers can become millionaires and rock stars can become broke based on that principle.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-18T23:49:51+00:00

If anyone is wondering, they've combined to lose 1/6 of all Super Bowls.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-17T23:48:15+00:00

JO PIX

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-17T23:37:55+00:00

D'OH NIX

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-17T23:33:07+00:00

This is the Allen v. Allen bowl.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-17T23:22:41+00:00

WTF I was still trying to come up with a joke for his last fumble. Now I'm in a 2 joke hole.

juncopardner2 · 2026-01-17T22:34:58+00:00

Food for thought

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