tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post3256024221748157348..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: JRP vs Pervo vs Luke vs Josephus vs Theudas and Judas the Galilean (7 of 7)BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-7821476921766319622010-09-15T06:10:26.101-07:002010-09-15T06:10:26.101-07:00Brief update in regard to Spencer's question (...Brief update in regard to Spencer's question (I'm guessing that was Spencer Lo):<br /><br />Still haven't been able to find it again in Keener. I can't figure out where else I might have read it at that time, either. Argh! Sigh.<br /><br />So I had better add a qualification to my previous comment, since I cannot now find where I read it. I don't think I just imagined it; but,Jason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-32125182256457789152010-09-10T08:57:49.467-07:002010-09-10T08:57:49.467-07:00That's a good question, Lo; I hadn't heard...That's a good question, Lo; I hadn't heard about it either, until just recently. I think it was in Keener's 2nd volume of commentary on GosJohn, where he was making a similar point on a different topic: JATR had practically invented a particular kind of source stratification theory, and even <i>he</i> thought Related Theory X didn't hold up very well.<br /><br />I'll try to Jason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-44445226352839548202010-09-09T17:35:57.229-07:002010-09-09T17:35:57.229-07:00Jason,
Why do you call JAT Robinson "the man...Jason,<br /><br />Why do you call JAT Robinson "the man who... actually invented source stratification theories for some of the NT texts" ? To what source stratification theories do you refer?<br /><br />LoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-73267835800854792572010-09-07T05:35:33.997-07:002010-09-07T05:35:33.997-07:00Back in February, Bill Heroman wrote this (much br...Back in February, Bill Heroman wrote <a href="http://www.billheroman.com/2010/02/gamaliels-galilean-theudas.html" rel="nofollow">this (much briefer!) article</a> making a positive argument for identification of the Acts Theudas with Judas son of Ezekias. He thinks Luke just misremembered the name; apparently not realizing that Theudas was occasionally used as a Grecian substitute for Judas. (AlsoJason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-91418529146414422192010-09-06T11:21:04.209-07:002010-09-06T11:21:04.209-07:00I was looking up a reference in JAT Robinson's...I was looking up a reference in JAT Robinson's <i>Redating the New Testament</i> for another purpose last week, and ran across his brief comments on the theory of Josephan dependence for the author of Acts. The considered opinion of the man who wrote the liberal manifesto <i>Honest to God</i> and actually invented source stratification theories for some of the NT texts, may be worth Jason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-84262033434653471962010-09-06T11:02:22.637-07:002010-09-06T11:02:22.637-07:00I do want to reiterate again, in fairness to Dr. P...I do want to reiterate again, in fairness to Dr. P, that his argument in favor of dependence on Josephus might work much better on other topics. It isn't impossible that a second-century author picked up, let's say, a time-stamp list of details from Josephus (when Tiberius was reigning and Antipas was tetrarch of Judea and his brother Philip was tetrarch of etc. etc.), yet didn't relyJason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-28460607429287523912010-09-06T10:54:40.560-07:002010-09-06T10:54:40.560-07:00My computer started its process of dying last week...My computer started its process of dying last week on Sept 1 (as if I didn't have other things to stress about then {sigh}), and I had it out of pocket Saturday and Sunday when parts 5 and 6 would have been posted. So I went ahead and posted all three final parts to the series today (Labor Day 2010).<br /><br /><br />I should add as a personal note, that I am very well acquainted with an Jason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.com