tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post5085412172826976025..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: Jesus Traditions and Popular Mythology in the Roman EmpireBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-48588294242110799252011-09-26T08:31:32.584-07:002011-09-26T08:31:32.584-07:00Excellent post JD!
I may add that the final text ...Excellent post JD!<br /><br />I may add that the final text of GosJohn does in fact contain an explicitly avowed correction, by the author, of a tradition received by the text's initial audience: namely the tradition that the author would not die before the return of Christ. This is included as an afterthought to a set of information that cannot be construed as competition with other tradentsJason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-46978264260708502012011-09-25T12:02:44.965-07:002011-09-25T12:02:44.965-07:00Thanks for the fine post, JD.
One further problem...Thanks for the fine post, JD.<br /><br />One further problem: Let's take his example of Virgil. Yes, Virgil was rewriting Homer to some degree. But by that very token, Virgil was aware of the fact that he was *inventing* a new narrative. Even if he thought some of the traditional Homeric elements were factual (as well as Roman legends about Romulus and Remus), he was filling in the gaps with stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.com