Freethought & Rationalism Archive

vid · 01-30-2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

The English translation is from an incomplete manuscript or manuscripts. It does not contain the relevant passage. More of the commentary has been recovered (and is to be found as you say in Ben's pdf) but it is not online in a modren language translation.

Maybe someone who knows greek could look up that march 25 passage?

Quote:

The Hippolytus Statue has an Easter table inscribed on it. IIUC this contains the date of the crucifixion.

I quess this is the same statue which contains 2nd April birth of christ?

andrewcriddle · 01-30-2009, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid

Quote:

The English translation is from an incomplete manuscript or manuscripts. It does not contain the relevant passage. More of the commentary has been recovered (and is to be found as you say in Ben's pdf) but it is not online in a modren language translation.

Maybe someone who knows greek could look up that march 25 passage?

I checked. Book 4 chapter 23 of the commentary dates the Passion to PRO OKTW KALANDWN APRILIWN eight days before the kalends of April ie March 25th.

Andrew Criddle

vid · 01-31-2009, 03:47 AM

Thanks. So it includes both 25th march passion and 25th december birth (at least on some copies, as you cited here)? For me, this would be argument against 2nd april, and add weight to hypothesis that Hippolytus also accepted same date for conception and death. But 2nd april still has a lot of weight to be the original one (statue, and little reason for anyone later to add it as this date is not attested elsewhere). Seems we'll never know for sure...

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

01-31-2009, 03:47 AM	#23
vid Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myjava, Slovakia Posts: 384	Thanks. So it includes both 25th march passion and 25th december birth (at least on some copies, as you cited here)? For me, this would be argument against 2nd april, and add weight to hypothesis that Hippolytus also accepted same date for conception and death. But 2nd april still has a lot of weight to be the original one (statue, and little reason for anyone later to add it as this date is not attested elsewhere). Seems we'll never know for sure...

Freethought & Rationalism Archive

The archives are read only.