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Steven Carr · 03-30-2010, 10:33 PM

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'The wearing of purple was outlawed for anyone below equestrian rank. The only available robe of this kind for Jesus would belong to Pilate, but it is inconceivable that he would lend his garment to be spat on by soldiers. '

Did these rules on permitted dress operate outside of Italy ?

Andrew Criddle

I don't know. I was only quoting a mainstream Biblical historian, so quite possibly it was sheer junk.

darstec · 04-24-2010, 10:35 PM

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And we can use that same illustration to show that the entire Jesus story fits very well or was probably symbolic rather than literal. It was just mis-understood.

Or the entire Jesus story was literal and prophetic. And this was understood by the first century believers.

Except it was written in the second century. So it didn't matter what the first century believers thought. They hadn't read the story yet.

mountainman · 04-27-2010, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by darstec

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Originally Posted by arnoldo

Or the entire Jesus story was literal and prophetic. And this was understood by the first century believers.

Except it was written in the second century. So it didn't matter what the first century believers thought. They hadn't read the story yet.

Yes, its also very strange that the history of Philostratus writing in the 3rd century (about Apollonius of Tyana) also never once mentions either "the story" or "the christians".

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