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Clivedurdle · 05-21-2007, 03:09 PM

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The author of Hebrews thought of Jesus as having died as a sacrifice in heaven.

0 or 3, depending on whether the sacrifice was being contemplated as metaphor. If metaphorical, this is nothing. If not metaphorical, this is fatal, I think.

Worth discussing?

Not sure if this is relevant, but might the phrase "Lord Jesus Christ" and variants "Christ Jesus" for example be later editorial insertions? What if various writings had been about an annointed one - a title - that got personalised?

Why "Christians" and not "Jesusians" or "Lordians" or "Immanuelians"?

notapadawan · 05-21-2007, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Clivedurdle

Worth discussing?

Not sure if this is relevant, but might the phrase "Lord Jesus Christ" and variants "Christ Jesus" for example be later editorial insertions? What if various writings had been about an annointed one - a title - that got personalised?

Why "Christians" and not "Jesusians" or "Lordians" or "Immanuelians"?

I am not understanding what you are implying.

Clivedurdle · 05-22-2007, 12:46 PM

Two things - was the author of Hebrews discussing a heavenly "annointed one". Might it not even be a xian text originally?

Might the word Jesus be a later editorial addition to make a general text look specific about an alleged bloke killed by Pilate?

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Clivedurdle Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London UK Posts: 16,024	Two things - was the author of Hebrews discussing a heavenly "annointed one". Might it not even be a xian text originally? Might the word Jesus be a later editorial addition to make a general text look specific about an alleged bloke killed by Pilate?

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