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Didymus · 02-13-2006, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by No Robots

Well, at least this is a long way from "it is a carefully wrought piece of fiction that can only be explained exegetically, not in human or historical terms". Good for you!

Actually, I think that does apply to the Passion narrative taken as a whole. And, yes, the potato-tossing between Romans and Jews does seem to be a reflection of the political situation.

Regardless, I think the accounts of the Trial are fiction. I will strike the "carefully wrought" part if you insist.

Didymus

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