tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post7307253112042052353..comments2024-03-25T14:27:40.121-05:00Comments on Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: The Gospel of Mark and the Identity of ChristWeekend Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-30840129245298071402008-04-29T03:08:00.000-05:002008-04-29T03:08:00.000-05:00Alongside Hurtado's 'Lord Jesus Christ' is his exc...Alongside Hurtado's 'Lord Jesus Christ' is his excellent book titled 'How on Earth did Jesus become a God? - Historical Questions about Earliest Devotion to Jesus'. This is a book of some 230 pages and is a good starter on the questions Hurtado asks.<BR/><BR/>Not only does the title draw one directly to the question, but the story of Hurtado's twenty-five years of research of the question adds validity to his research. <BR/><BR/>He includes papers and a chapter or two from seminars and his book 'The Lord Jesus Christ', and four of the chapters are from the Deichmann lectures held at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.<BR/><BR/>His longer book is well worth reading; questions remain and that is the fun of it all.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405335949996305740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-54425484589500584952008-04-15T09:36:00.000-05:002008-04-15T09:36:00.000-05:00I have a further thought here. And I must thank y...I have a further thought here. And I must thank you for spurring much thinking on my part.<BR/><BR/>Your post speaks of how people seem not to see the Divine as clearly described in Mark. And that reminded me of how frequently, in the psalms, the idea of atheism is present. So even back in the days of Jesus (and before then), if we believe the psalms (and why not?), there must have been many who "scoffed" at those who clung to faith and tried to the best of their ability to live that faith in an unseen God. (I can look for references if you need them... but things like: "The fool has said in his heart there is no God." Etc.)<BR/><BR/>So it strikes me that this inability to believe, even the revealed word, has a long history. And if you think of Moses coming down the mountain withe the Tablets, what were the Israelites doing? Hmmmm....<BR/><BR/>Just to put your post in context!TheraPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928259759945778699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-18603357082324420762008-04-13T23:03:00.000-05:002008-04-13T23:03:00.000-05:00Thanks for the kind words. There are a couple of m...Thanks for the kind words. There are a couple of more posts coming in this series (though not going through in such detail) -- I'm working up to the point where we can see what material the Synoptics put on the table and get to a place where we can really evaluate the question: Did the Gospel of John reflect a different understanding of Christ? <BR/><BR/>Take care & God bless<BR/>Anne / WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-69877270017902889452008-04-11T21:23:00.000-05:002008-04-11T21:23:00.000-05:00I love the way you present the "case" so succinctl...I love the way you present the "case" so succinctly. In a deadpan manner, which really underlines how amazing this is. Your synopsis reads like something that could be happening now...like a news report! And that in particular, I think, made the details stand out and come alive.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all your efforts!TheraPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928259759945778699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-50817919539742683552008-04-11T19:38:00.000-05:002008-04-11T19:38:00.000-05:00Good job, Anne! It seems some people not only are...Good job, Anne! <BR/><BR/>It seems some people not only aren't reading carefully, they are reading with definite bias.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-32023210349238188392008-04-11T07:13:00.000-05:002008-04-11T07:13:00.000-05:00It's amazing to me that people will say that a mor...It's amazing to me that people will say that a more-than-human Christ is a late development, when the first scene of what they the consider the first gospel (Mark) refers a prophecy to him that uses the holiest name of God. <BR/><BR/>Baffling ... <BR/><BR/>I've heard good things about Hurtado's work but have not yet read any of it. You make me more interested. <BR/><BR/>Take care & God bless<BR/>Anne / WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-72830419796740946322008-04-10T09:05:00.000-05:002008-04-10T09:05:00.000-05:00There is a massive tome of over 700 pages by L.W. ...There is a massive tome of over 700 pages by L.W. Hurtado called, "Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity". Hurtado does a masterful job of refuting the heresy that devotion to Jesus as God is a late development. I recommend it to those seeking to bolster their defenses against higher critical lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com