Archaeology of the New Testament

Cypress said:
Any responsible reading of the epistles of Paul will develop an impression of what Paul was like from the entire body of his writings, not just a couple of passages.

Taken as a whole, it's clear that by first century standards Paul is fairly enlightened about gender relations, maybe even radical compared to his Greek and Roman contemporaries. It is widely reported in his letters that he works closely with and collaborates with women, some of who he freely identifies as female apostles, deacons, and leaders of house churches.

Now in those passages where it seems Paul is misogynist and domineering over women, it can be explained either as an independent insertion by another writer, or that Paul had a multiple personality disorder. The only thing we can do is decide which one sounds more likely.
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I see it as Paul going with the culture of the time,where women weren't shit compared to men!
Gospel of Thomas 114 ,has an interesting exchange between Peter and Jesus about Mary Magdalene and gender roles of Apostles.
 
Cypress said:
"The overwhelming impression is one of order. The more we discover about the universe, the more we find that it is governed by rational laws."
~Stephen Hawking​

"I have faith in the universe, for it is rational. Law underlies each happening. And I have faith in my purpose here on earth. I have faith in my intuition, the language of my conscience, but I have no faith in speculation about Heaven and Hell. I’m concerned with this time—here and now."
~Albert Einstein​

You didn't have to. There are only two choices, the universe is either rational or it's irrational. There is no in between choice.
One can't be just partly pregnant.

When you claimed the universe isn't rational, you tacitly and unequivocally indicated it is irrational.
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Go learn what 'rational' means and where the word is used.
Go learn what 'irrational' means and where the word is used.

I never claimed the Universe rational or irrational.

The Universe is not a law.
The Universe is unorganized.
 
Cypress said:
"The overwhelming impression is one of order. The more we discover about the universe, the more we find that it is governed by rational laws."
~Stephen Hawking​

" The universe... is rational... Law underlies each happening."
~Albert Einstein​
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Go learn 'rational' and where the word is used.
The Universe is not a law.
The Universe is unorganized.
 
Into the Night said:
Evidence is neither good nor bad. It is simply evidence.
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That's not true. Talk to a judge, jury or lawyer.
Into the Night said:
Your religion is based on faith, just like any other religion.

What 'fairytales' are you referring to?
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The Bible....which you already knew.
Into the Night said:
Evidence is not conviction. No one is being convicted here.
Your religion is based on faith just as much as his is.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
 
Cypress said:
"I have faith in the universe, for it is rational. Law underlies each happening. And I have faith in my purpose here on earth. I have faith in my intuition, the language of my conscience, but I have no faith in speculation about Heaven and Hell. I’m concerned with this time—here and now."

~Albert Einstein​
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"I believe that I have cosmic religious feelings. Man has infinite dimensions and finds God in his conscience. [A cosmic religion] has no dogma other than teaching man that the universe is rational and that his highest destiny is to ponder it and co-create with its laws."
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~Albert Einstein​
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yes. you're an atheist.
 
Into the Night said:
NONE of your subjective descriptive statements of evidence will ever make evidence just disappear.
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I don't need to make it disappear.
Into the Night said:
So is the evidence for no god or gods.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Into the Night said:
It's easy to part water with a stick.
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Derp.
Derp.
Derp.
Into the Night said:
There certainly is. Speakers are made in the shape of rocks, beer cans, and of course, bushes.

Every time clouds break up the skies are parting.
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Derp.
Into the Night said:
Why would angels float down from anywhere?
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Read the Bible.
Into the Night said:
Nothing in the Bible says it was.
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Lol.
Into the Night said:
There was recently a model airplane company called 'Flying Horse'. Who is to say an aircraft never existed that could've carried a person?
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Derp.
Derp.
Derp.
Into the Night said:
You can't make any evidence just disappear.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Into the Night said:
YARP

You can't make any evidence just disappear.
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
 
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