I've probably discussed this with you before, D-P ( at JNE maybe) but there is little in the way of historical "markers" in any of the Saul/Paul crapola. Some of what there is makes no sense, at all.
Corinth being a major city in the middle of the first century comes to mind immediately.
But there is one which indicates that Saul/Paul escaped from Damascus when it was ruled by King Aretas of Nabatea. Xtians twist their scrotums into knots trying to make that be Aretas IV who died in 40 AD. But Damascus was a Roman city at that time and no where in the histories of the time does anyone say otherwise.
HOWEVER, Aretas III did rule Damascus.
From about 84 to 64 BC when he lost it to Pompey's legions during the campaign in the east.
Who knows what Marcion found and played with ( i.e. tampered with) ?
Similar to the discussion on Jerusalem being leveled in another thread, we actually can cite a time when what is recounted did happen. That it causes xtians no end of problems with their godboy stories bothers me not at all.
Corinth being a major city in the middle of the first century comes to mind immediately.
But there is one which indicates that Saul/Paul escaped from Damascus when it was ruled by King Aretas of Nabatea. Xtians twist their scrotums into knots trying to make that be Aretas IV who died in 40 AD. But Damascus was a Roman city at that time and no where in the histories of the time does anyone say otherwise.
HOWEVER, Aretas III did rule Damascus.
From about 84 to 64 BC when he lost it to Pompey's legions during the campaign in the east.
Who knows what Marcion found and played with ( i.e. tampered with) ?
Similar to the discussion on Jerusalem being leveled in another thread, we actually can cite a time when what is recounted did happen. That it causes xtians no end of problems with their godboy stories bothers me not at all.
