
In theory, with a presumption of a virgin birth, there is no need to invent Joseph. But, really, very few of anyone named in the Bible can be proven by other sources. We cannot really prove that King David or Solomon existed either, and they were earthly kings if we accept the claims made for them.

Stephen said
Joseph is namechecked in our sources. Might as well ask if Joseph and Mary were both invented because Jesus’ parents were unknown to his followers. Or to put it another way, there’s just as much evidence for Joseph as there is for Mary. We have stories.
Well, we have earlier evidence for Mary, in Mark 6:3 :—
Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they were offended at Him.
Jesus had to have a mother (unless he literally descended from heaven, or was spontaneously generated). In first century Palestine, it is a pretty good guess that her name would have been Mary, since that was the most common female name. So the existence of “Mary” is, to that extent, assured independently of any evidence.

JAS said
In theory, with a presumption of a virgin birth, there is no need to invent Joseph. But, really, very few of anyone named in the Bible can be proven by other sources. We cannot really prove that King David or Solomon existed either, and they were earthly kings if we accept the claims made for them.
Could the early Christians have claimed Davidic descent only through Mary, and not through a male figure? I mean, could they have gotten away with such a claim?

Omar6741 said
Could the early Christians have claimed Davidic descent only through Mary, and not through a male figure? I mean, could they have gotten away with such a claim?
My understanding is that no one in Jewish societies tracked lineage through a matriarchal line. Tracing any line was already pretty unlikely for a working-class family. The whole virgin birth but descendant of David is highly problematic. I suppose it could be argued that Jesus was accepted and raised by Joseph as his son, from a purely functional level, and that by extension he could claim to be in the house of David (if such a line really led to Joseph).

The answer is complex. And is in Polish but Google.translate is ok. Only 400 pages published by University Press SUBLUPA..
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This book will change your Point of view about early christian writings, about authors about everythink. Red pill

Omar6741 said
JAS said
In theory, with a presumption of a virgin birth, there is no need to invent Joseph. But, really, very few of anyone named in the Bible can be proven by other sources. We cannot really prove that King David or Solomon existed either, and they were earthly kings if we accept the claims made for them.
Could the early Christians have claimed Davidic descent only through Mary, and not through a male figure? I mean, could they have gotten away with such a claim?
Yes. They did.

Jarek said
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Although its author is from academic background and has worked in various American universities, this is a publication of a embarrassing level, full of errors, and unreliable (the author is clearly citing sources he has not read! ) and terribly naive and infantile at that.
Interesting…. This is a reference to the highly respected James Tabor, who has posted on Bart’s blog? If so, you could create a thread on his book to document your criticisms of it — just a suggestion.

Robert said
That’s a very worthwhile request in my opinion. It’s been many years since I’ve read Tabor book, but some of the criticisms in Jarek’s Facebook post don’t seem accurate to me. Not sure if it’s my poor memory or if there’s been a later revision to Tabor’s book since I’ve read it. Would be good to get some references and quotes to verify.
Page 66to69 i Tabor’s book

Omar6741 said
Jarek said
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A quote from that link:
Although its author is from academic background and has worked in various American universities, this is a publication of a embarrassing level, full of errors, and unreliable (the author is clearly citing sources he has not read! ) and terribly naive and infantile at that.
Interesting…. This is a reference to the highly respected James Tabor, who has posted on Bart’s blog? If so, you could create a thread on his book to document your criticisms of it — just a suggestion.
Sample from The book. This is an academic paper with reviewers, etc… it is not a bad time story from Harper’s One

Robert said
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Na koniec trzeba wspomnieć o dwóch zupełnie innych kuriozalnych publikacjach, w których Panthera niestety zajmuje poczesne miejsce. I zrobimy to mimo protestów moich niektórych Kolegów i, w szczególności, Koleżanek, wyrażających opinię, że nie ma sensu odnosić się do pozycji niemądrych lub sensacyjnych, w obu przypadkach − nieprofesjonalnych. To prawda, w zasadzie można by wstydliwie przemilczeć ich istnienie, ale pokazują one pewne istotne zjawisko, stąd nie powinniśmy przymykać na nie oczu i udawać, że problem nie istnieje. Mamy tu przede wszystkim na myśli książkę Jamesa D. Tabora The Jesus Dynasty. The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity (New York–London–Toronto–Sydney 2007). Choć jej autor należy do środowiska akademickiego i pracował na różnych amerykańskich uniwersytetach, jest to publikacja na żenującym poziomie, pełna błędów, nierzetelna (autor wyraźnie powołuje się na źródła, których nie czytał!) i do tego przerażająco naiwna oraz infantylna. Skoro stawiamy tak mocne zarzuty, warto podać dwa przykłady. Tabor sugeruje, że wspomniany już przez nas Abdes Pantera z Bingen to znany z Talmudu Babilońskiego oraz z przekazu Celsusa żołnierz, ojciec Jezusa, który uwiódł lub zgwałcił jego matkę w czasie burzliwych walk po śmierci Heroda w 4 roku n.e. Aby tego dowieść, badacz18 w karygodny sposób nagina materiał źródłowy. Powołuje się na przykład na ossuarium z Jerozolimy, z inskrypcją wskazującą rzekomo, że spoczęły w nim kości „Józefa, syna Panthery”. A że jeden z braci Jezusa ma według Ewangelii Marka (6,3) i Ewangelii Mateusza (13,55 − 56) na imię Józef, mielibyśmy tu do czynienia ze świadectwem, że Maria była konkubiną żołnierza Panthery z rzymskich oddziałów pomocniczych, stacjonujących w Judei. Tabor jednak albo świadomie wprowadza czytelnika w błąd, albo też zupełnie nie wie, o czym pisze, choć powołuje się na wydanie tej inskrypcji w Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaicarum (nr 1211). Gdyby rzeczywiście sięgnął do tej pozycji, zobaczyłby, że tekst brzmi następująco (CII 1211): [.] ΩΣΗΠΟΥΠΕΝΘΕΡΟΥ / [.] ΡΟΣΟΥ. Wydawca czyta tu: [Ἰ] ωσήπου πενθεροῦ / [? Δ] ρόσου i tłumaczy: „( Tombeau) de Joseph, beau-père (?) de Drosos (?)Drusus)”. Było to zatem ossuarium Józefa, który został określony mianem teścia (πενθερός) Druzusa19. Nie ma w ogóle mowy o żadnym Pantherze. To tyle o rzetelności Tabora. Co do infantylizmu, to polecam uwadze Czytelników passus książki20 poświęcony poszukiwaniu przez Tabora w internecie informacji, gdzie znajduje się obecnie nagrobek Abdesa Pantery z Bingen. W trakcie tych poszukiwań badacz nie szczędził wyrazów zdziwienia, że jest on w Europie i nie został zniszczony podczas wojny (jak przecież wiadomo, w Europie wszystko wtedy zniszczono!?). Dalej mamy relację o miotających Taborem emocjach, gdy w 2005 roku znalazł się w muzeum w Bad Kreuznach. Jest tu też zdjęcie autora mierzącego wysokość nagrobka z Bingen i sugestia badań DNA mających wykazać związek Jezusa z Abdesem Panterą21. Trudno powiedzieć, czy śmiać się, czy płakać. Nie można jednak przemilczeć istnienia tej książki, ponieważ nawet pobieżne przeszukanie internetu uzmysławia, że jest ona podstawowym (sic!) źródłem wiedzy współczesnego człowieka na temat Jezusa…
In the end, we have to mention two completely different quirky publications in which Panthera unfortunately takes an early place. And we will do it despite the protests of some of my Colleagues and, in particular, my Colleagues, expressing the opinion that it makes no sense to refer to silly or sensational positions, in both cases . unprofessional. It’s true, basically you could shamefully silence their existence, but they show some significant phenomenon, so we shouldn’t turn a blind eye to them and pretend that the problem doesn’t exist. Here we are primarily referring to the book of James D. The Jesus Dynasty Camp The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity (New York–London–Toronto–Sydney 2007). Although its author is from academic background and has worked in various American universities, this is a publication of a embarrassing level, full of errors, and unreliable (the author is clearly citing sources he has not read! ) and terribly naive and infantile at that. Since we make such strong accusations, it’s worth giving two examples. Tabor suggests that Abdes Panther of Bingen we already mentioned is known from the Babylonian Talmud and from Celsus, a soldier father of Jesus, who seduced or raped his mother in turbulent fighting after Herod’s death in 4 AD. By teg Oh, tell me, researcher18 bends the source material in a shameful way. He refers for example to the ossuary from Jerusalem, with an inscription indicating that allegedly contained the bones of “Joseph son of Panther”. And since one of Jesus’ brothers is named Joseph according to Mark (6.3) and Matthew (13.55 A 56), we would be here to testify that Mary was a concubine of a Panther soldier from the Roman auxiliary troops stationed in Judea and. However, Tabor either consciously misleads the reader or does not know at all what he is writing about, although he refers to the publication of this inscription in Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaicarum (no. 1211). If he had indeed reached this position, he would have seen that the text reads as follows (CII 1211): [. ] UNTIL THE EIGHT / [. ] ROSOU. Publisher reads: [ Wy] Wy θε / [? σου] Δ and translates: “( Tombeau) de Joseph, beau-père (? ) from Drosos (? )Drusus)”. It was then Joseph’s ossuary, who was described as the father-in-law ( Dru) of Druzusa19. No mention of any Panthers at all. So much for the reliability of Tabor. As for infantilism, I recommend to the Readers a passus of the book20 dedicated to Tabor’s search for information on the Internet, where the tombstone of Abdes Panther from Bingen is currently located. In the course of this search, the researcher did not spare expressions of surprise that it is in Europe and was not destroyed during the war (as you know, everything in Europe was destroyed then!? ). We continue to report about Tabor’s emotions, when in 2005 he was in the museum in Bad Kreuzny. There’s also a photo of the author measuring the height of a Bingen tombstone and a suggestion for DNA tests to prove Jesus’ relationship with Abdes Panther21. Can’t tell whether to laugh or cry. However, the existence of this book cannot be ignored, because even a continuous search on the Internet suggests that it is fundamental (sic! ) the source of modern man’s knowledge about Jesus…
Take a look at Christopher B. Zeichmann’s “Jesus ‘ben Pantera’: An Epigraphic and Military-Historical Note” in the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus. 2020; 18(2), 141-155: “Its inscription reads [Ἰ]ωσήπου πενθεροῦ Δρόσου (cij 1211 = ciip

Robert said
Take a look at Christopher B. Zeichmann’s “Jesus ‘ben Pantera’: An Epigraphic and Military-Historical Note” in the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus. 2020; 18(2), 141-155:“Its inscription reads: [Ἰ]ωσήπου πενθεροῦ Δρόσου cij 1211 = ciip 124).”
It is the same reading in Corpus I I. I don’t see The problem

Jarek said
Robert said
Take a look at Christopher B. Zeichmann’s “Jesus ‘ben Pantera’: An Epigraphic and Military-Historical Note” in the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus. 2020; 18(2), 141-155:
“Its inscription reads: [Ἰ]ωσήπου πενθεροῦ Δρόσου cij 1211 = ciip 124).”
It is the same reading in Corpus I I. I don’t see The problem
I can’t paste The text from Kindle reader. But You did it. Koine capital letters original inscription
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