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Recent content by arcanum

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    What scriptures was Paul referring to in 1st Corinthians 15:3-4?

    Well I'd have to disagree with you on it's useless to speculate on this as he is making a major claim, that Jesus death and resurrection had been foretold in the scriptures. I guess for the intellectually lazy for those who those who are who live by blind faith that would work, but for those...
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    What scriptures was Paul referring to in 1st Corinthians 15:3-4?

    Well you could have at least made a made a case for your vague answer, that it could be any of these. Yes I'm very aware that Paul's uncontested letters were written before the gospels, which is why when Paul referred to scriptures, he was than likely referring to a book that we find in the...
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    What scriptures was Paul referring to in 1st Corinthians 15:3-4?

    Ok, elaborate, what do you think Paul was referring to outside of what we know as scripture found in "The Bible"? Are hinting at some Midrash or Oral Torah, a writing that didn't make the cut of what found it's way into the Hebrew bible?
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    What scriptures was Paul referring to in 1st Corinthians 15:3-4?

    Ok that's a good answer and understanding for a faithful individual in an ancient Jewish context, but you put more emphasis the word faithful by capitalizing the F, as it could only apply to one unique individual. Perhaps it does, maybe the writer of the Psalm was referring to himself, who...
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    What scriptures was Paul referring to in 1st Corinthians 15:3-4?

    I want to specifically address your first paragraph "The prophecies of Jesus death and resurrection are hidden and vague on purpose because God needed Satan to actually go through with it. If you put yourself in Satan's shoes then you'll see that he would never kill Jesus if he knew beforehand...
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    What scriptures was Paul referring to in 1st Corinthians 15:3-4?

    I've heard this before, but I don't think it's be clear at all that this verse is talking about a future messiah, couldn't it have been King David himself hoping he had somehow gained eternal life? I've heard Rabbi's dismiss this connection as a future messiah in debates with Christians as well...
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    What scriptures was Paul referring to in 1st Corinthians 15:3-4?

    Thanks for your reply, I'll ponder what you said in your post, a lotto digest.
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    What scriptures was Paul referring to in 1st Corinthians 15:3-4?

    From the KJV: 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. Since Paul mentioned scriptures, he had to...
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    According to Hinduism, what is it that reincarnates?

    Yes I did mean to type causal, thanks for the correction, also thanks for the link.
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    According to Hinduism, what is it that reincarnates?

    Thanks for the reply Vinayaka. So, in your tradition, which I take would be Shaivism, you do have a close western equivalent for the concept of a soul? I know you said such ideas are trivial, but personally I think a solid understanding of such matters is fairly important. I'm trying to...
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    According to Hinduism, what is it that reincarnates?

    Thank for your reply my friend, I haven’t been able to find an answer from the literature I have on hand. That question has been in the back of my mind for a while now and today I finally felt an urgent to reach out for an answer.
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    According to Hinduism, what is it that reincarnates?

    So I've been doing a deep dive into Hinduism/Sanatana Dharma lately, which I'm finding pretty fascinating but I have a question that I can't seem to find an easy answer to. That is, what aspect of the self is that which takes on karmic imprints and transfers over to another life form? Some may...
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    What happened to the Vedic religion and what caused it to change?

    Yeah it probably is way off the mark, which is why I wanted to get some feedback from people who know about and have some insights on this topic. So moving on from this persons thesis, I'm still hoping someone could shed some light on this. What could have possibly lead to this change? Was...
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    What happened to the Vedic religion and what caused it to change?

    I didn't realize but the link was only a rough draft and the author, Prof. M.M. Ninan, went on to publish a book on it called The Emergence Of Hinduism from Christianity. As expected the reviewers on Amazon were far from kind, there weren't many but none of them were verified purchases so they...
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    What happened to the Vedic religion and what caused it to change?

    Thanks for the responses guys, the reason for my question was promoted by an ebook by a professor which is free to read, that claims the the influence of the Thomasian Christians was in large part responsible for this change in the Indian religious orientation. According to tradition the...
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