Plato’s famous crucified Just Man – the real inspiration underlying the Christian crucifixion narrative (as we now have it), or a supernatural Socratic–Platonic prophesy predicting the fate of Jesus, the Righteous Notzri/Nazarene? (Easter; Resurrection Day) Below is the famous passage, in Allan Bloom’s literal translation (digitized by the undersigned), as well as the fascinating context:…
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Reflections on the “Historicity” of Jesus Christ (Part One, Palm Sunday)
It is probably one of the most important questions a historian of the “West” can ask – due to the implications of whatever the truth of the matter is –, yet one of the most difficult to solve conclusively: Did the Jesus (Greek: Iesous) of the Christian gospels, or someone more or less like him,…
Jesus (Christ), the «Nootz(e)ri» or «Nazarene» – who was he, what did he stand for, and how did he die?
Jesus (Christ), the «Nootz(e)ri» or «Nazarene» – who was he, what did he (really) stand for, and how did he die? Original title of this article: Exploring the potential meanings of Notzri / Notzeri and ha-Notzri / ha/Notzeri by consulting with Madame Helena Blavatsky – a sincere admirer of Christ (Easter; Maundy Thursday) In the…
The enigmatic Huqoq Mosaic – whom does it really depict?
Discovered in the ruins of an ancient synagogue in Galilee in 2012/2013, this stunning scene, part of a series of unusually well-preserved mosaics adorning the floors of a synagogue dated to the 400s A.D., has been surmised to depict a meeting between Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem, many centuries before, but…
Edmund Schilvold: Skribent, fotograf, filosof, friluftsentusiast 