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In the last essay, I presented the argument for why the strength of the historical evidence for the life of Jesus provided by the Gospels basically reduces to the strength of the evidence provided by the anonymously–authored book, written shortly after 70 AD, that subsequently acquired the title “The Gospel According to Mark” most likely sometime in the 2nd century AD (henceforth, “Mark”).
So now it’s time to ask how strong that evidence is. Read more …
Left Fault Lines
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Die Politik ist die Lehre vom Möglichen said Otto von Bismark, Politics is the art of the possible being the usual English translation, although it can also read as Politics is the training of the possible. Anyone wishing to act politically needs to master both the art of the possible and, in order to do so, learn what is indeed possible and finally, the successful political actor needs to be competent in recognising and grasping possibilities.
The vehicle of political action in the Western world for about the last four centuries has been the political party. Read more …