RELG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Stoning, Tiberium
10 Apr 2019
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Near 400, judaism and christianity thriving but competition. Christians have legal edge (emperor is christian) consequently, jews say that mary was impregnated by roman soldier, jesus born out of wedlock. Also attested in celsus that jesus was born out of wedlock. Celsus" attack on christianity was interesting, origen quoted his opponent. Paul "born of a woman, born under the torah"". Standard def of a jew; person who is born of a jewish woman. Easy to establish maternity if u see birth. What we see in gospels, the human legal paternity of jesus. We know his mother"s name in 4 gospels, sometimes called son of mary". Legal maternity, "born of a woman, born under the torah"". Embarrassing that mother is known, joseph is marginal and disappears. Family thinks he is crazy, story in mark that they are outside the house. Unimportant village, relates to tradition that jesus is in villages. Jesus addresses mary as "woman"". jesus is rude to his mother.
