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I could say the same about the U.S. Cnnstitiution. All writings speak for themselves. That doesn't make them free from ambiguity or misnterpretation.

Can't you interpret scripture to say what you want it to say? Or are you immune from that kind of subjectivity?

And what if the "o" in your "imo" is mistaken?

Gematrial nonsense.

I agree that Mary's post-partum sexual activity cannot matter to our salvation. Catholics assert her perpetual virginity for other reasons. For them it's not about the siblings. It's about the sex.

I find it interesting that the Second Council of Constantinople, in the mid-sixth century, referenced a pair of nativities: "If anyone will not confess that the Word of God has two nativities, that which is before all ages from the Father, outside time and without a body, and secondly that...

Actually, the word used was γυνη (wife).

Particularly on this forum! hlo

Oh, I do look at it that way. John 17:5 is informed by Phil. 2:7. The Son had glory before the world began. The Son emptied Himself of that glory in order to become incarnate. The Son prays, in John 17:5, for restoration of the emptied glory. So yes, glory is time sensitive. Before the...

Well, I just looked back at your posts and don't see any answer to what the pre-world glory of the Son was except a promise of future authority -- which, again, I don't think can be the glory referenced in John 17:5. So if that's the answer you are providing, I guess you did answer.

I don't see how the Son's "glory" with the Father before the world existed can consist of a FUTURE plan to give Him authority. He had "glory" before the world began. What did it consist of?

I do believe that. But the question is, what does it mean for the Son to be "begotten" by (or of) God.

So, what's the difference between "Son" and "begotten Son?" Incarnation? Something else?

No doubt, but the question stands. What "glory" did the Son enjoy with the Father before the world existed (John 17:5)?

Twinkle in the eye? Then what "glory" did that "twinkle" enjoy with the Father before the world existed (John 17:5)?

I see "begotten" as functionally equivalent to "spawned," "brought into existence" or "generated." Quaere how that applies to Christ. He is described as the "only begotten" (μονογενής) in order to emphasize His uniqueness -- but I'm looking to separate the μονο and the γενής and only focus on...

I think you should describe the difference!

I agree 100%. Written documentation is not required. I accept oral tradition. If it is original with the apostles. (That's always the question, isn't it?) But you and I have different tests for whether oral tradition is really that old. I like to have verification from secondary sources...

We can't one be a Binitarian and still deserve the title "Christian?"

With all due respect (if any) to Quasten, there is nothing in the Protoevangelium of James stating that Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Christ. Is there any other early writing you'd like to point to on this subject? It might help us identify how early this oral tradition really was...