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The following questions were asked after post #191 was submitted. Therefore, you could not have answered them before they existed. 1. You must explain: Why you originally grouped Matthew 26:6–13, Mark 14:3–9, and John 12:1–11 as one event, and later split them into two separate events. Why...

Mid‑Thread Summary and Restatement of the Textual Challenge @Armour of God @sondring7 @markalan @David in NJ @Ronald Nolette @marks @Grailhunter @Taken @quietthinker @David Lamb @Lambano @Titus @JimKnox @shepherdsword All of you assert that Mary had marital relations with Joseph. Such an...

Betrothal in Jewish law is full legal marriage, so Mary would naturally expect consummation. Yet She asks how conception will occur and explains Her confusion by saying She ‘knows not man.’ A woman expecting normal marital relations would not be confused about how conception happens. Her...

The following questions were asked after post #191 was submitted. You cannot claim to have answered them before they were asked. So the questions remain unanswered: 1. You must explain: Why you originally grouped Matthew 26:6–13, Mark 14:3–9, and John 12:1–11 as one event, and later split...

Post #191 was supposed to resolve your contradictions I laid out in post #168, not the questions — and posts #192 and #199 show exactly why post #191 does not resolve them. It introduces new contradictions, changes your claims again, and still does not provide the commitments required. The...

The size of the post is not the issue. The issue is that you have made multiple contradictory claims, changed your positions repeatedly, and rewritten past posts after they were quoted. Ignoring the contradictions does not resolve them. And post #192 shows exactly why post #191 does not. It...

1. Are there Two, Three, or Four Anointings? Your original claim: Two anointings In post #52 (September 23rd), you stated there were two anointing events: 1. Luke 7:36–50 – The “Sinful Woman” – Galilee, about a year before the crucifixion – Publicly known sinner – Anoints Jesus’ feet...

Saying you will ignore the rest of the post doesn’t resolve the contradictions — it just avoids them. Again, you've said that John 11:2 does not refer to Luke and John 12, which is why I included it as one of your statements in my bullet point list: "John 11:2 does not refer to either of...

Marking “correct” or “incorrect” next to the list doesn’t resolve any of the contradictions I documented — it actually adds new ones. For example: In response to "John 11:2 does not refer to either of them," you said "It refers to Lazarus' sister Mary of Bethany," but you actually said that...

Saying “there’s no contradictions” is not the same as demonstrating it. If there truly were none, you would pick one from post #168 and show why it isn’t a contradiction. But you don’t — you simply repeat the claim.

You’re saying “all of my issues have been addressed,” but the only replies you gave after post #168 were: “We have went over this enough.” “Don’t mind discussing things with you, just change topics.” “This was not really a debate.” “We can discuss another topic sometime.” None of those...

You already know the narrative markers — they’re the ones I’ve laid out in the opening post and repeatedly in this thread. The issue isn’t that you haven’t seen them; it’s that your interpretation of John 11:2 contradicts itself at multiple points — see post #168. Simply saying “there are no...

My argument is actually based on the narrative markers the Evangelists themselves provide. The problem remains: your interpretation of John 11:2 contradicts itself at multiple points — see post #168. Before critiquing my interpretation, it would help to resolve those contradictions so we can...

You say: "And you continue being disingenuous by stating accusations that we who have answered you have NOT answered you." But I actually tagged you earlier in a post where I explicitly said: “So far, every response has avoided the textual question I’m actually asking. The arguments offered...

Mark, pointing out that the crowd “regarded Joseph as Jesus’ biological father” doesn’t help your argument — it proves my point. Matthew’s Gospel makes clear that Joseph is not Jesus’s biological father: Matthew 1:18, 20 Luke 1: 34–35 Luke 3:23 So the crowd’s belief is mistaken. And if the...

I’m not concerned about my interpretation — it accounts for all the textual details. The issue is that your interpretation contradicts itself at multiple points — see post #168. Before critiquing mine, it would help to resolve those contradictions so we can discuss John 11:2 on consistent terms.

Listing the Marys in the New Testament is indeed factual, but my argument isn’t based on generic similarities like “devotion” or “service.” I’m examining three specific figures who share unique narrative markers that the Evangelists themselves highlight. The purpose is not to merge people...

It’s true that the New Testament mentions several women named Mary, but my argument doesn’t depend on collapsing all of them into one. I’m examining three specific figures whose actions and descriptions overlap in ways that the Evangelists themselves highlight. The distinctive gesture of...

That’s about as useful as replying to a thesis with a shrug.

I’m simply trying to understand your position. You said you have not claimed that Mary expected future relations with Joseph. If that’s the case, then your view is that Mary did not expect to consummate the marriage — which means: Mary did not expect conception through Joseph, Mary did not...