Previously, post series marking the end of summer: Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? Reflections as the Summer Comes to … A Green Day End of Summer Post (Wake Me Up When September Ends; Minority): Case Against Faith and My First Published Short Story

Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? Reflections as the Summer Comes to an End: The Secular Roots of Esoterica … ps: Postmodern Religious Thought as Religion without Religion

We began this mini-series with a 3-part study of esoteric genealogy in Matthew and Luke, and added a fourth related post on esoteric Rosicrucian Lore: The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz.  The 4 posts are here: Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely … Esoterica and Godlessness

Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? And now, the Appendix In the last post I said in the comments: … Reflections as the Summer Comes to an End: The Secular Roots of Esoterica

(The Steps of Freemasonry: Scottish / York rites, wiki) Previously, Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke? Now, the Conclusion: For anyone interested in esoterica like freemasonry and Rosicrucianism, the image I outlined in the … (Conclusion) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke?

(MacDonald Family Coat of Arms, wiki) The idea that bloodlines are not just historical but make figurative points is as old as the process itself, which makes sense in the case of Matthew 1 and Luke 3 (the genealogy in Luke may originally have been at the beginning of Luke) as bloodlines of Joseph that … (2/2) Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke?

It’s remarkable to think that both Matthew and Luke independently inserted a genealogy of Joseph into the Jesus tradition.  What seems more likely is that Matthew introduced the genealogy and Luke reworked it to fit his own non-atonement theology. The genealogy of Jesus’ adoptive father Joseph in Matthew explains Jesus getting killed but still being … Why are there 2 Completely Different Bloodlines of Joseph in Matthew and Luke?

Previously, An Invitation to Listen to Edouard Tahmizian and Richard Carrier’s Upcoming Discussion: The Problem of Free Will. Last time I made 2 notes in the comments I’d like to expand on. Derrida notes we are not determined in our actions, even when we try to be. When acting, there is never enough time, information, … (2/2) An Invitation to Listen to Edouard Tahmizian and Richard Carrier’s Upcoming Discussion: The Problem of Free Will.

Tahmizian and Carrier will be recording a discussion on Free Will vs Determinism soon and here are some of my thoughts: What is the free will vs determinism debate? For example, if we ask with Keith Augustine why aggressive behavior in society is overwhelmingly a male issue it seems to point to testosterone as the … An Invitation to Listen to Edouard Tahmizian and Richard Carrier’s Upcoming Discussion: The Problem of Free Will.