Reading Paul and Josephus is proof enough. When I read Josephus, I though man this sounds so familiar, I started out by why do Paul and Josephus have so much in common. I mean just reading Josephus made me think of Paul , and even Josephus saying he was wise at 14 and all the scholars came to him for advice made me think of Jesus. I mean its there.Penny is following the outline in, Flavious Josephus And the Apostle Paul Were the Same Person?, page 1. which offers, once again, assertions but no proof.
oh----they both wrote like jews who use greek and had some education in Jerusalem wrote. I am SOOOO impressed I am even MORE impressed that Penelope is literate in Koine
Greek. No wonder she screws up English grammar.
PS----that "advise" thing is silly-------a 14 year old who can
discuss the Talmud with his teachers is considered very
very bright--------even in the USA. Even Einstein claimed
some facility in Talmudic discussion. ie he could engage
in Talmudic exegesis. The word "exegesis" is greek----
no doubt the word our Penelope is struggling to
remember. Today a kid with that level of erudition could
attain smicha very early-----like by the age of 18. The word
smicha is Hebrew and means ----approximately---that his
information and interpretation is reliable. In modern times
it is ----approx. the rabbinical degree
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