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On the matter of Jesus being 50 (thelemmy.club)
submitted 1 week ago by kylewalter101@thelemmy.club to c/christianity@lemmy.world
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I've read multiple posts opposing and advocating Irenaeus' view, but I hardly hear of any other historical church father/writer supporting this view. Yes, his arguments are interesting, but what did his contemporaries, and those before him say also? Help a friend ๐Ÿ™

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[โ€“] Edges@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My main source for research questions like this is the r/academicbiblical forum. They've a few post on Irenaeus and where the age estimate of 33 comes from, but I did not find much else. It may be worth making a post there.

[โ€“] kylewalter101@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It seems like the forum no longer exists. I've tried searching for it