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[Jeff Matthews]

Quote Originally Posted by bendk

This book looks interesting. It was published by Oxford University Press in August of 2021. I heard Dr. Robert M. Price discuss it on one of his recent videos. Where did the Gnostics come up with their concept of the evil demiurge? The book has gotten very high reviews on Goodreads. Book Description: This book examines the origins of the evil creator idea chiefly in light of early Christian biblical interpretations. It is divided into two parts. In Part I, the focus is on the interpretations of Exodus and John. Firstly, ancient Egyptian assimilation of the Jewish god to the evil deity Seth-Typhon is studied to understand its reapplication by Phibionite and Sethian Christians to the Judeo-catholic creator. Secondly, the Christian reception of John 8:44 (understood to refer to the devil's father) is shown to implicate the Judeo-catholic creator in murdering Christ. Part II focuses on Marcionite Christian biblical interpretations. It begins with Marcionite interpretations of the creator's character in the Christian "Old Testament," analyzes 2 Corinthians 4:4 (in which "the god of this world" blinds people from Christ's glory), examines Christ's so-called destruction of the Law (Eph 2:15) and the Lawgiver, and shows how Christ finally succumbs to the "curse of the Law" inflicted by the creator (Gal 3:13). A concluding chapter shows how still today readers of the Christian Bible have concluded that the creator manifests an evil character. Could it be Satan? with Dr Robert M Price - YouTube He discusses the book at the beginning of the video. I didn't watch the entire thing.

Watch out for Price, he’s a far right conspiracy theorist (don’t take my word for it, plenty online).

However on this subject (daemon as muse) I highly recommend the work of Matt Cardin and Richard Gavin.

[bendk]

Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Matthews

Watch out for Price, he’s a far right conspiracy theorist (don’t take my word for it, plenty online). However on this subject (daemon as muse) I highly recommend the work of Matt Cardin and Richard Gavin.

Price was cancelled for certain views, not all of which I disagree with. One thing we do agree on is freedom of speech. And marginalizing people who voice their opinions is unacceptable. Pushback, sure, but 'cancelling' people and denying them a platform is not.

[ZC_HAWK]

Reheated takes on Freeze Peach aside (for my tuppence, Price is an odorous hack and a lousy charlatan who for all the bemoaning of someone who has been "cancelled" seems to be getting a lot of work on, you know, a platform of some description or another) Litwas 'Desiring Divinity' has been on my reading pile for a few years now, and I must give it a fair shake. It might have been Matt Cardin who put me onto it, but I'm likely wrong on that front.

[Robert Adam Gilmour]

It's not only Price' s views and provocations, some authors have been unhappy with their dealings with him.

[cannibal cop]

The last thing this forum needs is its own hall monitor keeping track of which works and writers everyone else should be shunning for the "right" reasons.

Such selfless endeavors seem to be the primary purpose served by the existence of social media. They should stay there.

[Robert Adam Gilmour]

I don't think anyone was doing that; "watch out" is good advice from what I've heard from writers who worked with him and there's plenty else to criticize, so why not criticize? I bought a Price book recently and I have others by other right wing provocateurs.

[Jeff Matthews]

Quote Originally Posted by cannibal cop

The last thing this forum needs is its own hall monitor keeping track of which works and writers everyone else should be shunning for the "right" reasons. Such selfless endeavors seem to be the primary purpose served by the existence of social media. They should stay there.

Oh get over yourself dude. Adults can make up their own minds given whatever information. Also, this message board is literally social media.

I have several Burzum albums; however, he’s definitely someone one should “watch out” for because he’s literally an anti-Semite and white supremacist, so one is best to be on guard when engaging with him (I am, and still enjoy the music). Buy all the Price books you want; no one is gatekeeping anyone. But according to multiple industry/genre sources, he is someone to watch out for for a variety of reasons.

[Robert Adam Gilmour]

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