Paul Amatucci
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Roman Piso:
In my opinion the New Testament has 3 layers the surface layer being the literal interpretation. The 2nd layer being the mirror coded parallels with Josephus writings and the inter-textual connections to the New Testament. The 3rd layer of the NT is the Piso thesis with the royal language and filthy sexual undertones. What do you think Roman?
Roman Piso
Hello Paul. I can see how one might view it that way. But there are so many elements to it all (alias names, disclaimers, parallels, running words together, letter exchanges, etc.), that it really comes down to the superficial meanings for the non-royals and the royal meanings for the royals.
One may focus upon one aspect or another and place more importance upon that aspect, but it is still just one aspect of many. I don't like the idea of referring to elements that they used as "code". In practice, it was a form of &/or a part of language. This is because it was something that was used over and over so that it was established in terms of universal usage by royals in all of the languages that they were using at the time.
More precisely, mirror parallels were a form of evidence that they had deliberately left for those who were intelligent to see them for what they are, and who can also understand them as not there by chance. They were leaving these parallels for several reasons, but one main reason is because it is proof; mathematical proof. These mirror parallels are statistical data that translate into probability ratios (as in "one in a million chance"). Or, also known as the chances of probability.
When one item of this nature is found, that establishes a precedent example. When more than one item of this nature is found that relates to one previously found, the chances of the items being there by chance get greater exponentially. It is mathematical proof, not "code".
One may focus upon one aspect or another and place more importance upon that aspect, but it is still just one aspect of many. I don't like the idea of referring to elements that they used as "code". In practice, it was a form of &/or a part of language. This is because it was something that was used over and over so that it was established in terms of universal usage by royals in all of the languages that they were using at the time.
More precisely, mirror parallels were a form of evidence that they had deliberately left for those who were intelligent to see them for what they are, and who can also understand them as not there by chance. They were leaving these parallels for several reasons, but one main reason is because it is proof; mathematical proof. These mirror parallels are statistical data that translate into probability ratios (as in "one in a million chance"). Or, also known as the chances of probability.
When one item of this nature is found, that establishes a precedent example. When more than one item of this nature is found that relates to one previously found, the chances of the items being there by chance get greater exponentially. It is mathematical proof, not "code".
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