Talk:Aristobulus of Britannia

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• Added additional information re traditions concerning Aristobulus of Britain. Source added to references.Donach (talk) 09:23, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Added section on "Herodian parallels", plus further reference to Josephus "Antiquities". The historicity of this British Christianity tradition is compelling. This should strengthen the article in the eyes of the Editor. Donach (talk) 10:54, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Filled-in details of the Josephus citations.Donach (talk) 12:59, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Added further details in the "Traditions" section.Donach (talk) 03:25, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Also added new details to the "Herodian Parallels" section. I returned also to the previous addition {Talk}, signed in, and wiped the IP address bit. Signing-in is such a bother ! Donach (talk) 04:03, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Added family tree. Donach (talk) 04:32, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Smoothed the meld between the previous editor and myself concerning Arsystli Hen, etc. Donach (talk) 22:47, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Added to the "Sources" section the reference to Josephus. Donach (talk) 12:16, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

L.S.Lewis is cited no less than six times in this article, yet the British Orthodox Church describes his work as "quasi-scholarship". Reverend Lewis, was the Vicar of the Anglican Church at Glastonbury in the first quarter of this century and much interested in promoting the story of St Joseph of Arimathea. "Lewis presented many of the ‘ancient traditions’ of Christian origins in Britain, including the claim that St Joseph of Arimathea went to Britain as a metal merchant seeking tin, and that on his journey he was accompanied by the boy Jesus."[1] "By the time it reached its final edition in 1955, Smithett Lewis’s’ St. Joseph of Arimathea or the Apostolic Church of Britain ran to about 200 pages, ...and included a claim that Glastonbury was the burial place of the Virgin Mary." Is this then a

• Lewis' book cites valid references, and cannot be dismissed simply because it may be denigrated by the Establishment. There is known history of antagonism between the ancient British form of Christianity and Orthodox Christianity, and these contentions probably reflect that. There is no original research here: everything has been properly cited within the text. The family of Aristobulus is clearly given in Josephus (as cited) and affirms Lewis in this regard. Donach (talk) 06:28, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Removed the "loc. cit." and replaced with a citation. Donach (talk) 11:36, 18 February 2015 (UTC) Linked the genealogy information to the traditions of Cressy and Alford. Donach (talk) 11:53, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The chart indicates that Aristobulus, son of Herod of Chalcis and Mariamme died in 58 AD and "visited Glastonbury, Britain?" However, he ruled Chalcis from 52 to 72 AD when he was removed, but appointed to Chalcis ad Belum in northern Syria.[2] Both Josephus and Tacitus give particulars of his career, but neither mentions anything about Britain, (which is not surprising since he seems to have spent a good part of the time fighting in the East).

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