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Sounds Like Jesus – Luke 3:10-14. John’s ethical teachings about sharing clothing, food, robbery, violence, dishonesty parallel Jesus’ teachings in both content and vocabulary. From Claude.ai on 5/1/2026 for potential use as CU SS Devotionals. Below that response is ChatGPT’s response, and below that are some of the 10 Weird Animal Stories of the Bible. […]
Continue ReadingBelow is Claude.ai’s summary of the transcript (in Dropbox) of Bart Ehrman’s interview “Did Jesus Actually Believe in Hell?” with Megan Lewis. This was prepared on 4/29/2026. Response – Here is a summary of the key points Dr. Bart Ehrman makes in this transcript, along with their context: Summary of Dr. Ehrman’s Argument: Did Jesus […]
Continue ReadingThe contents of this page were assembled by Claude.ai on 4/29/2026 from the transcript of John J. Collins interview by Bart Ehrman and from a file with my Kindle Highlights from Paula Fredriksen’s book When Christians were Jews. Claude’s paper version of the merger and a widget version are in the 2nd Temple Judaism directory […]
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Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai in response to the prompt: Cite Critical Bible Scholars’ rationale for Luke-Acts’ literary dependence on Josephus. This is a rich topic with a well-documented critical debate. Here is a comprehensive survey of the major arguments advanced by critical biblical scholars for Luke-Acts’ literary dependence on Josephus. Background and Stakes There has long been […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a summary by Claude.ai of an interview of John J. Collins by Bart Ehrman titled Surprising Origins of Judaism Before Jesus in advance of Collins’ 20-lecture course at BSA in the summer of 2026. The transcript of the interview sent to Claude.ai is in John Collins’ directory in Dropbox. Prompt: Summarize the attached […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a great post to BSA by Scott Bignell on 4/26/2026. Below that is Michael Waddell’s response with suggestions. Back around 2017/2018, I [Scott Bignell] was discussing with an Evangelical friend of mine the idea that The Gospel According to Luke and/or Acts of the Apostles may have been written in the second century […]
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Continue ReadingThe Response below the bullet list is from Claude.ai on 4/24/2026. The items in the bullet list are extracts from the response and provide talking points I believe are significant. There are also extracts from the Claude.ai summary of the transcript of Dr. Andrew M. Henry in his YouTube channel, Religion for Breakfast, here. The […]
Continue ReadingBelow is Claude.ai’s summary of the second half of an interview of Paula Fredriksen where she explained her position on Paul’s “conversion” that did not happen as Paul says he was “called”. Below that are the scriptures that support her position. Based on the transcript, here is a summary of Fredriksen’s position on Paul’s “calling” […]
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