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16,609,571 views Dec 22, 2020. Part one of FRONTLINE’s four-hour series on the rise of Christianity examines how Judaism and the Roman empire shaped Jesus’ life and traces the beginnings of the “Jesus Movement” in those early years before it was called Christianity. First broadcast in 1998, “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” is […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains very good information by Lawrence Mykytiuk who is Emeritus Professor of Library Science and former Associate Professor of History (courtesy) at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Semitic Studies and is the author of Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200–539 B.C.E. (2004). His five publications at BAR that identify […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT The translation of the names of God in the Old Testament (OT) and New Testament (NT) varies across the NRSV, ASV, and KJV due to different translation philosophies and textual traditions. Below are the standards or protocols typically followed by each version: 1. King James Version (KJV) The KJV adheres to a formal […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Who are the scholars that argue Israel was formed from the merger or the merging of diverse groups, including farmers and shepherds in Canaan? Cite the sources in a list at the end of the response. Several scholars argue that ancient Israel emerged as a […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide a timeline with context of any conflict between the Patriarchs and the Canaanites as well as later in the time of the Israelites. Cite all scriptures from the ASV and list all sources at the end of the response. Timeline and Context of Conflicts […]
Continue ReadingNote there is a follow-up prompt following the one immediately below. That response names scholars and their reasons why they believe YHWH was initially worshipped as a regional deity within the broader worship of El. From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide an outline of the issues and context of blending […]
Continue ReadingSee great article at Worldhistory.org by Joshua J. Mark published on 02 September 2009. Intro extracts are as follows. The Sea Peoples were a confederacy of naval raiders who harried the coastal towns and cities of the Mediterranean region between c. 1276-1178 BCE, concentrating their efforts especially on Egypt. They are considered one of the major contributing causes to the Bronze Age Collapse (c. 1250-c.1150 […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT, 12/1/2024. Prompt – Where is the Gerasene where the Demoniac in the bible was possessed by demons? The Gerasene region mentioned in the story of the demoniac possessed by demons is found in the Synoptic Gospels (Mark 5:1–20, Matthew 8:28–34, and Luke 8:26–39). This region is referred to as the “country of the […]
Continue ReadingIn the Patreon Zoom Meeting on 11/30/2024, James Tabor pointed out numerous synoptic scriptures where Matthew’s rendition of Mark is summarized, expanded, or simplified when compared to Luke and Luke is often verbatim of Mark. That is, Luke uses Mark with minimal edits but Matthew rewrites his sources. Two examples are in the following two […]
Continue Reading4100-2900 BCE – The Uruk Period The Ubaid Period (c. 5000-4100 BCE) when the so-called Ubaid people first inhabited the region of Sumer is followed by the Uruk Period (4100-2900 BCE) during which time cities began to develop across Mesopotamia and Uruk became the most influential. The Uruk Period is divided into 8 phases from […]
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