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7/12/2026 – From Claude.ai Comparative Canon Lists: Marcion to Trent I. Marcion’s Canon (Evangelion + Apostolikon) II. Muratorian Fragment III. Origen (Homilies on Joshua, etc.) IV. Athanasius, 39th Festal Letter V. Council of Rome (under Damasus I) VI. Synod of Hippo / Councils of Carthage VII. Council of Florence (Session 11, Bull Cantate Domino) VIII. […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the Response below from Claude.ai see A Reformation Timeline and the post on this site, Comparative Canon Lists: Marcion to Trent. Prompt: Provide information about the Council of Trent in the 1500s, its sessions, their purposes and context with all sources in-line and with a link when available. The Council of Trent […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a Claude.ai summary of Emanuel Tov’s article, Searching for the “Original” Bible: Do the Dead Sea Scrolls help? Originally published in Biblical Archaeology Review (40.4, 2014). A PDF copy is in his directory in Dropbox. Central Question Tov asks how reliable the Dead Sea Scrolls’ biblical texts are for reconstructing an “original” Hebrew Bible, […]
Continue ReadingFrom a BSA post by Keith P. Myers on Jun 21, 2026. This is rather long because it is my [Keith P. Myers] summary of an entire book. I found the book to be very significant, and made this summary for my own reference and to refer to in the future. I’m sharing it here […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a summary by Claude.ai of the BAS article Who Were the Essenes? What social archaeology tells us about the Essenes of Qumran by BAS Staff. Published on July 07, 2026. This BAS article covers a 2013 study by Eyal Regev (Bar-Ilan University) applying “social archaeology” and “access analysis” to Khirbet Qumran’s architectural layout, […]
Continue Reading7/9/2026 – This post is a Claude.ai produced summary of two papers/essays by Dr. James Tabor. The PDF versions of those papers are in the Marcion directory in Dropbox. Sources: James Tabor, “Marcion of Sinope” (based on Robert M. Grant, Augustus to Constantine, Harper & Row, 1970) and “Marcion and the Pauline Letters: Did Marcion […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains Terry Traster’s 7/8/2026, response to my comments at Tabor’s Circle site. Along with his comments as pasted below he attached a PDF for the book (500+ pages) he references: Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity:Palestine 330 BCE – 200 CE. That file named “Tal Ilan Lexicon.pdf” is in the Names in […]
Continue ReadingDr. Bart Ehrman answered the question as asked by one of his blog followers. Below is an extract of his post here. Any emphasis below is mine. June 24, 2026 I’ve [Bart] received some interesting and important questions involving the Gospel of John — who actually wrote it and whether it’s record of Jesus’ claims […]
Continue ReadingJune/July 2026 from a post started by Annette Cloutier titled MARK: Our Earliest Source—for John the Baptist: used as a primary character witness for the validation of Jesus in a in a cosmic dramatic play. Annette’s OP – 1. Mark as Our Earliest Narrative Source for John the Baptist: Mark — writing what I increasingly […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 7/6/2026. Tikkun Soferim: The Emendations of the Scribes What the term means Tikkun soferim (תיקון סופרים, plural tiqqunei soferim) is a rabbinic term for a change made to the wording of the Tanakh in order to protect God’s honor or avoid theologically uncomfortable language. Rabbi Simon ben Pazzi, a third-century sage, is […]
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