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From his Facebook post on 11/3/2026. Jim Palmer I have a public confession to make. I am an unbeliever. Let me explain. I am an unbeliever in a “God” who is a supernatural supreme being, separate and outside the universe and humankind. I am an unbeliever in a “God” shrouded in maleness, establishing the foundation […]
Continue ReadingExtracted from his email and post here. Leaving Christianity brought an unexpected freedom in my relationship with Jesus. I no longer had to defend every claim made about him, harmonize every account, or treat every question as a threat to my salvation. I was free to encounter what remained compelling without promising allegiance to the […]
Continue ReadingBy Jim Palmer – From his Facebook post on 11/1/2026. “If the hope of humankind depends on Jesus returning from the sky to straighten everything out, we have made a religion of postponing our responsibility. The hungry need food now. The persecuted need protection now. The earth needs our care now. None of them should […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains Claude.ai’s summary of the BAS article “Tell Qasile: Harbor Town from the Days of the Judges“ by Amihai Mazar, Biblical Archaeology Review 52.3, 2026. Amihai Mazar is Professor Emeritus in the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During his career, he has led many excavations, including at Tell Qasile. Tell […]
Continue ReadingThis is a long post where the majority of the sources are by Dr. James Tabor and follow the first by Dr. Sebastian Moll. Talking Points about Marcion from the material below:
Continue ReadingFrom Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Levant Extract: Although the Levant is not defined in geological terms, the region shares general geographic characteristics that archaeologists and anthropologists consider influential, though not determinative, for human movement and interaction.
Continue ReadingThis post contains Claude.ai’s summary of and extracts from the very good article by Paul Davidson: Sheol’s Origins as a Hurrian Goddess of the Netherworld. First is the YouTube embed that is him reading the article while archeological and graphic images help depict the issues. Then there is a Claude generated summary table that preceeds the […]
Continue Reading10/29/2026 – The italicized text below was extracted from Jim Palmer’s Substack post of Sept. 04, 2026 here. The post in PDF format is also in his directory in DropBox. All emphasis is mine. Communities preserve important figures by interpreting them. Memories become stories, stories become traditions, traditions become doctrines, and doctrines eventually become institutions. […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude on 10/28/2026. Prompt: Provide a list of differences with the supporting verses between the story in Judges 4 and Judges 5 about Deborah, the other people and the events. All verses should be cited in full from the ASV. Judges 4 vs. Judges 5: Differences in the Accounts of Deborah, Barak, Jael, Sisera […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains extracts from Bart Ehrman’s post on October 20, 2026, An Even Stranger View of Eternity in the Book of Revelation. All emphasis is mine. All occurances of “I” is Dr. Ehrman. In my previous post I pointed out that there seems to be an irony in the teachings of Jesus about the […]
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