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Luke-Acts’ Literary Dependence on Josephus?
In addition to below, see Did Luke & Acts use Josephus? on this site. From 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 […]
Continue ReadingOrigins of Judaism Before Jesus–John J. Collins
Below 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 ReadingScholars who date Luke/Acts to the 2nd century
Below 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 ReadingDifference: Theology and Religious Studies
The 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 ReadingPaul’s “calling” vs. “conversion”
Below 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” […]
Continue ReadingScholars who Scholar’s Learned From
Summary of my Transcript Here’s a summary of Paula Fredriksen’s interview, along with her named heroes and their books: Summary In this interview with Derek Lambert, Paula Fredriksen traces her intellectual lineage in New Testament scholarship, highlighting the thinkers who most shaped her understanding of Jesus, Paul, and early Christianity. Her Heroes (in order of […]
Continue ReadingJohn Philip Newell – The Great Search
This post contains extracts from Newell’s very good book to cite the nine people he sharred to show how their experiences were a Great Search. “Seek and you will find,” says Jesus. This is the promise at the heart of the Great Search today. And it is the hope that inspires the writing of this […]
Continue ReadingThe Burning Bush & The Devine: John Philip Newell
[Nan] Shepherd knew the Bible, including the story of the burning bush, well enough to also know the significance of the words I am. When Moses, as we have already noted, is described in the Book of Exodus encountering a bush that is on fire with divine presence without being consumed, he asks, “What is […]
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