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Copied from Escaping Christian Fundamentalism, which acknowledged it was copied from JustgivemetheTruth.com. This is a very long list of Paul’s contradictions of Jesus and Hebrew Bible prophets.
Continue ReadingFirst Prompt to Claude.ai — In Romans 3:7 Paul says “But if through my falsehood God’s truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?” How do critical bible scholars understand what Paul is saying? Is he trying to justify his falsehood? Cite sources in line with the response. The […]
Continue ReadingSee Joel Baden’s NIHB 2026 lecture on Genesis 18:23-33 that is the passage where Abraham seems to haggle with God to determine exactly how many righteous people would have to be in Sodom before God would refrain from destroying the city. See the PDF in the Sodom and Gomorrah directory in dropbox of “Shall Not […]
Continue ReadingContents of this post were prepared by Claude.ai on 4/6/2026. Key Theological Conflicts and Divergences extracted from below. The Gospel of John and the Pauline Epistles – Condensed I. Overview: Are John and Paul in Agreement? Critical biblical scholarship finds that the Gospel of John and Paul’s authentic epistles share important theological ground but represent […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a bio of Hendel and links to his many articles published at BAR where he serves on BAR’s Editorial Advisory Board. He is particularly helpful for historical-critical questions about the development of biblical traditions Ronald S. Hendel is a prominent American Hebrew Bible scholar, biblical philologist, and textual critic, best known for his […]
Continue ReadingSee the very good article from BAS When the Sons of God Cavorted with the Daughters of Men by Ronald S. Hendel, Summer 1987. The PDF is in his directory in Dropbox. Dr. Hendel speaks of much more than the title implies. He shows how the Hebrew relates to similar Canaanite stories as well as how later […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a summary of the article with key talking points of the article “Understanding Iron in the Iron Age” — Biblical Archaeology Review, April 6, 2026 by Lauren K. McCormick. A PDF is in the BAS directory in Dropbox. Overview A new study of iron blooms discovered in the Dor Lagoon along Israel’s Carmel Coast […]
Continue ReadingThis is the transcript of Mark Goodacre’s short where he gives his answer to the question. He also points out how this story shows a synoptic type of relationship between all four gospels.
Continue Reading4/5/2026 – Below is the transcript of Goodacre’s Short on YouTube here. Below the transcript is a Claude.ai response to a prompt offering the transcript and asking for more insight particularly regarding the different starts of the day of the Jewish calendar and the Roman calendar. Jump down to Extract from the BAR article Was […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from Weekly Blog Recap. All references of “I” below are to Bart Ehrman.
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