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In addition to the post below, see the post on this site, Fish in the Sea of Galilee. From Claude.ai. Prompt – Provide bible scholar John Dominic Crossan’s explanation of how the Sea of Galilee became the Sea of Tiberias and how that impacted Jesus’ message. This is a rich topic that Crossan has written […]
Continue ReadingWeek 01ISRAEL & ROME Livestream QnA: Tuesday, February 24th (10am PT / 1pm ET) How the Romanization of Israel resulted in both Violent Rebellion & Nonviolent Resistance Objective: Establish the political matrix of Jesus’ world through historical reconstruction. We will examine… Week 02BAPTISM & JORDAN Livestream QnA: Tuesday, March 3rd (10am PT / 1pm ET) […]
Continue ReadingThis post is a list of talking points prepared by Claude.ai of a very good article at BAR titled Antipas—The Herod Jesus Knew by Morten Hørning Jensen. A PDF of the article is in the “Herod and Sons” directory in Dropbox. Here’s a summary of the article’s key talking points:
Continue ReadingTwo responses from ChatGPT on 3/28/2026. The domestication of the dromedary camel and the Bactrian camel occurred at different times and places within the ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian world. The timeline is reasonably well established through archaeology and zooarchaeology, though details are still debated. Bottom line – Camels were not widely domesticated or […]
Continue ReadingIn Joel Baden’s lecture in NIHB 2026, he makes the case that when one takes the J source without the E and P, then we find a compassionate God. He uses the story of Abraham negotiating with God to spare Sodom to show that Abraham is not negotiating and God is compassionate about the people […]
Continue ReadingPrompt to CLaude.ai on 3/25/2026 – Provide all archaeological findings and any critical bible scholarship related to The Yarwhosians? The civilized Neolithic Yarmukians created some of the world’s earliest clay sculptures. By Yosef Garfinkel, Michele Miller. Cite all sources A quick note [from Claude] before diving in: there are no people or culture known as the “Yarwhosians.” This […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 3/25/2026 in response to the Prompt: Provide the citations in the Gospel of Mark where critical bible scholars say the writer does not know the geography. Cite the context of each citation and all sources. Critical scholars argue that the author of Mark made mistakes about Palestinian geography that no native of […]
Continue ReadingTalking Points from the text below: Related posts at this site are: From Claude.ai on 3/25/2026 in response to the Prompt: Provide the scriptures where critical bible scholars cite in the Gospel of Mark scenes Peter couldn’t have witnessed as evidence that John Mark did not write that Gospel. Cite all sources. This is a […]
Continue ReadingSummary extracted from below. the heart of Mason’s argument From Claude.ai in Response to the Prompt: Why does Dr. Steve Mason believe that The Gospel of Luke & Acts of The Apostles Used Josephus? Cite all sources. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of Dr. Steve Mason’s argument that the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of […]
Continue ReadingChatGPT’s response to the Prompt: Are the writings by the apostolic fathers considered to be apocrypha? Short answer: No, the writings of the Apostolic Fathers are not considered “apocrypha” in the usual scholarly sense. They are a different category. What are the Apostolic Fathers? The term “Apostolic Fathers” refers to early Christian authors writing roughly […]
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