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From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com The resurrection stories in the New Testament are found in the four Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—and each has unique details and perspectives. Below are the key differences and similarities among them: 1. Who Visits the Tomb? 2. What Do They Find? 3. Who Announces the Resurrection? […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from the BAS article by Jeffrey P. García by the same name. Jeffrey P. Arroyo García is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Gordon College. He specializes in the Gospels and Greco-Roman Jewish literature.
Continue ReadingBart Ehrman published his responses to four questions from different readers in a post titled “Important Questions About Matthew and Paul” on January 20, 2026. Below is Claude.ai’s summary of the four questions and responses. The four are:
Continue Reading1/22/2026 – For an extensive list, see Marg Mowszko’s list of all the women in the Gospels here and in Acts here. She lists those that are named and those not named with scripture references. At the end, she provides links to other resources that are pasted below. Her “Every New Testament Woman” Series Part […]
Continue ReadingBelow is the ChatGPT produced summary of the very interesting article “Big City, Small Town—Why Size Matters” by John W. Herbst, Ph.D. published in BAR Winter 2025. Herbst points out that the Hebrew bible on has one word for a settlement, no matter how large or small they were. Only recently has archeological data been […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from “Process Theology and the Bible: How Science Has Changed Our View of God” by John B. Cobb, Jr., on 1/18/2026. Below the extracts are two ChatGPT responses with the first being a summary of his very good article. He provides a good overview of Process Theology applied to life; IMHO.
Continue ReadingThis post contains three responses from ChatGPT with the first being to summarize the article by John B. Cobb, Jr., with the same name as the title of this post. The second extracts Cobb’s key quotes and the third his bible citations. Cobb’s Bio: John B. Cobb, Jr., Ph.D. is Professor of Theology Emeritus at […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains eight ChatGPT Prompts and Responses about Robyn Faith Walsh’s very interesting article about Paul’s references to heaven that are mistranslated as “heaven” but should be “starry heaven”; thereby obscuring his true meaning and leading the reader to the later theological views. The article is in her directory in DropBox and at Harvard […]
Continue ReadingBelow is the Claude.ai summary of the paper Tyndale as Translator by Professor Morna Hooker on 1/13/2026. The full paper, as a Word.doc file, is in her directory in DropBox. It is 15 pages plus Notes & References. Following the summary is a ChatGPT response about Tyndale’s sources.
Continue ReadingThe only Gospel account where the resurrection appearance to the women includes them touching or taking hold of Jesus’ feet is in Matthew’s Gospel. In contrast to his command to Mary Magdalene in John 20 to not touch him. Matthew 28:9-10 So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to […]
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