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From Bart Ehrman‘s response on April 28, 2025, at 9:03 pm here: There is certainly a good bit of “anti-Judaism” in parts of the NT and a whole lot more as we moved into the second century and beyond. But none of this is “anti-semitism” in the modern sense. Anti-semitism is hatred/persecution of Jews because […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a bullet-point outline prepared by ChatGPT based on the archaeological portrait from Robert D. Miller’s Archaeological Views: Israelite Life Before the Kings published in BAR, 2013. Israelite Life Before the Kings (1200–1000 B.C.E.) 1. Villages & Settlement 2. Homes & Families 3. Agriculture & Economy 4. Social Life & Leadership 5. Religion & Worship […]
Continue Reading9/6/2025 – In this interview with Dr. Chilton, he made many good points, using phrases and thoughts I collected and listed below.
Continue ReadingBart Ehrman’s Series of Posts Genesis and the Moses Story By Konrad Schmid, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism, University of Zurich, Switzerland, October 2010 Genesis and the Moses story were two competing myths of origin for Israel that were literarily and conceptually independent from each other. They both explained in different ways how […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains multiple prompts from ChatGPT on 9/1/2025. Along with the misappropriations, the responses at the end shows how he combined Hebrew Bible verses to create a different meaning. The responses drill further into Paul’s use and abuse of the Hebrew Bible. NOTE: The link to the source below cited as Scribd goes to […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a lengthy series of ChatGPT responses regarding the scriptures in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Bible, specifically addressing the pneuma (Spirit) in relation to Pentecost, Paul, the Gospels, and Acts. The responses were on 8/31/2025. 1st Prompt – Cite where the Greek word for pneuma (spirit) is used by Paul and the same […]
Continue ReadingFour responses from ChatGPT on 8/30/2025. One response lists how early Christian writers (especially Origen and others) explained it with quotes from their writings. In Jesus’ time, the Romans didn’t crucify people for just any crime—it was a punishment with a very specific social and political purpose. Crucifixion was considered the most degrading, public, and […]
Continue Reading8/30/2025 — Below is ChatGPT’s response/summary of my transcript of Dr. Helen Bond’s Ep. 107 “What’s the Story with Barabbas” at https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/ Prompt – Summarize the interview of scholar Dr. Helen Bond in the attached file [in Dropbox]. Include any references to her sources about who was the literary or historical person called Barabbas in […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 8/29/2025. Critical Bible scholars do note references to Paul’s letters in 2 Peter, but not in 1 Peter—at least not directly or explicitly. 1. 2 Peter Refers to Paul’s Letters Directly The most significant and widely recognized reference to Paul’s letters appears in 2 Peter 3:15–16: “And count the patience of our […]
Continue ReadingAt The Times of Israel December 2022 – https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-right-wing-group-to-fully-excavate-biblical-siloam-pool-in-east-jerusalem – The Pool of Siloam, a nearly 3,000-year-old water reservoir that likely served Jerusalem’s population during biblical times, will be fully excavated in the coming months, Israeli authorities said Tuesday. August 2025 – Huge dam shows ancient Jerusalem adapted to climate change with advanced engineering — […]
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