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Below is a conversation resulting from a post by Charles Bledsoe at BSA in September 2025. Did Jesus Self-Identify with the Son of Man? Charles Bledsoe – Aug 10 – Original Post If I’m not mistaken, Dr. Ehrman still holds the view that Jesus probably didn’t self-identify with the Son of Man, but a large […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 8/27/2025 [Scroll down to read ChatGPT’s response.] Hebrew Divine Titles in English Bible Translations Overview of the Five Major Hebrew Divine Titles Hebrew Title Transliteration Meaning/Significance Frequency in Hebrew Bible יהוה YHWH/Yahweh The personal covenant name of God ~6,800 times אלהים Elohim God/gods (plural form, often singular meaning) ~2,600 times אל El […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the list below by Bernard Lang, see What Is God’s Name? Pronouncing the Tetragrammaton by John Drummond, published at BAS on January 13, 2026. Extract of 2003 the article “Why God Has So Many Names,” by Bernard Lang in Bible Review 19.4 (2003): pp. 48–50. Lang is a Professor Emeritus in Religion at the University […]
Continue ReadingA pdf of his book The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Thinking is in his directory in DropBox. From ChatGPT on 8/22/2025. Here are the original contexts and sources for Mordecai Kaplan’s quotes regarding his conception of God as an impersonal, naturalistic, or process-oriented reality: 1. “God is the sum of all the animating, […]
Continue ReadingBelow are two ChatGPT responses that followed two others here. Prompt: Were other Jesus doctrines growing during the time of the writing of John to which the writer of John was responding, and the responses explaining the differences in Jesus’ response to confrontations? Cite all sources. Alternative Jesus Traditions During John’s Composition and Their Influence […]
Continue ReadingSee Post by John R. and Responses at BAS here. As of 8/19/2025 at 8:30 AM, the responses end with: Jen Olmos – Admin Ahhh, I’ve been thinking a lot about this question recently. There are, of course, infinite ways to respond, and I suspect any attempt to address them all in one fell swoop […]
Continue ReadingThis is a very long post with multiple ChatGPT responses related to Process Theology. Critical Bible Scholars define Process Theology Critical Bible scholars usually do not treat Process theology as a biblical category but as a modern philosophical and theological system that some interpreters bring to the Bible. The framework itself comes from Alfred North […]
Continue ReadingFollow the great scholars’ reasoning in all these BAS articles from their email on 8/17/2025.
Continue ReadingFrom Ross Nichols’ post to Patreon 8/12/2025. The Ten Words with their corresponding blessings and curses as they appear in the Shapira fragments. The blessed man loves Elohim his Elohim, and worships and serves Him alone.The blessed man sanctifies the seventh day and ceases thereon.The blessed man honors his father and mother.The blessed man does […]
Continue ReadingWhat did Jesus Actually Look Like? (Skin, Hair, Clothes, and More!) post at BAS by Marko Marina, Ph.D. written: August 4th, 2025 Extracts from Dr. Marina’s great post are below.
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