A Virtual File Cabinet for Our Studies of Christian Origins & Hebraic Faith
From ChayGPT on 5/3/2025. Here is a chart summarizing the Pauline letters that mention a handwritten “mark” or greeting, along with their authenticity status (based on mainstream scholarly consensus) and a column summarizing the main reasons critical Bible scholars question Paul’s authorship of the disputed letters: Letter Reference Handwritten Note or Mark Authenticity (Scholarly Consensus) […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains three Claude.ai responses requested on 5/1/2025, in response to Rob Couch’s exegesis of John 8. A very interesting response is to Prompt 3: 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’ […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai, 4/28/2025. The Authorship of the Book of Micah: Critical Scholarly Perspectives The question of who wrote the book of Micah is considerably more complex than the traditional view that attributes the entire text to the 8th-century prophet Micah of Moresheth. Critical biblical scholarship has extensively examined this question, considering linguistic features, historical references, […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai 4/28/2025 Solar Eclipses in the Time of Micah and Isaiah: Critical Scholarly Perspectives When examining the biblical texts of Micah and Isaiah for references to solar eclipses, critical scholars have identified several passages that may allude to such astronomical events. This is a fascinating area where astronomy, history, and biblical interpretation intersect. Potential […]
Continue ReadingThe three prompts below were responded to in Explanatory Mode by Claude.ai when I was working on my sermon for Rob Couch’s Preaching and Teaching course during the spring of 2025. Prompt 1 – Prepare a brief presentation of the prophet Micah’s life at the time of the Assyrian invasion and King Hezekiah’s reforms. The […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai 4/28/2025, based on the prompt: How do critical bible scholars explain the different understandings between Paul, Matthew’s Jesus, and the historical Jesus of what’s involved in being in right relationship with God. Cite all sources. Understanding Different Views on Right Relationship with God: Paul, Matthew’s Jesus, and the Historical Jesus This is a […]
Continue ReadingFrom Bart Ehrman here. … that unlike Paul’s letters, Acts gives us an “absolute date” on which we can (in theory) hang all the relative dates of Paul’s life and itinerary. What I mean by “absolute date” is this: it is one thing to say “Paul did this, then three years later he did that, […]
Continue ReadingSummary of “Smoke and Mirrors: The Sacrificial System” This document is a summary by Claude.ai of the transcript of the above lecture by Ross Nichols, examining the biblical sacrificial system. Ross argues that the sacrificial cult described in Leviticus was not originally ordained by God or authored by Moses, contrary to traditional orthodox views. He […]
Continue ReadingFor a good lecture on the Assyrians that mentions Lacish and the Assyrians methods see Dr. Robert Cargill’s Lecture 3 of Cities of the Bible at BSA. The audio of that lecture is in his directory in Dropbox. From Claude.ai on 4/23/2025: Prompt: Explain how critical bible scholars see the prophecies in Micah related to […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a conversation extracted from BSA on 4/19/2025 that begins with a very insightful response to the question in the title of this post that was the title to the OP. Emphasis throughout this post is mine. Charles Bledsoe, Mar 28 OP Below is my critique of conventional soteriology, [the doctrine of salvation by […]
Continue Reading