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Why do we accept that Paul’s “visions” were real? Anne Fields Sep 3Questioner Why do scholars accept that Paul had an actual life-changing vision on the road to Damascus, followed by many conversations with the spiritual Jesus, when his resulting beliefs and actions appear to have betrayed Jesus’ original teaching?121 comments10 likes Jeff Geist Sep […]
Continue ReadingIn the BAR magazine of July/August September/October 2019, there is the very interesting article titled Reactivating Remembrance, Interactive Inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim by Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme. This post contains Claude.ai’s summary of the article of which the PDF copy is in the Dropbox directory titled “Samaria”. Following the summary is a followup prompt/response […]
Continue ReadingActs 22 – Was Paul Really a Roman Citizen? Extract from above link- There are a few scholars that deny the historicity of Paul’s citizenship. He does not mention it in his letters, the only source is the Book of Acts. Several questions have been raised. First, would a “tent-maker” be able to obtain citizenship? […]
Continue ReadingThis post begins with an extract from a Bart Ehrman “Miss-quoting Jesus” podcast and then there is a series of three ChatGPT prompt-responses. Q: Paul seems well-educated for an apparently blue-collar type of guy. He’s a tentmaker or leatherworker. How did someone of this social class learn to read and write? He also seems to […]
Continue ReadingBelow is by Claude.ai on 9/6/2026. My Prompt: I was told there are ten passages in the Hebrew Bible that predict the Messiah’s arrival and what he is supposed to do. Provide those ten and others if critical bible scholars identify more. Include the scriptures based on the WASB. Cite all sources in line. Response: […]
Continue ReadingThe Jesus Beneath Christianity What happens when we separate a first-century Jewish teacher from two thousand years of theology? By Jim Palmer from his email of September 4, 2026. All emphasis below is mine. Preface Last night, twenty-one people enrolled in the Existential Health Practitioner Training and Certification Course gathered together for the first time. […]
Continue ReadingAll below is by Jim Palmer The Jesus Beneath Christianity What happens when we separate a first-century Jewish teacher from two thousand years of theology Jim Palmer, Sep 04, 2026 Preface Last night, twenty-one people enrolled in the Existential Health Practitioner Training and Certification Course gathered together for the first time. They come from remarkably […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 9/3/2026 with notes based on observations mentioned by Joel Baden in Episode 1 of Misquoting Moses. Two Creation Accounts: A Source-Critical Comparison Genesis 1:1–2:4a and 2:4b–25 are widely recognized by critical scholars as two originally independent creation narratives, sewn together by a later editor. They differ in vocabulary for God (Elohim in […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Tabor Circle by Keith P. Myers posted 9/3/2026. Keith said “Not AI. These are excerpts from the book itself that I have edited and arranged so that it makes a nice concise summary of the major topics.” This is rather long because it is my [Keith’s] summary of an entire book. I found […]
Continue ReadingOut of Egypt: Israel’s Exodus Between Text and Memory, History and Imagination Watch full-length lecture videos as dozens of top scholars discuss Exodus research at a 2014 UCSD conference Noah Wiener March 11, 2014
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