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Isaiah 44:6-8 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. 7 Who is like me? Let them proclaim it, let them declare and set it forth before me. Who has announced from of old the things […]
Continue ReadingRestoring Abrahamic Faith by Dr. James D. Tabor – On that page Ross Nichols, teacher for the United Israel World Union, presents a four-part lecture series based on Dr. Tabor’s book Restoring Abrahamic Faith. https://www.youtube.com/live/7qUakWAICDY?si=ZPZbXytAYC4Xhxo5 Walking the Ancient Paths – Below are scriptures cited by Ross in Session 1 of 4; i.e. the video above. Genesis 5:21-24 […]
Continue ReadingIn Lecture 6 of Bart’s Finding Moses course, he presented slides related to law codes believed to have been in circulation prior to writing the Pentateuch, notable kinds of laws, and other information. The audible file and the PowerPoint file of slides from that lecture are in the “Bart Ehrman Lg Files” directory of the […]
Continue ReadingTabor said this is a very good map. It came from the Britannica website here. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “history of early Christianity”. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-early-Christianity. Accessed 30 September 2024.
Continue ReadingThe following italicized text was extracted from an article at Exploring the Bible. Paul was arrested in Jerusalem and spent two years in prison there while the authorities decided what to do with him. Eventually, St. Paul was sent to Rome for trial and arrived in Rome in 60 A.D. There he remained under arrest […]
Continue ReadingA good paper on When Were the Gospels Written and How Can We Know? is posted on attorney Doston Jones‘ blog. It was recommended by Dr. James DeFrancisco on 9/17/2024 in a BSA “conversation”. The following list is talking points extracted from his paper with the bold emphasis added by me. This analysis discusses the earliest […]
Continue ReadingFrom a Post at BSA’s Bible Nerds Group by James DeFrancisco In view of the Q hypothesis as well as Mark not having birth stories for Jesus it is suspected that the birth stories may have been added to Matthew and Luke after the original (whatever that means) gospels were written. This is supported by […]
Continue ReadingTzitzit refers to the fringes or tassels attached to the corners of a tallit (Jewish prayer shawl) or tallit katan (a smaller garment worn under clothing). These fringes are a physical reminder of the commandments and values in the Torah. From here. Related – What Color Was Tekhelet? – Re: The blue or purple in […]
Continue ReadingFrom Bart Ehrman’s post Early Christian Docetism, September 28, 2015. From the surviving documents of the period, there appear to have been five major competing Christologies (= understandings of who Christ was) throughout the Christian church, and I will devote a post or two to each of the first four.
Continue ReadingThis page contains summaries of interpolations as cited by Bart Ehrman in his podcast here. A transcript of that podcast is in his folder in DropBox. Luke 2:33 Jesus is born and taken to the temple Luke 2:33 Jesus is born and taken to the temple. and there’s a man in there named Simeon who […]
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