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Below are links and extracts about the apostles and brothers of Jesus. Were they the same or two different groups? 12-19-2013 – The Apostles and Brothers of Jesus by Andrew Sills, Georgia Southern University, as****@*************rn.edu See Sill’s 14-page paper addressing the chances of so many common names in the same groups; e.g. three James and […]
Continue Reading1 Thessalonians 2 14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the Jews 15 who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile […]
Continue ReadingVerses where Paul says it is ok to lie for the right reason. (NRSV) Romans 3:7 – But if through my falsehood God’s truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 1 Corinthians 9:20-22 — 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. […]
Continue ReadingIf you found this page then know that it is a collection of work by others for my personal reference. I tried to link everything back to the source and in no way am attempting to take credit for anything here. https://www.answering-christianity.com/abdullah_smith/paul_contradicted_himself.htm Written by Abdullah Smith Paul has been denounced by theologians and scholars throughout history, […]
Continue ReadingIf you found this page then know that it is a collection of work by others for my personal reference. I tried to link everything back to the source and in no way am attempting to take credit for anything here. The image below is from Bart Ehrman’s online course Paul & Jesus, The Great […]
Continue ReadingPaul’s Contradictions. Can they be resolved? – If we look at Paul’s letters, it is not difficult to pull out what on the surface appear to be directly opposing views, anti- and pro-Israel: BAS Library. Paul and Judaism: 5 Puzzles – In recent years, five questions have dominated scholarly discussions regarding Paul’s attitudes toward Judaism […]
Continue ReadingFor a good discussion of what the Gospel of Thomas is read The Gospel of Thomas: Jesus Said What? The text below was extracted from BAS here. 114 sayings of Jesus as translated by Stephen J. Patterson and James M. Robinson and republished from The Gnostic Society Library. These are the hidden words that the […]
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Continue ReadingLilith in the Bible and Mythology – Connections between Lilith, Adam’s first wife, and Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia Lilith – Seductress, heroine or murderer?
Continue ReadingThe Synoptic Gospel Parallels Chart with John – Note the Page 1 and Page 2 at the same url. The tables are columns showing scriptural references, linked to the passages, if there are any, for scriptures related to the pericopes. The Gospel parallel charts are repeated here where necessary to give a continuous series of […]
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