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8/21/2026 – This post contains a ChatGPT response about the hypothesis that Onias III or IV was the Teacher of Righteousness in the Qumran scrolls Prompt – Which critical bible scholars propose that Onias III or IV was the Teacher of Righteousness in the Qumran scrolls? Cite all sources in line. Yes. There are critical […]
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Continue ReadingThe contents of this page were assembled by Claude.ai on 4/29/2026 from the transcript of John J. Collins interview by Bart Ehrman and from a file with my Kindle Highlights from Paula Fredriksen’s book When Christians were Jews. Claude’s paper version of the merger and a widget version are in the 2nd Temple Judaism directory […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from the BAS article Phoenicia and Its Special Relationship with Israel by Ephraim Stern. The Phoenicians were the nearest people to the ancient Israelites in every respect. They spoke the same language and wrote in the same script. Even their religion was similar, at least during the First Temple period. The Phoenicians and the Israelites built […]
Continue ReadingThis long post with many great observations by various scholars begins with an essay provided by John Collins as part of his course “Judaism before Jesus” is A LIFE-STYLE FOR DIASPORA: A STUDY OF THE TALES OF ESTHER AND DANIEL by W. LEE HUMPHREYS, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, TENN. The PDF is in the Collins […]
Continue ReadingAdditional Reading: Essay provided by John Collins as part of his course “Judaism before Jesus” is titled A LIFE-STYLE FOR DIASPORA: A STUDY OF THE TALES OF ESTHER AND DANIEL by W. LEE HUMPHREYS, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, TENN. The PDF is in the Collins directory in Dropbox. The following is the intro paragraph. THE […]
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