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In 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 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
Continue ReadingThis post contains two responces from Claude.ai on 8/26/2026. The first prompt is: Critical bible scholars understand that the stories in the book of Genesis continue in the book of Exodus, and there are multiple versions of many stories and multiple versions of the same events in some stories. Provide a list of those duplicates […]
Continue ReadingDid King Ahab Worship Yahweh? Discovered temples complicate biblical story by Lauren K. McCormick; June 29, 2026 in BAS. A Rival to Solomon’s Temple: The Place of Worship at Tel Moẓa Explained by Marek Dospěl, in BAS, September 14, 2021. Samaria – Capital of Israel by Rupert Chapman
Continue ReadingSummary by Claude.ai of the BAS article “How the Serpent in the Garden Became Satan” Shawna Dolansky | Biblical Archaeology Society. The PDF file of the article is in Dropbox/Satan. Below the summary is the prompt “How do critical bible scholars view the position of the writer of that article?” and the response. Claude says […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/25/2026. Prompt: Provide an essay based on the work of critical bible scholars about the destruction of the bronze serpent (Nehushtan) by Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18:4. The serpent may originally have been a legitimate cult object but later became treated as an idol. Include the thoughts about the timing of that […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/25/2026 Prompt: The imagery of a bull as representative of the deity was used in the ancient Near East. Was it used by the ancient Israelites in the Abraham to Moses time and later? Cite all sources in line. Response: Yes. Most historians of ancient Israel and critical biblical scholars conclude that […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/25/2026. Scroll down to read the response to the second prompt: Do any critical bible scholars discuss the idea that the ark served as an idol? 1st Prompt – Does the ark of the covenant in the Hebrew Bible have horns on top and that is where YHWH sits as though it […]
Continue ReadingBelow are links to articles by Emmanuel Anati supporting his hypothesis. Below that is a response from Claude.ai citing scholars who oppose Anati’s hypothesis and why. From Claude.ai on 6/9/2026 for the prompt: “Provide links to articles about the theory that the Scorpion Pass in Israel leads into a valley and there is God’s mountain […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains Claude.ai’s summary of the article at BAS: Another Temple in Judah! The Tale of Tel Moẓa. Claude’s Conclusion copied from below – Despite the biblical narratives of Hezekiah’s and Josiah’s reforms, the evidence at Tel Moẓa demonstrates that sanctioned temples existed in Judah beyond Jerusalem from 900 B.C.E. until the early sixth […]
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