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See the post here with a Claude.ai summary of Morna Weeks’ paper (in DropBox) about Tyndale and his translation. She is a translator and relates the issues they face. This post contains a summary of a good, historically oriented post as linked. Below that are ChatGPT responses with more info about Tyndale and his translation. […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from Bart Ehrman’s Posts. From Bart’s post titled “1 and 2 Peter and Jude “At a Glance” here. Jude At a Glance
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT Here are some solid, free online Bible commentary resources with notes on what they offer: General, Multi-volume Commentaries Critical / Academic Resources Historical / Patristic These are all freely accessible in a web browser and include both classic devotional material and critical scholarship.
Continue ReadingExtract from transcript of Christine Hayes’ lecture 18 Literary Prophecy: Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum and Habbakuk from the Open Yale Courses. Chapter 5. The Book of Habakkuk [00:19:46] The Book of Habakkuk was written during this period, so 600 to the destruction — somewhere in those years. That’s the period in which the Babylonians attacked Jerusalem […]
Continue ReadingFrom Christine Hayes’ Lecture 23 Summary in Dropbox Post-exilic prophets like Haggai, Zechariah, and Third Isaiah articulated eschatological hopes to address the disillusionment of returning exiles. Haggai (520 BCE): Blamed the community’s hardships on their failure to rebuild the temple (Haggai 1:4-6) and saw Zerubbabel as a potential Davidic messiah. From Christine Hayes’ Lecture 23 […]
Continue ReadingFrom Christine Hayes’s Lecture 23 transcript in DropBox. Joel, a very short little book, probably the latest prophetic book, also contains apocalyptic material. The versification of Joel varies tremendously in different English translations, so I’m using the verse markings that are in the Bible you have. But if you consult another Bible some of them […]
Continue ReadingFrom Ross Nichols’ post to Patreon 8/12/2025. The Ten Words with their corresponding blessings and curses as they appear in the Shapira fragments. The blessed man loves Elohim his Elohim, and worships and serves Him alone.The blessed man sanctifies the seventh day and ceases thereon.The blessed man honors his father and mother.The blessed man does […]
Continue ReadingTwo Responses from ChaptGPT on 7/28/2025. First Prompt – provide historical info on the Diatessaron, where the four gospels were combined into one book in the 3rd or 4th century. provide all sources. The Diatessaron is an early Christian gospel harmony that combines the four canonical gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—into a single cohesive narrative. […]
Continue ReadingChristine Hayes This page contains the teachings of two scholars. In addition, see the much more detailed paper of Christine Hayes’ Lecture 23’s transcript in Dropbox\Christianity\Scholars\Christine Hayes\Intro to the OT\Lecture 23 Transcript Ruth Haggie 1_2Zechariah 3Isaiah Joel Daniel.docx” Bart Ehrman Here is the ChatGPT summary of the part of Bart Ehrman’s textbook about the book […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT 6/10/2025. Here is a table comparing the events of each day in the Genesis 1 creation story (1:1–2:3) with the creation narrative in Genesis 2 (2:4–25). These two accounts differ significantly in structure, emphasis, and theological purpose. Day Genesis 1 Creation Story (Priestly Source, Gen 1:1–2:3) Genesis 2 Creation Story (Yahwist Source, Gen […]
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