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From Claude.ai in response to the prompt: Provide the different positions of critical Bible scholars on Where did the God of Israel Come From? This is a rich and important topic in critical biblical studies. Here is a comprehensive overview of the major scholarly positions on the origins of the God of Israel. Where Did […]
Continue ReadingWeek 01ISRAEL & ROME Livestream QnA: Tuesday, February 24th (10am PT / 1pm ET) How the Romanization of Israel resulted in both Violent Rebellion & Nonviolent Resistance Objective: Establish the political matrix of Jesus’ world through historical reconstruction. We will examine… Week 02BAPTISM & JORDAN Livestream QnA: Tuesday, March 3rd (10am PT / 1pm ET) […]
Continue ReadingThis post is a list of talking points prepared by Claude.ai of a very good article at BAR titled Antipas—The Herod Jesus Knew by Morten Hørning Jensen. A PDF of the article is in the “Herod and Sons” directory in Dropbox. Here’s a summary of the article’s key talking points:
Continue ReadingIn Joel Baden’s lecture in NIHB 2026, he makes the case that when one takes the J source without the E and P, then we find a compassionate God. He uses the story of Abraham negotiating with God to spare Sodom to show that Abraham is not negotiating and God is compassionate about the people […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 3/25/2026 in response to the Prompt: Provide the citations in the Gospel of Mark where critical bible scholars say the writer does not know the geography. Cite the context of each citation and all sources. Critical scholars argue that the author of Mark made mistakes about Palestinian geography that no native of […]
Continue ReadingTalking Points from the text below: Related posts at this site are: From Claude.ai on 3/25/2026 in response to the Prompt: Provide the scriptures where critical bible scholars cite in the Gospel of Mark scenes Peter couldn’t have witnessed as evidence that John Mark did not write that Gospel. Cite all sources. This is a […]
Continue ReadingSummary extracted from below. the heart of Mason’s argument From Claude.ai in Response to the Prompt: Why does Dr. Steve Mason believe that The Gospel of Luke & Acts of The Apostles Used Josephus? Cite all sources. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of Dr. Steve Mason’s argument that the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 3/21/2026. This post presents two responses related to the background of the “Assumption of Moses” (AoM) and the relationship to the tiny Epistle of Jude. The subjects in both show the thought of 1st century Christians and their use of a wider range of “books” than what was deemed by Roman Christianity […]
Continue ReadingFrom Michael Waddell’s post The Sin of Adam begun on 3/17/2026. Michael’s Original Post makes some very interesting points. Comments are offered by very well-spoken members who also make very interesting points. Michael Waddell In yesterday’s event, BSA Bible Study: Romans 1-8, we discussed (among other things) Romans 5, Paul’s peculiar passage about Adam and […]
Continue ReadingClaude.ai’s explanation on 3/19/2026. Prompt: Explain how Stephen was stoned to death with Saul/Paul’s complicity, but the common understanding was that only Rome could execute Jews and others who were not Roman. Cite all sources. Claude’s Summary of the Response below. The stoning of Stephen was technically illegal under Roman law, which reserved capital punishment […]
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