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John 18.4–6. This is, of course, impossible to imagine historically. Police do not acknowledge somebody to be divine and then arrest him or her anyway. Borg, Marcus J.. The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More Authentic Contemporary Faith (p. 108). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. NRSVUE: John 18:5-8 — Jesus replied, “I am he.” Judas, […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai Metaphysical ontology is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of being, existence, and reality at the most fundamental level. It asks questions like “What exists?” “What does it mean for something to exist?” and “What are the basic categories of things that make up reality?” Key areas that metaphysical ontology explores […]
Continue Reading12/15/2025 – This post contains multiple responses from ChatGPT regarding the usage and evolution of the Greek words for person, entity, mask, face, essence, and others as they were used in the development and expression of the Trinity. Phonetic Spelling: prah-suhpahnPhonetic Spelling: heye-p-oh-s-taysisPhonetic Spelling: ow-zhuhontology – The philosophical study of being. The subdiscipline of metaphysics focused on the most general features […]
Continue ReadingExtract from BartEhrman.com here. A Heart-Rending Story and Stunning Condemnation: The Prophet Hosea December 7, 2025 Bart began with: One of my favorites is Hosea, which tells a heart-wrenching story and delivers an unusually powerful message. The following is an edited version of my discussion in my book The Bible: A Historical and Literary Introduction (Oxford […]
Continue ReadingBart Ehrman takes the different resurrection accounts in the Gospels and compares them: What about the Birth Stories? My work, not Bart’s.
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 12/9/2025 Below are the main arguments critical biblical scholars give for why the “Beloved Disciple” in John 19:26–27 (NRSV) is not the apostle John, and therefore why the scene is not understood as Jesus literally transferring Mary to the historical John’s care. 1. The “Beloved Disciple” is anonymous and never called John […]
Continue ReadingBelow is the YouTube description and Claude.ai’s summary of the transcript of Ross Nichol’s “Sunday School” YouTube video “Did Jesus Point to Moses?” as recorded live on 12/7/2025. The transcript is in his directory in Dropbox. Claude was told to preserve Ross’ logical progression in making his points. YouTube Description: Exploring the Faith of Jesus […]
Continue ReadingUnmaking Eden: Genesis and the Domestication of the World by David M. Carr (Author). Watch for the Kindle version. Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, 7 Weeks. A conversation with John Collins and Joel Baden. C. J. Cornthwaite Interviews – https://www.youtube.com/@cjcornthwaite Links to Ronald S. Hendel’s many articles and two videos at BAS *** Dark Universe – […]
Continue ReadingFrom his post here. There are three main approaches–but I [Tabor] am not interested here in Paraphrase–sometimes included as a fourth. It has its place, but not for careful study, which I think all of us are most interested in. Below is where the major English versions typically fall on that spectrum. Most Literal (Formal […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a summary produced by ChatGPT, and then a follow-up second response, of the very good article at BAR here. At the end of that second response is this overall conclusion paragraph by ChatGPT. Across multiple categories—deportations, royal status, daily life, economic activity, social mobility, and post-exilic continuity—the cuneiform evidence repeatedly aligns with the […]
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