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Below is a lengthy series of ChatGPT responses regarding the scriptures in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Bible, specifically addressing the pneuma (Spirit) in relation to Pentecost, Paul, the Gospels, and Acts. The responses were on 8/31/2025. 1st Prompt – Cite where the Greek word for pneuma (spirit) is used by Paul and the same […]
Continue Reading8/30/2025 — Below is ChatGPT’s response/summary of my transcript of Dr. Helen Bond’s Ep. 107 “What’s the Story with Barabbas” at https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/ Prompt – Summarize the interview of scholar Dr. Helen Bond in the attached file [in Dropbox]. Include any references to her sources about who was the literary or historical person called Barabbas in […]
Continue ReadingTanakh (Judaism) Torah (Instruction) GenesisBereshitExodusShemotLeviticusWayiqraNumbersBemidbarDeuteronomyDevarim Nevi’im (Prophets) FormerJoshuaYehoshuaJudgesShofetimSamuelShemuelKingsMelakhimLatterIsaiahYeshayahuJeremiahYirmeyahuEzekielYekhezqelMinorHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachi Ketuvim (Writings) PoeticPsalmsTehillimProverbsMishleiJobIyovFive Megillot (Scrolls) Song of SongsShir HashirimRuthRutLamentationsEikhahEcclesiastesQohelet EstherEsterHistorical — DanielDaniyyelEzra–NehemiahEzraChroniclesDivre Hayyamim Old Testament (Christianity) PentateuchGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyHistoricalJoshuaJudgesRuth1–2 Samuel1–2 Kings1–2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherPoeticJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsPropheticMajor prophetsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielMinor prophetsHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiDeuterocanonicalTobitJudithAdditions to Esther1 Maccabees2 MaccabeesWisdom of SolomonSirachBaruch / Letter of JeremiahAdditions to DanielOrthodox only1 Esdras2 EsdrasPrayer of ManassehPsalm 1513 Maccabees4 MaccabeesOrthodox TewahedoEnochJubilees1, 2, and 3 MeqabyanParalipomena of BaruchBroader canon
Continue ReadingBelow is a conversation resulting from a post by Charles Bledsoe at BSA in September 2025. Did Jesus Self-Identify with the Son of Man? Charles Bledsoe – Aug 10 – Original Post If I’m not mistaken, Dr. Ehrman still holds the view that Jesus probably didn’t self-identify with the Son of Man, but a large […]
Continue ReadingThis page is a compilation of observations drawn from various comments across multiple locations, including BSA and Scholars’ posts. Andrew M Koke – I think Luke had a copy of 1 Corinthians. We know that 1Co has lasted to the present day, so it’s reasonable to think that copies of it could have been distributed […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the list below by Bernard Lang, see What Is God’s Name? Pronouncing the Tetragrammaton by John Drummond, published at BAS on January 13, 2026. Extract of 2003 the article “Why God Has So Many Names,” by Bernard Lang in Bible Review 19.4 (2003): pp. 48–50. Lang is a Professor Emeritus in Religion at the University […]
Continue ReadingA pdf of his book The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Thinking is in his directory in DropBox. From ChatGPT on 8/22/2025. Here are the original contexts and sources for Mordecai Kaplan’s quotes regarding his conception of God as an impersonal, naturalistic, or process-oriented reality: 1. “God is the sum of all the animating, […]
Continue ReadingBelow are two ChatGPT responses that followed two others here. Prompt: Were other Jesus doctrines growing during the time of the writing of John to which the writer of John was responding, and the responses explaining the differences in Jesus’ response to confrontations? Cite all sources. Alternative Jesus Traditions During John’s Composition and Their Influence […]
Continue ReadingThis page contains a post by Joseph Nobles to the BAS General Discussion Forum where he summarizes the book by Christy Cobb Judeophobia and the New Testament: The Undergraduate Classroom (Christy Cobb, pp. 21-28) and The Seminary (Tom de Bruin, pp. 29-34) Noble’s Disclaimer: The contents of this post are not my [Joseph Nobles, BAS […]
Continue ReadingBased on the recently released book titled What’s the Point of John’s Gospel by Dr. Hugo Mendez. In his file in DropBox is my transcript prepared by TurboScribe.ai of his interview at https://youtu.be/xDMJlDrPlzY?si=5qViW4K10rq7_j7o. The YouTube page included the following great summary of the book. All emphasis is mine. Episode Description – In this compelling conversation, […]
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