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From BSA here. Below is a thread with great insight from Charles Bledsoe, Mike Waddell, and others. Scroll down to Michael L Waddell, Apr 23 for a very interesting way of understanding worship that concludes that worship is saying thank you when you see a beautiful sunrise, sunset, or anything made by Yahweh God. What’s […]
Continue Reading5/4/2025 – A member of BAS ask for help here with the Greek in Mark 3:21 where it reads in the NRSVUE: “When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, ‘He has gone out of his mind.’” and that is different than other translations. The following responses show […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai, 4/28/2025. The Authorship of the Book of Micah: Critical Scholarly Perspectives The question of who wrote the book of Micah is considerably more complex than the traditional view that attributes the entire text to the 8th-century prophet Micah of Moresheth. Critical biblical scholarship has extensively examined this question, considering linguistic features, historical references, […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai 4/28/2025 Solar Eclipses in the Time of Micah and Isaiah: Critical Scholarly Perspectives When examining the biblical texts of Micah and Isaiah for references to solar eclipses, critical scholars have identified several passages that may allude to such astronomical events. This is a fascinating area where astronomy, history, and biblical interpretation intersect. Potential […]
Continue ReadingThe three prompts below were responded to in Explanatory Mode by Claude.ai when I was working on my sermon for Rob Couch’s Preaching and Teaching course during the spring of 2025. Prompt 1 – Prepare a brief presentation of the prophet Micah’s life at the time of the Assyrian invasion and King Hezekiah’s reforms. The […]
Continue ReadingFrom Bart Ehrman here. … that unlike Paul’s letters, Acts gives us an “absolute date” on which we can (in theory) hang all the relative dates of Paul’s life and itinerary. What I mean by “absolute date” is this: it is one thing to say “Paul did this, then three years later he did that, […]
Continue ReadingSummary of “Smoke and Mirrors: The Sacrificial System” This document is a summary by Claude.ai of the transcript of the above lecture by Ross Nichols, examining the biblical sacrificial system. Ross argues that the sacrificial cult described in Leviticus was not originally ordained by God or authored by Moses, contrary to traditional orthodox views. He […]
Continue ReadingFor a good lecture on the Assyrians that mentions Lacish and the Assyrians methods see Dr. Robert Cargill’s Lecture 3 of Cities of the Bible at BSA. The audio of that lecture is in his directory in Dropbox. From Claude.ai on 4/23/2025: Prompt: Explain how critical bible scholars see the prophecies in Micah related to […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai in Explanatory Mode What do critical bible scholars say about the two schools of Pharisees—the School of Hillel and the School of Shammai. Cite all sources? The Schools of Hillel and Shammai: Perspectives from Critical Biblical Scholarship The two schools of Pharisees—Beit Hillel (School of Hillel) and Beit Shammai (School of Shammai)—represent one […]
Continue ReadingFrom Perplexity.ai Dr. Joan Taylor has explored the possibility of the Apostle Paul being married, but her arguments are nuanced and focus on early Christian practices and textual interpretations. Here are the key points she presents: Dr. Taylor does not definitively argue that Paul was married in the conventional sense but suggests that his references […]
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