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Below are interesting thoughts and observations by a fellow member of the BSA. He says he went to seminary and is now an agnostic. Note the scripture references he cites. Much of his position hinges on the multiple passages where the resurrected Jesus is not recognized although the Christian belief is he was bodily resurrected. […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 2/12/2025. Prompt: Provide information critical bible scholars offer about the transition from the priesthood first located in Shechem and later moving to Shilo in ancient Israel. Cite all sources. I (Claude.ai) want to be upfront that while I can discuss what biblical scholars have written about the transition of priesthood from Shechem […]
Continue ReadingBelow are responses from Chat GPT and Claude.ai to the same prompt on 2/12/2025. Prompt: Who are the scholars that recognize the H source and what are their arguments for it? Cite all sources. From ChatGPT Several biblical scholars have identified the “H” source, known as the Holiness Code, as a distinct component within the […]
Continue ReadingPrompt: Do any critical bible scholars view the transfiguration in Matthew 16:28–17:1 and Mark 9:1–2 as the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy that some in this generation will see the second coming? Cite all sources. (From ChatGPT and Claude.ai). From OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Yes, some critical Bible scholars interpret the transfiguration events […]
Continue ReadingFrom: ChatGPT, 2/10/2025 Prompt: Cite the locations in the bible where critical bible scholars point out that the division into chapters and verses misleads the reader as the divisions interrupts the story or in someway changes the meaning. Cite all sources. There are several instances in the Bible where critical scholars argue that the division […]
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Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai 2/9/2025 Prompt: How do critical bible scholars view how the word grace is used in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament and does it appear more often in some books or letters than others? Cite all sources. Response: Let me [Claude.ai] explain how biblical scholars analyze the concept of grace across the […]
Continue Reading2/8/2025. Extracts from a “conversation” on BSA. Original Post – Charles Bledsoe For primarily philosophical and theological reasons I take issue with what I’ll term theological determinism, the vision of God as a micro-managerial shot-calling sovereign, rocking an all-controlling divine plan—a plan that controls the rise and fall of nations, and the rest of history; […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 2/8/2025. Prompt: Provide information critical bible scholars find in the bible about Aaron, Moses’ brother, related to: physical, emotional, temperament, historical and geographical. Cite all sources. Aaron, the brother of Moses, is a significant figure in the Hebrew Bible and plays multiple roles, such as the first high priest of Israel and […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from the BAS article Biblical Monsters – Seven mysterious creatures of the biblical world By Nathan Steinmeyer, February 04, 2025.
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