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From James Charlesworth’s transcript on the History Valley video here. And that taking seriously the Bible, whether you’re a Jew or a Christian means engaging some very exciting claims. Do we have a future? What is the future like? Is there a God? Has he given up on us? Did someone create the world and […]
Continue ReadingBelow are excerpts from my transcript of Bart Ehrman’s interview with Megan titled Gospel Discrepancies: Why Matthew and Luke Tell Different Christmas Stories. He explains why discrepancies are not bad and should be viewed independently to gain the different insights of the different authors. Well, the one thing I’ll say is that knowing these discrepancies […]
Continue ReadingExtracts below are from Bart Ehrman’s post: Mark: The First Gospel in 19th Century Research dated February 8, 2019. Over the years, three arguments have proved widely convincing for establishing Mark’s priority to Matthew and Luke: Patterns of Agreement – The reason then that Matthew and Luke rarely agree against Mark in the wording of […]
Continue ReadingProblems with the King James Version: What Were the Translators Translating? by Bart Ehrman The primary subject of his post is; As a result, translations into English of the Greek New Testament, based on Erasmus’s editions and those that replicated, more or less, his text, include translations of passages that were almost certainly not originally […]
Continue ReadingSee the post at this site here for more details about Matthew 24’s relationship to the Book of Daniel. From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com. 12/5/2024. First Prompt – What are the signs given in the Bible for the end times? Cite the sources and any scripture using the ASV. The Bible provides […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains very good information by Lawrence Mykytiuk who is Emeritus Professor of Library Science and former Associate Professor of History (courtesy) at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Semitic Studies and is the author of Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200–539 B.C.E. (2004). His five publications at BAR that identify […]
Continue ReadingIn the Patreon Zoom Meeting on 11/30/2024, James Tabor pointed out numerous synoptic scriptures where Matthew’s rendition of Mark is summarized, expanded, or simplified when compared to Luke and Luke is often verbatim of Mark. That is, Luke uses Mark with minimal edits but Matthew rewrites his sources. Two examples are in the following two […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT, 11/26/2024. Prompt – Provide a timeline with context from critical bible scholars for the books of the Hebrew Bible known as the Deuteronomistic history books. Cite all scripture from the ASV. Explain the different messages and how the political past and present. Cite the sources in a list at the end of the […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Who were the priests and political leaders who supported the inclusion of the Book of Revelations in the Canon and who did not support it? Provide the time when they were active. Cite the sources at the end of the response and any scriptures are […]
Continue ReadingJump to the table comparing the four. Shechem – SHEE-kehm From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com. 11/25/2024. Prompt – Explain the differences, context and dates between the Aaronide, Zadokite, Shilo, and Shechem worship and priesthood in ancient Israel. Cite sources in a list at the end and any scripture from the ASV. The […]
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