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Praying (and Pronouncing) the Names of God – As spoken by Tony Evans The Names of God in the Old Testament – Pronunciation and frequency of use plus more. Parsing the Divine Name by Ronald S. Hendel at BAR. Shorter version is here. Articles in BAR often write “Yahweh” as the name of ancient Israel’s God. This concerns some […]
Continue ReadingThis page provides links to articles and extracts. “Lost Gospels”—Lost No More by Tony Burke published at BAR. See extracts below. The final shape of the canon was seemingly settled by 367 C.E. when Athanasius of Alexandria issued his annual letter for Easter. This 39th Festal Letter lists the 27 books of the New Testament as […]
Continue ReadingSee the excellent article by Marko Marina, Ph.D. posted to BartEhrman.com on August 19th, 2024. In this article, we’ll delve into the rich and varied landscape of Christian eschatology, examining its origins, development, and the conflicting interpretations that have emerged over centuries. Eschatology, pronounced “es-kuh-TOL-uh-jee,” is a term that stems from the Greek word eschatos, meaning “last” […]
Continue ReadingHermeneutics Meaning: What is Biblical Hermeneutics In Simple Terms? Written by Joshua Schachterle, Ph.DDate Posted to bartehrman.com: August 31st, 2024 All Text below was extracted from Joshua’s very good article here. In simple terms, hermeneutics is the study of interpretation. In this article, I’ll explore hermeneutics’ meaning, tracing its origins from Greek philosophy to its current […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Joshua Schachterle, Ph.DEdited by Laura Robinson, Ph.D.Posted to Bart Ehrman’s site August 31, 2024 In the vast field of textual analyses of the Bible, few concepts are as crucial and basic as exegesis. Exegesis is fundamentally about moving from a mere surface-level understanding to deeper, more nuanced insights. [Based on your hermeneutics; i.e. your presuppositions.] Exegesis (pronounced ek·suh·jee·sis) […]
Continue ReadingExtract Bart provided here from his NT Textbook. The Gospel of Mark – AT A GLANCE The Genius of Mark – Bart Ehrman’s Course Below is part of the transcript of the end of Lesson 4 of Bart Ehrman’s The Genius of Mark course at BSA. The transcripts are in his directory in DropBox. Dr. […]
Continue ReadingThis is a very long page that addresses many issues with these two books. Keep in mind that these books are in the canon and different from the apocryphal Gospel of Peter. Extracts from Hugo Medez’s slide from Lesson 25: The Other Apostles Speak, II: The Letters of Peter of his course at BSA The […]
Continue ReadingResponses to the BSA post “Was Paul even an Apostle?” by Michael L Waddell. The bullet formatting in the first one is mine. Luke, the author of Acts, loves Paul, but he loves the Paul he describes, not the Paul that Paul describes in his letters. In fact, if you hated Paul’s message, but your […]
Continue ReadingThe video below this final timeline discusses the creation of the timeline and the dates for the Hebrew Kings used in The Biblical Timeline which are based on Edwin Thiele’s “The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings”. See the creator above for a Judges timeline chart and his Overview of Biblical Chronology whose intro is […]
Continue ReadingThis page provides links to papers and articles about the Mary and Martha story in John 11 and 12. Guest Post on Sorting out the Marys Tabors opening comments – This is an informal post sent to me by e-mail from Wendy Pond one of my readers. I asked her for her permission to pass it on. […]
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