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This post contains ChatGPT’s summary of the transcript of Paula Fredriksen’s Lecture: “Turning the Tables on the ‘Purification’ of the Temple” in NINT 2025. The transcript is in her directory in DropBox. Her thesis is it did not happen. Robin Faith Walsh had other thoughts, which are at the end of this post. Summary of […]
Continue Reading10/9/2025 – This post contains ChatGPT responses that have not been fully vetted. See three other related posts on this date. 1st Prompt – Cite the scriptures in Paul’s authentic letters where he talks about the Kingdom of God. Focusing on Paul’s letters widely recognized as authentic by critical scholars (1 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT 10/9/2025. Note the two related posts this date. 1st Prompt – Cite the scripture where Jesus said the Kingdom of God is now. The phrase “the Kingdom of God is now” does not appear verbatim in any of the canonical Gospels. However, Jesus does make statements indicating that the Kingdom of God has […]
Continue ReadingShort ending of Mark Several witnesses, including four uncial Greek manuscripts of the seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries (L Ψ 099 0112), as well as Old Latin k, the margin of the Harclean Syriac, several Sahidic and Bohairic manuscripts, and not a few Ethiopic manuscripts, continue after verse eight with small variations. Starting in the […]
Continue ReadingBelow 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 ReadingRelated Post here. A very good paper by Dr. James Tabor is available in his Dropbox directory. The file name is Wadi-el-Yabis-Pella-in-John-1.pdf. The paper was written for an SBL group in 2011 and is titled Wadi el-Yabis and the Elijah “Wadi Cherith” traditions in Relationship to John and Jesus in the Gospel of John. Extracts […]
Continue ReadingChurch-of-the-Apostles-Found-on-Mt.-Zion-Pixner-BAR by Bargil Pixner. The PDF is also in his directory in Dropbox. The link is to the pdf at Tabor’s site and is recommended by Dr. Tabor. It contains great info about synagogues, tombs, various locations of Zion, etc.
Continue ReadingTwo Responses from ChaptGPT on 7/28/2025. First Prompt – provide historical info on the Diatessaron, where the four gospels were combined into one book in the 3rd or 4th century. provide all sources. The Diatessaron is an early Christian gospel harmony that combines the four canonical gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—into a single cohesive narrative. […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai in Explanatory Mode on 6/19/2025. Jump down to the ChatGPT response to essentially the same question. Jump beyond that to a geographical overview, featuring a great map of where the key Jewish-Christian and Orthodox sects were active. Claude Prompt: Provide a summary of Jewish-Christian sects, including Roman Christianity. Cite all sources. I’ll help […]
Continue ReadingHow Many Prophecies Did Jesus Fulfill? Written by Marko Marina, Ph.D. Posted at BSA on May 29th, 2025. The table and text below are extracts from his excellent article, which includes brief discussions of the sources listed in the table below. Twelve of the most frequently mentioned prophecies Jesus is said to have fulfilled, served up in […]
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