A Virtual File Cabinet for Our Studies of Christian Origins & Hebraic Faith
There are three Chats below with the second and third being follow-ups to the first. These Chats stemmed from Ross Nichols’ teaching on this date titled Dysfunctional but Divine: The Chosen Family. YouTube Intro to Ross’s video is – The story of Abraham’s family, chosen to fulfill the Divine plan, is far from ideal. Conflict, […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT 11/23/2024. Jump to the second chat below “The Transition from Ptolemaic and Seleucid Rule in Judea to the Hasmonean Dynasty, the Qumran Community, and Rome’s Conquest including the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Jump to a concise chronological list of events. The Transition from Seleucid Rule in Judea to the Hasmonean Dynasty and Rome’s Conquest […]
Continue ReadingClick here for an extensive Timeline of Jewish History. From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide a timeline of the Seleucid empire, the Macabean revolt and dynasty, and the Qumran Dead Sea Scroll community. Cite any scripture in from the ASV and list all sources at the end of the response. […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com. 11/19/2024. Samuel, a pivotal figure during the transition from the period of the Judges to the monarchy, served as a prophet, priest, and the last judge of Israel. His life and leadership are chronicled in the books of 1 Samuel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Samuel’s role […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – What is meant by the phrase “weeping for Tammuz” in Ezekiel 8:14? The phrase “weeping for Tammuz” in Ezekiel 8:14 refers to a ritual mourning practice associated with the Mesopotamian deity Tammuz (Sumerian: Dumuzi). Tammuz was a god of fertility, vegetation, and the cycle of […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Based on the historic bible scholars prepare a 2000-word paper on female deities worshiped in house shrines in ancient Israel and adjacent peoples. Discuss their motifs and the context. Cite any scriptures from the ASV and list all sources at the end of the response. […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide a timeline 200 years before and after 323 BCE that is Alexander the Great’s Death and Division of the Empire. Provide the sources in a list at the end of the response. Here’s a timeline spanning 200 years before and after 323 BCE, encompassing […]
Continue ReadingThis post references two BAS articles and includes comparison maps. Where Is Abraham’s Ur? by Cyrus H. Gordon, published in 1977, and Abraham’s Ur—Is the Pope Going to the Wrong Place? by Hershel Shanks. Shank’s article references the one by Gordon. The following is Claude.ai’s summary of the first article. The PDF is in the BAS directory in […]
Continue ReadingThis post provides the link below to a very good lecture by Dr. John J Colins and then a ChatGPT prompt/response about the social and political eventss at the time of Qumran and the Scrolls. From ChatGPT 11/14/2024. First Prompt – Prepare a 1000-word paper that presents the events and people of Qumran and their […]
Continue ReadingFrom Chat GPT 11/14/2024 Prompt – Where was the Parthian frontier in the year 129 BCE, when Antiochus mounted a campaign. Address the history of the Parthians addressing who they evolved from, where, and when. Cite the sources at the end of the response. The Parthian Empire, which became a significant power in the Near […]
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