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There are 17 apocryphal gospels, rejected as unworthy of becoming canon, that didn’t make the cut. BAS editors have carefully compiled a special collection of articles from Biblical Archaeology Review and Bible Review that explore the questions posed here. You’ll want to read all of the articles included in this collection: The Gospels that Didn’t Make the Cut—. Why should […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a 1000-word summary by Claude.ai of a lecture and Q&A by Bart Ehrman at the BSA here. The lecture and Q&A was a little more than hour and is IMHO a very good overview of the events from Constantine’s origins to his death. The 9,000-word transcript is in his directory in Dropbox.
Continue ReadingThis post is an intro to a very good article at BAS titled Machaerus: Where Salome Danced and John the Baptist Was Beheaded by Győző Vörös. A PDF copy is in his directory in Dropbox. [Pronunciation with my amateurish phonics: mac-ear-us.] Other elated articles are: Győző Vörös, who has a Ph.D. in architecture, has directed the Machaerus […]
Continue ReadingBelow is the ChatGPT summary from the transcript (in his directory in Dropbox) of Dr. James Tabor’s lecture 8 from his course titled Christianity Before Paul: Rediscovering the Jewish Movement of Jesus on MVP in January 2026. Tabor says that Howard’s revised edition responds well to his critics in a large appendix. Overview and focus of […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a ChatGPT-generated summary of the transcript of Tabor’s Lecture 5 in his Christianity Before Paul course on MVP. The transcript is in a subdirectory of his directory in Dropbox: Dropbox\Christianity\Scholars\James Tabor\Christianity Before Paul\. Overview: James the Just and Early Jesus Leadership Dr. James Tabor argues that James the Just, identified as Jesus’ brother, […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT based on Tabor’s paper he shared in Dec. 2025 that is in Dropbox…\James Tabor\Courses\Christianity Before Paul\Introduction – The Jewish World of John, Jesus, and James.pdf” Below is a side-by-side chronological timeline that places John the Baptist, Jesus of Nazareth, and James the Just within the historical events framework used by Dr. James Tabor. […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 12/9/2025. Below is a chronological development chart showing how the movement moves from Paul → Post-Pauline Christianity → Ebionite marginalization, based strictly on the materials in the transcript you provided. All citations are included directly in the text. Chronological Development Chart (per Dr. James Tabor) From Paul → Post-Pauline Christianity → Ebionite […]
Continue ReadingThis page contains extracts from the very good article at BAR linked below. The PDF version of it is in his directory in DropBox. The part below in bold is the interviewer’s voice, and the other is Freyne’s. Jesus of History vs. Jesus of Tradition. BAR interviews Sean Freyne Sean Freyne is director of Mediterranean and […]
Continue ReadingWas John the Baptist Greater than Jesus? Below is a summary prepared from the transcript of the above video. The transcript is in Tabor’s directory in Dropbox as well as the John the Baptist directory. Below the summary is a listing of the scriptures that support Tabor’s statements per ChatGPT. First Prompt: Summarize the attached […]
Continue Reading9/6/2025 – In this interview with Dr. Chilton, he made many good points, using phrases and thoughts I collected and listed below.
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