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From OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Initial Prompt: Cite the scriptures that critical bible scholars cite to support the view that the writer of the Gospel of Mark was an adoptionist. cite the sources Critical scholars who argue that the Gospel of Mark reflects an adoptionist Christology—the idea that Jesus was not inherently […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt: Where in the bible are instances where the resurrected Jesus is not recognized? Cite all cases and sources. There are several instances in the New Testament where the resurrected Jesus is not immediately recognized. Here are the key passages:
Continue ReadingPrompt: Do any critical bible scholars view the transfiguration in Matthew 16:28–17:1 and Mark 9:1–2 as the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy that some in this generation will see the second coming? Cite all sources. (From ChatGPT and Claude.ai). From OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Yes, some critical Bible scholars interpret the transfiguration events […]
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Continue ReadingMultiple Responses From ChatGPT For the follow-up Chat about how Paul’s writings changed the worship as presented in this post go here. 1. Historical Context of Jewish Liturgy and Its Influence on Jesus’ Teachings Jesus’ teachings, including the Lord’s Prayer, were deeply influenced by Second Temple Jewish liturgical traditions. The prayer language, ethical themes, and […]
Continue ReadingBelow is scripture from the NRSV where Jesus spoke of or to God as a separate entity. These show he did not understand he was God. Below those scriptures are other scriptures including Paul’s where the writer views Jesus as a different being than God. John 14:25-31 – “I am going to the Father, because […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt: Cite all passages in the bible, and separately in other non-canonical writings, where Jesus’ ministering to Gentiles is presented. Cite all sources. Biblical References to Jesus Ministering to Gentiles Old Testament Prophecies (ASV)While not direct actions by Jesus, these passages foretell the inclusion of Gentiles in […]
Continue ReadingTabor’s posts on EhrmanBlog.org On https://jamestabor.com/ or his YouTube channel. The video below was distributed by Tabor on 1/11/2025 as a “sizzler” before his coming book. Below includes what he has discovered about the tombstone of a 1st century Roman soldier from Sidon found Bingerbrücke, Germany, on the Rhine river, in 1859. My thoughts as […]
Continue ReadingThe post contains extracts and ideas about the authenticity of the saying attributed to Jesus in Mark 12:13-17. Mark 12 – NRSV 13 Then they sent to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him in what he said. 14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from Matthew’s Nativity Story, Critically Examined by Paul Davidson. But I want to look behind the textual curtain and see how the nativity stories came about. Matthew’s version provides an interesting example of how biblical authors worked, combining and reinterpreting Jewish scriptures and other literary sources to craft a deliberate portrait of Jesus. I will […]
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