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From ChatGPT on 4/15/2026. The statement that Jesus moved to Capernaum appears explicitly in the Gospel of Matthew: Primary Text This is the clearest and most direct reference to Jesus relocating his base of activity to Capernaum. Supporting Context from Other Gospels While they do not explicitly say “he moved,” other Gospels depict Capernaum as […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a summary by ChatGPT on 4/13/2026 of Mark Goodacre’s YouTube Short titled Did Jesus have a house in Capernaum? The transcript on which this summary is based is in his directory in Dropbox. Following the summary are ChatGPT responses providing context and other scholars’ views and then a list of various versions […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 4/13/2026. Summary of Mark Goodacre’s Youtube Short, “Why is Luke’s Genealogy so Different from Matthew’s?” The transcript that was the basis for this summary is a PDF file in Goodacre’s Dropbox directory. Mark Goodacre explains the differences between the genealogies in the Gospel of Matthew 1 and the Gospel of Luke 3 […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a slide from Bart Ehrman’s lecture in NINT 2023 and below that is ChatGPT’s citations of related scriptures to each bullet.
Continue ReadingThis is the transcript of Mark Goodacre’s short where he gives his answer to the question. He also points out how this story shows a synoptic type of relationship between all four gospels.
Continue ReadingFrom BAS on 4/5/2026. BAS editors have carefully compiled a special collection of articles from Biblical Archaeology Review and Bible Review that reveal the Easter story in all its rich and rewarding facets. To truly understand the passion, crucifixion and resurrection, you’ll want to read all of the articles, of which these are only a small sample:
Continue Reading4/5/2026 – Below is the transcript of Goodacre’s Short on YouTube here. Below the transcript is a Claude.ai response to a prompt offering the transcript and asking for more insight particularly regarding the different starts of the day of the Jewish calendar and the Roman calendar. Hello, my name is Mark Goodacre. I’m recording from […]
Continue ReadingNote from me – This response was a follow-up to one that asked for a list of beliefs that Paul taught as well as Jesus. Claude cited 6-8, but at least three did not “fit” with what I heard taught. So this is Claude’s correction that made a good stand-alone post. In the original response, […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 3/31/2026. This response also contains info related to the origins of the Last Supper. Critical scholars do not broadly support the Last Supper as a point of continuity between Jesus and Paul. Here is what the scholarship actually says: The Core Problem: Paul Is the Only Primary Source The first written description […]
Continue ReadingBy Claude.ai on 3/31/2026. That is one of the genuine tensions that critical scholars themselves debate. This is actually a point where critical scholars themselves identify a significant discontinuity. Here is what the scholarship actually says: The Forgiveness Problem: Ehrman’s Direct Assessment The most direct critical-scholarly voice on this is Bart Ehrman. Ehrman argues that […]
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