A Virtual File Cabinet for Our Studies of Christian Origins & Hebraic Faith
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Continue ReadingThe claim that Paul explicitly cites only two teachings of Jesus (as direct dominical commands) is a common observation in critical scholarship. The two passages typically identified are: 1) Preachers should receive material support Paul explicitly attributes this teaching to “the Lord”: This is widely understood to reflect a saying of Jesus preserved in the […]
Continue ReadingThe contents of this page were assembled by Claude.ai on 4/29/2026 from the transcript of John J. Collins interview by Bart Ehrman and from a file with my Kindle Highlights from Paula Fredriksen’s book When Christians were Jews. Claude’s paper version of the merger and a widget version are in the 2nd Temple Judaism directory […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a great post to BSA by Scott Bignell on 4/26/2026. Below that is Michael Waddell’s response with suggestions. Back around 2017/2018, I [Scott Bignell] was discussing with an Evangelical friend of mine the idea that The Gospel According to Luke and/or Acts of the Apostles may have been written in the second century […]
Continue ReadingThe Response below the bullet list is from Claude.ai on 4/24/2026. The items in the bullet list are extracts from the response and provide talking points I believe are significant. There are also extracts from the Claude.ai summary of the transcript of Dr. Andrew M. Henry in his YouTube channel, Religion for Breakfast, here. The […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains extracts from Newell’s very good book to cite the nine people he sharred to show how their experiences were a Great Search. “Seek and you will find,” says Jesus. This is the promise at the heart of the Great Search today. And it is the hope that inspires the writing of this […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a bio of Hendel and links to his many articles published at BAR where he serves on BAR’s Editorial Advisory Board. He is particularly helpful for historical-critical questions about the development of biblical traditions Ronald S. Hendel is a prominent American Hebrew Bible scholar, biblical philologist, and textual critic, best known for his […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a link to an interview of Bart Ehrman about the “hidden” Christianity that many, including many preachers, do not share with their congregation. Below the link is a ChatGPT summary of the transcript of the interview. The transcript is in his directory in Dropbox. Analytical Outline of the Interview – (Separating the […]
Continue ReadingBelow is Claude.ai’s 1000-word summary of John S. Kloppenborg’s paper, “On Dispensing with Q? Goodacre on the Relation of Luke to Matthew”. See the PDF copy of the paper in his directory in Dropbox that is embedded below. Also see the PDF file in his directory in Dropbox of his 178-page book Q, the Earliest […]
Continue ReadingBelow is Claude.ai’s summary of Richard Elliott Friedman’s paper titled “Taking the Biblical Text Apart”. A PDF version is in his directory in Dropbox. Overview Richard Elliott Friedman’s article introduces and defends the Documentary Hypothesis, the most widely accepted scholarly explanation for how the first books of the Bible were composed. Rather than being written […]
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