A Virtual File Cabinet for Our Studies of Christian Origins & Hebraic Faith
From ChatGPT Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, a Dominican priest and esteemed New Testament scholar, extensively explored the evolution of Jesus’ message throughout his ministry. While specific references to a shift from “Repent” to “Follow me” are not readily available in the provided sources, Murphy-O’Connor’s broader work delves into the historical and theological contexts of Jesus’ teachings. In […]
Continue ReadingFrom James Charlesworth’s transcript of the History Valley video at https://youtu.be/pCiOmr82t1U?si=Kg6FaaKJloD0tQam And that taking seriously the Bible, whether you’re a Jew or a Christian means engaging some very exciting claims. Do we have a future? What is the future like? Is there a God? Has he given up on us? Did someone create the world […]
Continue ReadingFrom James Charlesworth’s transcript on the History Valley video here. And that taking seriously the Bible, whether you’re a Jew or a Christian means engaging some very exciting claims. Do we have a future? What is the future like? Is there a God? Has he given up on us? Did someone create the world and […]
Continue ReadingBelow are excerpts from my transcript of Bart Ehrman’s interview with Megan titled Gospel Discrepancies: Why Matthew and Luke Tell Different Christmas Stories. He explains why discrepancies are not bad and should be viewed independently to gain the different insights of the different authors. Well, the one thing I’ll say is that knowing these discrepancies […]
Continue ReadingBelow is from BAR here. William G. Dever is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He directed excavations at Gezer from 1966 to 1971 and is a prior director of the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. Features How the Ten Tribes of Israel Were Lost *** […]
Continue Reading11/13/2024 – We began listening to her 2006 Open Yale Course titled Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). Syllabus Description This course examines the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) as an expression of the religious life and thought of ancient Israel, and a foundational document of Western civilization. A wide range of methodologies, including source […]
Continue ReadingWho Wrote the Flood Story? by Richard Elliott Friedman Explores the Documentary Hypothesis through the story of Noah and the flood. Thoughts about the Documentary Hypothesis (From the Introduction to Empirical Models for Biblical Criticism, Jeffrey Tigay, Editor) The Exodus Is Not Fiction *** A text interview with Richard Elliott Friedman. He discusses Levites at length, saying […]
Continue ReadingThis page contains links to pages that share scholars’ statements of faith. James Tabor James Tabor’s YouTube Interviews Finding a Jesus Before Christianity by James Tabor at YouTube. See the transcript of the video in his directory in DropBox. Below are two paragraphs from the transcript. Islam insists that neither Jesus nor Muhammad brought a […]
Continue ReadingJesus And Women: Distinguishing History From Apologetic The Parables of Jesus. Four lectures by Amy-Jill Levine at https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/l/the-parables-of-jesus.
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