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Below is a response to a post at BSA regarding who or what God is and how we perceive Him/Her. The OP asked, “Are we in the process of creating god?” After Andrew’s response, the focus turned to concerns about AI. Response by Andrew M Koke – Historian I’ve gone down this wormhole a bit […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai, Sonnet 4 in Explanatory Mode. Prompt: Explain the differences, scholars who support each, and when they appeared of the ransom theory of atonement; the substitutionary theory; and the alternative moral exemplar theory. To understand these three theories of atonement, let’s first establish what we’re exploring: how does Christ’s death on the cross accomplish […]
Continue ReadingIntroduction to BSA by new member Steve Hunsaker, May 7: My name is Steve Hunsaker. I currently live in Salt Lake City. I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I have always enjoyed studying the stories from the Bible. I hope to contribute to this community [BSA] as much as you all have given […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT Critical biblical scholarship offers a nuanced perspective on the “I AM” statements in John 14, particularly Jesus’ declaration in John 14:6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” While some theologians interpret these statements as affirmations of Jesus’ divinity, critical scholars often view them through the lens of historical context and […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a conversation extracted from BSA on 4/19/2025 that begins with a very insightful response to the question in the title of this post that was the title to the OP. Emphasis throughout this post is mine. Charles Bledsoe, Mar 28 OP Below is my critique of conventional soteriology, [the doctrine of salvation by […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt: How did these disputes about Adoptionism shape later theological developments? How the Adoptionism Disputes Shaped Later Theological Developments The debate over adoptionism and the nature of Christ had profound and lasting effects on Christian theology. It influenced the development of Trinitarian doctrine, church councils, and later […]
Continue ReadingFrom 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 ReadingThe Biblical Studies Academy presented Bart Ehrman’s one-hour talk titled The Birth of the Trinity on 1/9/2025. I extracted the audio and uploaded it to a transcribing service. The transcription is in his directory in DropBox. The transcription was then uploaded to ChatCPT and the prompt asked for a summary to include all scriptural and […]
Continue ReadingFrom James Tabor’s Patreon post here – Mars Hill, [photo immediately above the paragraph] where Paul talked with the Stoics and Epicureans according to Acts 17:27-28. I realize his “address” is composed by the author of Acts, but the two quotations from the Greek poets “He is not very far from each one of us” […]
Continue ReadingSystematic Theology: HISTORY AND DEFINITION, written by Joshua Schachterle, Ph.D. Posted August 6th, 2024. Most systematic theologians continue to use their method of biblical interpretation, almost always through the lens of the principles of John Calvin. This paper also provides an understanding of Calvinism and cites theologians who defend it. It is important to note that […]
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