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Melania the Elder’s Powerful Influence on Early Christianity – She is one of the women who left us a legacy of powerful, wealthy, educated women who influenced and shaped early Christianity. She was born in Spain in the 3rd century. https://www.themarcellaproject.com Who Was Phoebe? – This first-century C.E. leader of the early Christian community makes […]
Continue ReadingFacebook Post by Ken Schenck, June 2024. Shared by Marg Mowczko. I affirm women in all roles of ministry leadership on the following basis: 1. Women arguably play every such role in Scripture except one. That’s the OT priestly role that Hebrews 7 says is definitively fulfilled in Christ (so doesn’t apply to this conversation). […]
Continue ReadingPosts by Dr. James D. Tabor Extracts below were selected because of their usefulness and/or interest for further study. For a complete treatment of Mary Magdalene, especially understood in the context of the two Talpiot tombs and their latest findings, see our book, The Jesus Discovery. Part 1 Schaberg, in my view, convincingly shows that the […]
Continue ReadingDiana Butler Bass Dr. Diana Butler Bass discussed the issues with Papyrus 66 in a sermon and at the web page Mary the Tower, What would Christianity be like if Mary Magdalene hadn’t been hidden from view? by DIANA BUTLER BASS, JUL 22, 2022. Dr. Marg Mowczko expanded on her thoughts, P66, and the Lazarus/Mary/Martha potential confusion in the book […]
Continue ReadingBart Ehrman’s comment in his post: … the fact that Mary Magdalene is mentioned in all four Gospels tells us how important she was to early Christians. How Mary Magdalene Became a Whore – Mary Magdalene is the primary witness to the fundamental data of early Christian faith. BAS Article by Jane Schaberg. Was Mary Magdalene Wife […]
Continue ReadingWas Mary Magdalene the same person as Mary of Bethany? A Guest Post from Rev. Jeffrey J. Bütz, M.Div., S.T.M. at James Tabor’s Blog.
Continue Readinghttps://www.elizabethschrader.com/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa… This study examines the text transmission of the figure of Martha of Bethany throughout the Fourth Gospel in over one hundred of our oldest extant Greek and Vetus Latina witnesses. The starting point for this study is instability around Martha in our most ancient witness of John 11–12, Papyrus 66. By looking at P66’s […]
Continue ReadingThis page provides links to papers and articles about the Mary and Martha story in John 11 and 12. Guest Post on Sorting out the Marys Tabors opening comments – This is an informal post sent to me by e-mail from Wendy Pond one of my readers. I asked her for her permission to pass it on. […]
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Continue ReadingThe italicized paragraphs below are from Margaret Mowczko’s conclusion to her post, which explains the Quotation–Refutation Theory based on the “What!” in 1 Corinthians 14:36; that is in some translations. An important part of this theory is the first word of 1 Corinthians 14:36. The King James Bible and the Revised Standard Version are two of the […]
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