A Virtual File Cabinet for Our Studies of Christian Origins & Hebraic Faith
Abraham’s Eight CrisesBy Larry R. Helyer The Binding or Sacrifice of IsaacBy Robin M. Jensen Parallel Lives: The Trials and Traumas of Isaac and IshmaelBy Curt Leviant The Patriarch Jacob—An “Innocent Man”By Carl D. Evans Rachel and LeahBy Samuel Dresner
Continue ReadingThis post contains two prompts and responses from Claude.ai on 9/13/2026. The first response points out interesting tensions and literary seams; i.e. different stories of the same event woven together. The second prompt is a verse-by-verse presentation of assignments to the J, E, and P authors per some scholars. Jump 1st Prompt – What do […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains two responces from Claude.ai on 8/26/2026. The first prompt is: Critical bible scholars understand that the stories in the book of Genesis continue in the book of Exodus, and there are multiple versions of many stories and multiple versions of the same events in some stories. Provide a list of those duplicates […]
Continue ReadingBelow are links to articles by Emmanuel Anati supporting his hypothesis. Below that is a response from Claude.ai citing scholars who oppose Anati’s hypothesis and why. From Claude.ai on 6/9/2026 for the prompt: “Provide links to articles about the theory that the Scorpion Pass in Israel leads into a valley and there is God’s mountain […]
Continue Reading5/18/2026: 1) This is a Claude.ai’s summary of Tabor’s informal lecture to his tour group when at Tamar. The transcript is in his directory in Dropbox. 2) Below the response are links to Deborah Hurn’s video as cited by Tabor. She presents her proposed understand on the descriptions of the journey and reconstruction of how […]
Continue ReadingClaude.ai’s summary of 10 Things to Know About the Assyrian Empire, Who were the Assyrians? at BAS by Robin Ngo; published on July 17, 2025. The PDF of the article is in the Assyrian Empire directory in Dropbox.
Continue ReadingThis post contains a post by Michael Waddell to a BAS forum here about when the stories of Abraham were composed. Credit is fully his, other than the added emphasis that is mine and Byron’s comments as pasted at the bottom. I [Michael Waddell] really enjoyed watching Dr. Kent Sparks’ NIHB lecture, where he argued […]
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