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From ChatGPT 4o Mini on 1/9/2025. See 2nd Prompt below – Do critical bible scholars see issues with the addition of chapter, verse, separation and punctuation of the original biblical text? See the 3rd Prompt below – Cite more examples of the utility of chapter, verse, and punctuation divisions leading to a fragmented or superficial […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChaptGPT The claim that the three conversion accounts of Paul in Acts (Acts 9, Acts 22, and Acts 26) were written by different authors is primarily associated with critical scholars who apply source criticism, redaction criticism, and literary analysis to the text. These scholars often suggest that the differences in the accounts reflect the […]
Continue ReadingThis page contains multiple ChatGPT responses with a lot of background and history. From below: …genuinely distinct, complete English translations of both Testaments that have meaningful current use: A defensible practical figure is probably somewhere around 50–75, depending upon exactly how revisions and specialized translations are counted. If we include all English Bible products, revisions, […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide a timeline of when critical historical bible scholars believe the various parts of the Hebrew and New Testament Bible were written. List all sources at the end of the response. Below is an overview of when critical historical scholars generally date the composition of […]
Continue ReadingSee Bart Ehrman’s 5-part post series Problems with the NRSV posted in September 2012. Links and extracts are below. Part I; But in the NRSV there is no problem any longer, because of the mistranslation (of John 3:22) (6:1 is a problem even there – – there’s no way to get around the geographical faux […]
Continue ReadingProblems with the King James Version: What Were the Translators Translating? by Bart Ehrman The primary subject of his post is; As a result, translations into English of the Greek New Testament, based on Erasmus’s editions and those that replicated, more or less, his text, include translations of passages that were almost certainly not originally […]
Continue ReadingSee the post at this site here for more details about Matthew 24’s relationship to the Book of Daniel. From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com. 12/5/2024. First Prompt – What are the signs given in the Bible for the end times? Cite the sources and any scripture using the ASV. The Bible provides […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT Many critical Bible scholars reject Pauline authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews due to its distinct differences in style, vocabulary, and theology compared to Paul’s undisputed letters. Here are some examples of these differences: 1. Style 2. Vocabulary 3. Theology Early Church Testimony Modern Scholarship Modern scholars, such as Raymond Brown [Catholic […]
Continue ReadingBart Ehrman’s Post Jesus’ Death in Mark and Luke, September 10, 2012. Excerpt – Luke, then, changed Mark’s account both because he had a different view of Jesus going to his death and because he wanted his readers to take away something different from the account. It is a real mistake to think that Mark […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from Hugo Mendez’s Lesson 23, In Paul’s Name, II: More Disputed Letters (…and Hebrews ?) of his course titled The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible, a BSA course. All of the texts expressly claim “Paul” as their author. Nevertheless, the letters feel different from Paul in some ways. How Many Authors? Scholars make […]
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