A Virtual File Cabinet for Our Studies of Christian Origins & Hebraic Faith
Below is the ChatGPT produced summary of the very interesting article “Big City, Small Town—Why Size Matters” by John W. Herbst, Ph.D. published in BAR Winter 2025. Herbst points out that the Hebrew bible on has one word for a settlement, no matter how large or small they were. Only recently has archeological data been […]
Continue ReadingBelow is the Claude.ai summary of the paper Tyndale as Translator by Professor Morna Hooker on 1/13/2026. The full paper, as a Word.doc file, is in her directory in DropBox. It is 15 pages plus Notes & References. Following the summary is a ChatGPT response about Tyndale’s sources.
Continue ReadingBelow is a conversation that began on 12/30/2025 in the Nerds Only Forum at BSA where the participants discussed the bible and how it can be read and used. What remains of scriptural authority after infallibility and univocality collapse OP – Schaun Wheeler – Faith without doubt is just pretext I grew up in and […]
Continue ReadingBelow are extracts from the very interesting BAR article Five Myths About the Apostle Paul by David Christian Clausen; BAR > Summer 2023. And at the bottom of this post see the link to When Did Saul Become Paul? Although the author occasionally waxes apologetic. Much has changed to demystify Paul and help us understand him in a […]
Continue ReadingFrom his post here. There are three main approaches–but I [Tabor] am not interested here in Paraphrase–sometimes included as a fourth. It has its place, but not for careful study, which I think all of us are most interested in. Below is where the major English versions typically fall on that spectrum. Most Literal (Formal […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 12/3/2025. Below is a historical-critical explanation of why the Gospel of John omits a birth narrative, using the work of major scholars (Brown, Bultmann, Koester, Schnackenburg, Culpepper, Martyn, Dunn, Bauckham, and others). Citations appear within the text itself, as you require. 1. John’s theological agenda makes a human birth narrative unnecessary John’s […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT 11/26/2025. Below is a clean, practical side-by-side comparison table of the three versions: Matthew 6:9–13 (NRSV), Luke 11:2–4 (NRSV), and Didache 8:2–3. All quotations are shown directly in the table. Side-by-Side Comparison of the Lord’s Prayer Versions Line / Element Matthew 6:9–13 (NRSV) Luke 11:2–4 (NRSV) Didache 8:2–3* Address “Our Father in heaven,” […]
Continue Reading11/21/2025 – In the BSA General discussion forum, Bobby Lane began a conversation titled I’ve misunderstood faith, literally. Many interesting comments ensued, pointing out differences between the ancient Hebrew understanding of faith, the early Christian view, and the contemporary Protestant view. I asked ChatGPT and Claude.ai about differences and how they evolved using the same […]
Continue ReadingThe page contains Claude.ai’s summary of an article, Pelagianism: History, Definition, & Beliefs (Heresy Series) written by Marko Marina, Ph.D. and published on BartEhrman.com on November 13th, 2025. It also contains extracted paragraphs and a table from the article below the summary. Summary: Pelagianism – History, Definition, & Beliefs This article provides a comprehensive historical examination […]
Continue ReadingBelow is ChatGPT’s summary of the transcript of the above very interesting video interview. The transcript is in his directory in DropBox. The transcript of Russell E. Gmirkin – Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible (History Valley Podcast) presents Gmirkin’s argument that the Pentateuch was composed in the early Hellenistic period (around 270 […]
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