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This page contains the Claude.ai responses to four prompts digging into the use of the phrase “thief in the night”. From Claude.ai, 3.7 Sonnet, Explanatory Mode, 4/2/2025. Prompts 2, 3 and 4 follow Prompt 1. PROMPT 1 – Cite all scriptures where Jesus, Paul, and others use the phrase “like a thief in the night”—using […]
Continue ReadingSearching for Cana: Where Jesus Turned Water into Wine by C. Thomas McCollough Extracts from his post at the BAS Library are below. Khirbet Cana (“the ruins of Cana”), a bare 8.5 miles from Nazareth (and, equally important, 5 mi northeast of Sepphoris) in lower Galilee, has long been identified as New Testament Cana, although not without […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai – Present how critical bible scholars support the belief that the main task of the Messiah is to regather the tribes of Israel, to gather the nations and pull them back to the one God, and turn them to the way of the ancient Torah. Isaiah 2 and 11, Jeremiah 16, Jeremiah 3, […]
Continue Reading3/22/2025 – In the 28-minute video embedded below, Dr. James Tabor shared yesterday, he explains why he believes Paul’s version of the Last Supper changed the meal from Jesus showing his disciples they again share a meal when the Kingdom comes. Paul changed it to be a ritual for the Corinthians who had turned the […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 3/3/2025 [For more on the theater and Sepphoris, see Antipas—The Herod Jesus Knew by Morten Hørning Jensen] There is no direct scholarly consensus that Jesus explicitly referenced Roman theater in his parables or sayings. However, some critical biblical scholars suggest that certain words and themes in Jesus’ teachings might reflect knowledge of Greco-Roman theatrical […]
Continue ReadingBelow is from the post here by Bart Ehrman. Q: I was wondering what the scholarly consensus is on Jesus’s references to the ‘Son of Man’? I was reading Helen Bond’s book ‘The Historical Jesus’ and she suggested Jesus was talking about himself whenever he referred to ‘Son of Man’. I always found that confusing […]
Continue ReadingJesus says this in Mark 4:11-12 (NRSV): “And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables; in order that ‘they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand; so that they may not turn […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, a Dominican priest and esteemed New Testament scholar, extensively explored the evolution of Jesus’ message throughout his ministry. While specific references to a shift from “Repent” to “Follow me” are not readily available in the provided sources, Murphy-O’Connor’s broader work delves into the historical and theological contexts of Jesus’ teachings. In […]
Continue ReadingSimilar Posts: 2/18/2025—Below are slides and my understanding of Dr. Bart Ehrman’s view of this question derived from his one-hour lecture on BSA, “Did Jesus Think He Was God?” The audio file and slides are in the Bart Ehram large-files directory on the USB memory card. First – The Gospel According to John—written after the […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT, 3/2/2025. In Jesus’ time, a person traveling a 30-mile journey would likely walk the entire distance unless they had access to a donkey or another form of transport. Walking was the primary means of travel for most people in ancient Judea and the surrounding regions. Historical Walking Distances If someone undertook a 30-mile […]
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