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Bart’s video embedded below provides a 25 minute or so conversation with Megan Lewis hitting the high points of where Josephus mentions Jesus and James his brother. Text below the embed is from the transcript of this video that is in the Scholars/Bart Ehram directory in DropBox. All italicized text below was said by Bart. […]
Continue ReadingThis page contains extracts and links to the various times Jesus was deemed to have been exalted to be divine and then later equal to God Almighty. Bart Ehrman’s Lecture How Jesus Became God, Part 3 of 3 In Part 3 he presents the progression taken by early Christians in moving the exaltation backward in time as outlined below. Luke 3:22, Originally “You […]
Continue ReadingPaul only quoted Jesus three times: Paul did not include any of Jesus’s parables in his letters. Is Paul the Founder of Christianity? Bart Ehrman’s podcast Episode 6 below is with Dr. Tabor filling in for Bart.
Continue ReadingJohn 20:30-31; Life in his name through believing 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in […]
Continue ReadingJesus and Mary Magdalene – Below was extracted from here. Note that Mary Magdalene did not recognize him. John records the first meeting between Mary Magdalene and Jesus after Jesus’ death and resurrection (John 20:14–18). Jesus begins the conversation with two questions. Jesus said to her: “Woman,[1] why are you crying? Who is it you […]
Continue ReadingIn Search of the Historical Jesus – The recent controversial discoveries, and a renowned scholar’s (Tabor) quest to uncover the historical truth about Jesus of Nazareth. Article in Popular Archaeology Magazine has many great photos.
Continue ReadingSee the page at this site titled “Salvation“. Below are nine passages from the NT and one from the OT. The passages below document Jesus’ statements on what is needed to achieve salvation. Nowhere does he say one has to believe he is God’s only begotten son who has existed forever as God, and believe […]
Continue ReadingLuke 4, NRSVUE 16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: 18 “The […]
Continue ReadingStrike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered – Mark reports Jesus said that and it is in the DSS. Jesus, Paul, and the author of John spoke of Sons of Light and Sons of Darkness and that you all are sons of light. That is also cited in the DSS. I am the […]
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