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This post is a list of talking points prepared by Claude.ai of a very good article at BAR titled Antipas—The Herod Jesus Knew by Morten Hørning Jensen. A PDF of the article is in the “Herod and Sons” directory in Dropbox. Here’s a summary of the article’s key talking points:
Continue ReadingThe following is a transcript of his very insightful 7-minute talk. Justin Martyr will say quite rightly, well, you guys believe that your emperors can descend into heaven, what’s wrong with us believing Jesus could ascend into heaven? We’re doing the same thing. What Luke-Acts did was come up with a counter-narrative. In the entire […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a link to an interview of Bart Ehrman about the “hidden” Christianity that many, including many preachers, do not share with their congregation. Below the link is a ChatGPT summary of the transcript of the interview. The transcript is in his directory in Dropbox. Analytical Outline of the Interview – (Separating the […]
Continue ReadingThe outline covers 13 chronological events spanning from the giving of the Law at Sinai through the composition of the gospels after 70 CE. Each entry identifies the key figures, describes what happened, and explicitly notes how it connects to the events immediately before and after it in Fredriksen’s argument. The narrative chain Fredriksen is […]
Continue ReadingBelow is based on the book When Christians Were Jews by Paula Fredriksen, pp. 32–41. That portion of her book was copied & pasted from my Kindle version and uploaded to Claude.ai to prepare the outline/summary below. Overview This passage traces a connected chain of political and religious events in Judea from the death of […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains the conversation at BSA titled “Jesus sacrifice” started on 2/23/26 by Kimberly Callaway, but first here is an extract from a Bart response to a question. “Technically, if God releases a person from the consequences of their sin based on the death of Jesus he is not “forgiving” (foregoing payment or penalty) […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 2/25/26. In the Synoptic Gospels, the account traditionally called “the rich young ruler” appears in Matthew 19:16–22, Mark 10:17–22, and Luke 18:18–23. Each Gospel contributes one of the three descriptive elements: rich, young, and ruler. Below are the specific verses (NRSV for New Testament citations) that provide each characteristic: 1. He is […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains Claude.ai’s 1,000-word summary of the article at BAS by Gabriel Barklay, published April 1986, here. The PDF copy is in the BAS directory in Dropbox. The Garden Tomb: Was Jesus Buried Here? — Summary Gabriel Barkay’s article examines the archaeological credentials of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, one of two sites competing […]
Continue ReadingFrom BAS’s email on 2/22/26. In Easter and the Death of Jesus, BAS editors have carefully compiled a special collection of articles from Biblical Archaeology Review and Bible Review that reveal the Easter story in all its rich and rewarding facets. To truly understand the passion, crucifixion and resurrection, you’ll want to read all of the articles, of which these […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 2/17/2026. Go to the post here for how the Apostles Creed relates to the Nicaea Creed. Summary – Those in bold are the primary Councils. Council of Nicaea (325 AD) Convened by Emperor Constantine, Nicaea was the first ecumenical (universal) council of the Christian church. Its primary purpose was to resolve the […]
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