Depends which Gospel you read!
Bart Ehrman takes the different resurrection accounts in the Gospels and compares them: What about the Birth Stories? My work, not Bart’s.
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Jesus BDay per Matthew or Luke?
Below is the summary by Claude.ai of the scholarly article by Mark D. Smith (see PDF in his directory in Dropbox), challenging the traditional dating of Jesus’s birth to 4-6 BCE during Herod the Great’s reign, arguing instead that Jesus was born in 6 CE during Quirinius’s census. In my words, he is giving priority […]
Continue ReadingJesus Movement Evolution from Paul → Post-Pauline Christianity → Ebionite marginalization
From ChatGPT on 12/9/2025. Below is a chronological development chart showing how the movement moves from Paul → Post-Pauline Christianity → Ebionite marginalization, based strictly on the materials in the transcript you provided. All citations are included directly in the text. Chronological Development Chart (per Dr. James Tabor) From Paul → Post-Pauline Christianity → Ebionite […]
Continue ReadingWould Jesus Turn Over Care of His Mother to John?
From ChatGPT on 12/9/2025 Below are the main arguments critical biblical scholars give for why the “Beloved Disciple” in John 19:26–27 (NRSV) is not the apostle John, and therefore why the scene is not understood as Jesus literally transferring Mary to the historical John’s care. 1. The “Beloved Disciple” is anonymous and never called John […]
Continue ReadingDid Jesus Point to Moses?
Below is the YouTube description and Claude.ai’s summary of the transcript of Ross Nichol’s “Sunday School” YouTube video “Did Jesus Point to Moses?” as recorded live on 12/7/2025. The transcript is in his directory in Dropbox. Claude was told to preserve Ross’ logical progression in making his points. YouTube Description: Exploring the Faith of Jesus […]
Continue ReadingBirth Narratives Comparision
From ChatGPT on 12/3/2025 and 12/12/2025. Below is an outline comparing how each Gospel handles Jesus’ origins and what that reveals about their distinct theological aims, with scholarly support embedded in the text. Scroll down for a comparison table. Below that response is a more focused response on how and why, or silence, on his […]
Continue ReadingHow Jewish Was Jesus’ Galilee?
Here is a summary by ChatGPT on 11/26/2025 of Mark Chancey’s article “How Jewish Was Jesus’ Galilee?” Below that response is a second Prompt/Response providing a Chronological Outline. SUMMARY Chancey argues that older claims about Jesus’ Galilee being heavily Hellenized have been overstated. Early excitement over spectacular archaeological finds at Sepphoris and other sites—Greek inscriptions, […]
Continue ReadingJesus of History or Jesus of Tradition
This page contains extracts from the very good article at BAR titled Jesus of History or Jesus of Tradition. The PDF version of it is in his directory in DropBox. The parts below in bold are the interviewer’s voice, and the other is Freyne’s. Red highlighting is mine. Jesus of History vs. Jesus of Tradition. BAR […]
Continue ReadingJesus Seminar by Marcus Borg
Below is a summary of the 1989 article at BAS by Marcus Borg here about the Jesus Seminar in the 1980s. He was a senior member of the seminar. The article by Marcus J. Borg titled “What Did Jesus Really Say?” (Bible Review, 1989). It explains the purpose, method, and scholarly reasoning behind the Jesus […]
Continue ReadingWoman with the Hemorrhaging Touched What?
From ChatGPT pm 11/9/2025 there are two responses and a third about Jesus calling her ‘daughter’ in the next verse. 3rd Prompt – What is the Greek word and its full meaning in English for daughter in the next verse? Mark 5:34 NRSV — “He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; […]
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