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Two responses from ChatGPT on 11/6/2025. Yes — according to most critical Bible scholars, Jesus does speak of divine punishment, though his emphasis is typically on warning, repentance, and consequences rather than retribution for its own sake. These sayings are found primarily in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke). Below are key examples (quoted from […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT, 1/5/2025. Provide an outline comparing how each Gospel portrays Pilate’s motives and attitude—for instance, how Mark’s Pilate is pragmatic, Matthew’s hesitant, Luke’s political, and John’s philosophical? Here’s a concise, practical outline comparing the trial of Jesus before Pilate across the four Gospels. It shows how each writer presents Pilate’s character, motives, and role […]
Continue ReadingMy vocational passion is adult theological re-education at the congregational level. I think it’s vital in our time… I’ve often thought Jesus was fortunate to have been executed before the gospels were written can you imagine if those manuscripts were already out there and he came into a small town and told them the parable […]
Continue ReadingFrom Chat GPT’s summary of my transcript of Marcus Borg’s lecture “Jesus Today: The Legacy of Albert Schweitzer” By Chat GPT – Here’s a two-page practical outline of Marcus Borg’s “Jesus Today: The Legacy of Albert Schweitzer”—kept tight for teaching or discussion, and includes all scriptural references Borg used or explained. Outline – Marcus Borg […]
Continue Reading10/30/2025 – This page contains ChatGPT’s summary of my transcript (in DropBox) of Megan’s interview of Bart Ehrman. Summary of the file in Dropbox named “Bart – Matthew’s Forgotten Resurrection” Megan Lewis’ Initial Reading (Matthew 27:51–53)Megan Lewis begins by quoting the passage from Matthew that describes events at Jesus’ death: “The curtain of the temple […]
Continue ReadingWas John the Baptist Greater than Jesus? Below is a summary prepared from the transcript of the above video. The transcript is in Tabor’s directory in Dropbox as well as the John the Baptist directory. Below the summary is a listing of the scriptures that support Tabor’s statements per ChatGPT. First Prompt: Summarize the attached […]
Continue ReadingThe text here is ChatGPT’s summary of Robyn Faith Walsh’s 11-minute video “Were Jesus and John the Baptist Related?” and Claude.ai’s summary of Bart Ehrman’s video with Megan Lewis titled Was Jesus a Copycat? The Role of John the Baptist. Red letter emphasis was added by me. 10/20/2025. Summary of “Were Jesus and John the […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai First Prompt: Provide the beginning and ending verses and the number of verses of the longest continuous speeches where Jesus is speaking in the Gospel of John. The longest continuous speeches by Jesus in John are: The longest is John 15:1 – 16:33 with 66 verses, part of Jesus’ extended Farewell Discourse to […]
Continue ReadingA Lead Isotope Connection: The Talpiot Jesus Tomb and the Ancient Sepphoris/Nazareth Water System. Video by James Tabor, 2025 A Tale of Two Tombs-Part Two: The James Ossuary & The Talpiot Jesus Tomb by James Tabor, 2022 A Tale of Two Tombs–Part One:The Tomb of the Shroud by James Tabor, 2022 The Geochemistry of Intrusive […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the info below, see the post at this site Peter and the Rock as an Interpolation. From ChatGPT 10/13/2025. Scroll down to see Claude’s response. Prompt: In the Bible, Jesus renamed Simon to Peter. After that how many times did Jesus call him Simon and how many times Peter? How Jesus addresses […]
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