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This post contains scriptures cited by Ross in John where Jesus clearly distinguishes himself from God. Similar Posts: A standard position of the church is that Jesus said he was God seven times in the Gospel of John. Ross Nichols points out in the video, sayings attributed to Jesus in that book and others, where […]
Continue ReadingContents of this post were prepared by Claude.ai on 4/6/2026. Key Theological Conflicts and Divergences extracted from below. The Gospel of John and the Pauline Epistles – Condensed I. Overview: Are John and Paul in Agreement? Critical biblical scholarship finds that the Gospel of John and Paul’s authentic epistles share important theological ground but represent […]
Continue ReadingFrom 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 ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 12/3/2025. Below is a historical-critical explanation of why the Gospel of John omits a birth narrative, using the work of major scholars (Brown, Bultmann, Koester, Schnackenburg, Culpepper, Martyn, Dunn, Bauckham, and others). Citations appear within the text itself, as you require. 1. John’s theological agenda makes a human birth narrative unnecessary John’s […]
Continue ReadingBelow is from the Description of Bart’s and Megan Misquoting Jesus episode No. 156 on 10/14/2025 titled John the Maverick Gospel and from his Spotlight Series at BSA by the same name. Episode Description: Why does the Gospel of John leave out Jesus’ baptism, the virgin birth, and the parables so vital in the synoptic […]
Continue ReadingShort ending of Mark Several witnesses, including four uncial Greek manuscripts of the seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries (L Ψ 099 0112), as well as Old Latin k, the margin of the Harclean Syriac, several Sahidic and Bohairic manuscripts, and not a few Ethiopic manuscripts, continue after verse eight with small variations. Starting in the […]
Continue ReadingBelow are two ChatGPT responses that followed two others here. Prompt: Were other Jesus doctrines growing during the time of the writing of John to which the writer of John was responding, and the responses explaining the differences in Jesus’ response to confrontations? Cite all sources. Alternative Jesus Traditions During John’s Composition and Their Influence […]
Continue ReadingBased on the recently released book titled What’s the Point of John’s Gospel by Dr. Hugo Mendez. In his file in DropBox is my transcript prepared by TurboScribe.ai of his interview at https://youtu.be/xDMJlDrPlzY?si=5qViW4K10rq7_j7o. The YouTube page included the following great summary of the book. All emphasis is mine. Episode Description – In this compelling conversation, […]
Continue ReadingRelated Post here. A very good paper by Dr. James Tabor is available in his Dropbox directory. The file name is Wadi-el-Yabis-Pella-in-John-1.pdf. The paper was written for an SBL group in 2011 and is titled Wadi el-Yabis and the Elijah “Wadi Cherith” traditions in Relationship to John and Jesus in the Gospel of John. Extracts […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/9/2025. Here is a comparative chart showing how Luke differs from Paul, Matthew, Mark, and John, based on the analysis of Bart D. Ehrman and other critical scholars: COMPARISON CHART: Luke vs. Paul and the Other Gospels Topic Luke Paul Mark Matthew John Christology Exaltation at resurrection (Acts 2:36); avoids pre-existence Jesus […]
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