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This post contains the Claude.ai summary of the transcript of an interview on Dec 12, 2025 of Steve Mason by C.J. Cornwaithe on YouTube here. The transcript is in Steve Mason’s directory in Dropbox. Mason cites five cases where Luke/Acts apparently used Josephus, as that is the simplest reason for the parallels.
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 6/21/2026. The Theudas–Judas chronological problem in Acts 5:36–37 is widely regarded among critical scholars as one of the most damaging historical errors in Luke-Acts, precisely because it is not a minor slip but a structural anachronism embedded in a speech Luke attributes to a historical figure. The Text Acts 5:36–37 (NRSV): “For […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a summary by Claude.ai of the transcript of C.J. Cornthwaite’s YouTube video, Luke Knew Josephus. This is the verse that convinced me. The transcript is in his Dropbox directory. The Key Text: Acts 21 and the “Egyptian” Pericope Cornthwaite’s central exhibit is Acts 21, where a Roman tribune confronts Paul with the question […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a great post to BSA by Scott Bignell on 4/26/2026. Below that is Michael Waddell’s response with suggestions. Back around 2017/2018, I [Scott Bignell] was discussing with an Evangelical friend of mine the idea that The Gospel According to Luke and/or Acts of the Apostles may have been written in the second century […]
Continue ReadingSummary extracted from below. the heart of Mason’s argument From Claude.ai in Response to the Prompt: Why does Dr. Steve Mason believe that The Gospel of Luke & Acts of The Apostles Used Josephus? Cite all sources. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of Dr. Steve Mason’s argument that the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of […]
Continue ReadingBart’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 ReadingAlthough there is no firm evidence linking John the Baptist with the Qumran community, many scholars believe that he had contact or even links with the Essenes during his ministry. There are four reasons for this assessment. (1) John’s family background and lineage fit with the beliefs of the Qumran covenanters. The report that he […]
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