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From Claude.ai on 3/25/2026 in response to the Prompt: Provide the citations in the Gospel of Mark where critical bible scholars say the writer does not know the geography. Cite the context of each citation and all sources. Critical scholars argue that the author of Mark made mistakes about Palestinian geography that no native of […]
Continue ReadingTalking Points from the text below: Related posts at this site are: From Claude.ai on 3/25/2026 in response to the Prompt: Provide the scriptures where critical bible scholars cite in the Gospel of Mark scenes Peter couldn’t have witnessed as evidence that John Mark did not write that Gospel. Cite all sources. This is a […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s Missing from Codex Sinaiticus, the Oldest New Testament?Compare differences between the King James Version and Codex Sinaiticus by BAS Staff, February 19, 2026. Below is the BAS staff’s comparison of the narratives in the KJV and the Codex Sinaiticus. The paragraphs before the table are very interesting but not included here. One other omission in […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 2/18/2026. First Prompt: What do critical bible scholars cite as passages in the Gospel of Luke are taken from the Gospel of Mark but Luke removed where Mark said Jesus died for a person’s sin i.e. atonement? Cite all scripture from the NRSVUE. This is a great question about Synoptic source criticism. […]
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 ReadingExtracts from The best explanation for the Messianic Secret I’ve ever heard by Michael Waddell at BSA. Part 1: The problem The Gospel of Mark is full of places where Jesus does not want people to know who he is. At the very beginning, in Mark 1:23-25, a demon recognizes Jesus as “the Holy One […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/18/2025. Prompt: Do critical bible scholars find a literary consistency between the Gospel of Mark, 1 Peter, and 2 Peter as would be expected if they were all written by John Mark? Cite all sources. See the related posts on this site for more info on John Mark and the issues with the […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingBelow are extracts from Bart Ehrman’s slides used in his lecture series on Luke at BSA titled Luke’s Maverick Gospel: A Vision of Reversals, Lecture 5: The End that Has Not Come. Minor formatting, emphasis, and several scriptural full-text insertions are mine. The Apocalyptic Message of the Jews The Apocalyptic Message of Jesus The Apocalyptic […]
Continue ReadingFrom a BSA post on 4/12/2025. Did Mark’s and Luke’s resurrection accounts intentionally contradict Paul? By: Michael L Waddell Many people have been puzzled by Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 (emphasis added): For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins […]
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