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This post contains excerpts from Bart’s blog of April 8, 2022, titled Did Early Christians Believe in Reincarnation? I include Bart’s comments below in number paragraphs without changing his text. The reason is to separate the examples into unique pieces that show a belief in an after and before life. Bart says:
Continue ReadingThis post is a follow-up to Part 1 as two responses from Claude.ai summarizing Wheeler’s thesis (Part 1) and the next comparing it to the positions of Ehrman, Tabor, and Goodacre. Below that is a extract from Bart’s blog where scriptures are cited to show a belief at that time in existence before life and […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains an original short post at BSA and very substantive responses by Schaun Wheeler, Schaun’s responses are the reason for this posts. All emphasis and subheadings are mine. The next post is Part 2 and contains two responses by Claude.ai with the first summarizing Wheeler’s thesis below and the next comparing it to […]
Continue Reading10/29/2026 – The italicized text below was extracted from Jim Palmer’s Substack post of Sept. 04, 2026 here. The post in PDF format is also in his directory in DropBox. All emphasis is mine. Communities preserve important figures by interpreting them. Memories become stories, stories become traditions, traditions become doctrines, and doctrines eventually become institutions. […]
Continue ReadingThe Significance of the Number Twelve Below was extracted from Is That in the Bible? on the page here. The number twelve had great significance for the biblical authors and Israel, particularly within the religious sphere. The significance of the number twelve probably relates to the twelve months of the year. Giovanni Garbini suggests that […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 10/9/2026. Prompt: Research Elaine Pagels’ book Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, detailing her core arguments on creedal orthodoxy versus early Christian diversity, her analysis of the Gospel of Thomas, and how she contrasts institutional church history with personal spiritual seeking, compiled into a comprehensive summary report The Comprehensive Report follows […]
Continue ReadingThis post is the transcript of a Youtube Short by Mark Goodacre titled “Born again or From Above”. He says the Greek word clearly means from above as “being born from above, being a citizen of heaven, that’s one of the key messages of John’s Gospel.“ Scroll past the transcript for ChatGPT’s long and interesting […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 10/6/2026. Prompt: Prepare a table listing the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension events in each of the four gospels and Acts. Response: I’ve placed Paul’s letters first because they are the earliest writings, roughly 50-60 CE, before any Gospel. The seven letters are Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a ChatGPT response to what has occured since the 1961 article titled “The Secret in the Cliffs- A history shrouded in legend for more than eighteen hundred years is now coining to LIFE…” by YIGAEL YADIN. The article is in the Bar Kochba subdirectory in Dropbox. Prompt: In 1961 an article was […]
Continue ReadingThis is a transcript of Bart Ehrman’s answer to the question asked in the Q&A part of his intro lecture for the attendees to NINT 2026. Jen – Was the Revelation included because it was thought to be written by the Apostle John? Bart: That’s what I always used to think until I looked into […]
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