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10/29/2026 – 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 ReadingBelow is Claude.ai’s summary of Bart Ehrman’s blog post here. Summary: “Does Paul Ever Refer to (or Even Know About) Judas Iscariot?” (Bart Ehrman, Oct. 4, 2026) The question. Ehrman asks whether Paul knew of, or alluded to, Judas’s betrayal of Jesus. He used to think so, but changed his mind after reading other scholars. […]
Continue ReadingThis post has a Claude.ai summary of three posts by Bart Ehrman addressing the different levels in heaven one couold reach as described in the Bible and later texts. PDF’s of the three papers are in the Levels of Heaven directory of Barts’s directory in DropBox. In addition to the citations below, Jesus in the […]
Continue ReadingSummary by Claude.ai using my transcript of the video embedded below. The transcript is in her Directory in DropBox. Prompt: Summarize the attached transcript particularly noting Paula’s comments about the changes in the perception of God as the belief about sin evolved. She has talked and written about this in other places so pull from […]
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 Reading9/19/2026 – Claude.ai’s summary of a very good article by Dr. James McGrath titled Exalting Jesus—Did Early Christians Abandon Monotheism? at Torah.com. McGarth says that Paul views Jesus as devine but not being YHWH. Included, are citations of Paul’s writings that show Paul did not view Jesus as YHWH. Author’s ThesisMcGrath argues that Paul’s exalted […]
Continue ReadingActs 22 – Was Paul Really a Roman Citizen? Extract from above link- There are a few scholars that deny the historicity of Paul’s citizenship. He does not mention it in his letters, the only source is the Book of Acts. Several questions have been raised. First, would a “tent-maker” be able to obtain citizenship? […]
Continue ReadingThis post begins with an extract from a Bart Ehrman “Miss-quoting Jesus” podcast and then there is a series of three ChatGPT prompt-responses. Q: Paul seems well-educated for an apparently blue-collar type of guy. He’s a tentmaker or leatherworker. How did someone of this social class learn to read and write? He also seems to […]
Continue Reading9/1/2026 – This post contains two Claude.ai prompts/responses as to the influence of gnostism on or by Paul and Marcion. This is a followup to the very long “conversation” with Claude that is contained in the two previous posts. Prompt – Those beliefs seem to me to sound a lot like Paul’s teachings. Do critical […]
Continue Reading8/1/2026 – This long post contains 4 responses from Claude.ai that begin with Paul’s 1 Cor 15:3–5, the earliest written testimonies to the resurrection, predating the Gospels by decades. The second response is why that text is not believed to be Paul’s creation and how that makes it closer to Jesus. The third response is […]
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