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From ChatGPT Many critical Bible scholars reject Pauline authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews due to its distinct differences in style, vocabulary, and theology compared to Paul’s undisputed letters. Here are some examples of these differences: 1. Style 2. Vocabulary 3. Theology Early Church Testimony Modern Scholarship Modern scholars, such as Raymond Brown [Catholic […]
Continue ReadingThis very long page presents my idea that Paul’s eucharist in 1 Corinthians 11:25 cites the “New Covenant” was the first time Jesus talked about such and those words were put into Jesus’ mouth by Paul. As Jesus is not recorded as using the word then it follows that it was not part of his […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide the rationale of biblical scholars whose view is that per 1 Corinthians 9:20-24 Paul has misrepresented himself to gain a reward. The view that Paul may have misrepresented himself in 1 Corinthians 9:20-24 is not widely held among mainstream biblical scholars, as most interpret […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Many historical and critical Bible scholars advise caution when interpreting Paul’s statements as direct reflections of Jesus’ teachings, particularly in passages like 1 Corinthians 9:20-25, where Paul explicitly states his willingness to adapt his behavior to win people to his gospel. Here are some key considerations and […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from Hugo Mendez’s Lesson 23, In Paul’s Name, II: More Disputed Letters (…and Hebrews ?) of his course titled The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible, a BSA course. All of the texts expressly claim “Paul” as their author. Nevertheless, the letters feel different from Paul in some ways. How Many Authors? Scholars make […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide a timeline of the various sects of Jewish Christianity citing the escape to Pella to avoid the Romans. Include the locations where it was practiced and key leaders. The history of Jewish Christianity is complex, involving various sects, leaders, and significant events, including the […]
Continue ReadingThe italicized text below immediately after the bullet is from Bart Ehrman’s post Early Christian Docetism, September 28, 2015. The text following that line is from another of his posts at the cited link. From the surviving documents of the period, there appear to have been five major competing Christologies (= understandings of who Christ […]
Continue ReadingTabor said this is a very good map. It came from the Britannica website here. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “history of early Christianity”. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-early-Christianity. Accessed 30 September 2024.
Continue ReadingThe following italicized text was extracted from an article at Exploring the Bible. Paul was arrested in Jerusalem and spent two years in prison there while the authorities decided what to do with him. Eventually, St. Paul was sent to Rome for trial and arrived in Rome in 60 A.D. There he remained under arrest […]
Continue ReadingPaul’s Corinthians: Stitched Stories? | Dr. Frank Hughes. The transcript for the October 2024 video is located in Frank Hughes’ Dropbox directory. The Compressed Corinthian Correspondence: The Many Letters to Corinth Dr. Frank Hughes. October 12, 2023. Interpolations in First Corinthians: Were Paul’s Letters Altered? Dr. Frank Hughes, September 12, 2024 In The Corinthian Correspondence, […]
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