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The Road to Damascus – The True Story of Paul’s Conversion, by Marko Marina, Ph.D., Date written: April 17th, 2024 In this article, we aim to explore the true story of Paul’s conversion. We will delve into the historical context of Paul’s life, the narrative of his transformation as presented in various sources, and the debates surrounding the […]
Continue ReadingThe post here by CBE International, Christians for Biblical Equality, who are a nonprofit organization of Christian women and men who believe that the Bible, properly translated and interpreted, teaches the fundamental equality of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups, all economic classes, and all ages. It is also linked below is […]
Continue ReadingMy Questions: Jumps to Topics Below Christianized Readings in the Protestant OT vs. the Tanakh*** <- Click link for full post. Atonement or Forgiveness? Bart’s comment about Luke-Acts and Amy-Jill Levine’s Essay Bart – The doctrine of atonement does not hinge on what the author of Luke Acts thought. If you are a Christian and […]
Continue ReadingJames Tabor offers common beliefs and an opposing belief in the video below beginning at 23:50. The following is from the transcript of that portion of the video. Common beliefs between the Ebionites and Paul: The kicker would be, does he tell Jews that they don’t have to obey the Torah? But remember, what do […]
Continue ReadingThis long post has a lot of views and insights. In addition see: John 20:30-31; Life in his name through believing 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the […]
Continue ReadingIn Lesson 4 of Bart Ehrman’s course The Genius of Acts of the Apostles, he says: Historically, it is absolutely the case that the Christian movement began as a kind of Judaism. Jesus himself was Jewish. His followers were Jewish. They kept the Jewish law. They adhered to Jewish customs. Nobody said anything about not […]
Continue ReadingClick here for an extensive Timeline of Jewish History. Note the dates and events from ChatGPT below have not been reconciled with those in the link timeline. Differences will surely exist. The initial/base table is from ESV.org. Changes are identified in the footnotes. Note that many of the events are based on Acts. When Acts […]
Continue ReadingThe three videos below are from Dr. Tabor’s YouTube series Lost in Translation. He shows how Paul has misinterpreted OT verses to support his gospel, which differs from Jesus’ teachings. Tabor from the video’s description – Paul’s foundational verse for what he calls “my gospel,” is taken directly from a quotation of the Hebrew Prophet […]
Continue ReadingThese two posts by Dr. James Tabor are a great presentation of Pauline theology. Paul’s Six Greatest Ideas: Part One Paul’s Six Greatest Ideas: Part Two Extracts from those posts are below.
Continue ReadingAll italicized text below was extracted from the link above each one. Why 1 Timothy is a Forgery Below is the Claude.ai enumeration of the pros and cons cited by C.J. Cornthwaite. The transcript is in his directory in DroBox. Prompt: Prepared a summary of the attached Transcript enumerating the arguments for and against with […]
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