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Talking 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 ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 10/14/2025. This is a follow-up aspect of related posts at this site that contain earlier parts of the ChatGPT conversation here. Prompt: Do critical bible scholars think that Paul’s use of the name Chephas indicates a widespread use of the nickname for Peter? How does that mesh with the idea that the […]
Continue ReadingMy Preface: From ChatGPT in response to the prompt: Have any critical bible scholars suggested that the verse in Matthew 16 that includes “and on this rock I will build my church.” is an interpolation to raise Peter’s status above that of James the brother of Jesus? Yes — several critical (historical-critical) scholars have suggested […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the info below, see the post at this site Peter and the Rock as an Interpolation. From ChatGPT 10/13/2025. Scroll down to see Claude’s response. Prompt: In the Bible, Jesus renamed Simon to Peter. After that how many times did Jesus call him Simon and how many times Peter? How Jesus addresses […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 8/29/2025. Critical Bible scholars do note references to Paul’s letters in 2 Peter, but not in 1 Peter—at least not directly or explicitly. 1. 2 Peter Refers to Paul’s Letters Directly The most significant and widely recognized reference to Paul’s letters appears in 2 Peter 3:15–16: “And count the patience of our […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 8/2/2025. The debate between Peter and a character traditionally identified with Paul appears primarily in the Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions and Homilies, two related early Christian novels (likely from the 3rd or 4th century CE). The debate itself is not explicitly between “Peter” and “Paul” by name, but between Peter and a character referred […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 7/7/2025 Prompt – Provide the bible scripture where it says two of Jesus’s desciples are unlettered and what critical bible scholars say is the meaning. Cite all sources. The passage you’re referring to is found in the Book of Acts, specifically: Acts 4:13 (NRSV) “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter […]
Continue ReadingPaul said: 1Co 10:4 – “and all drank the same supernatural drink. For they drank from the supernatural Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ.” RSV Peter was nicknamed Rock.
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 12/13/2024 Below is the expanded James vs. Paul timeline with a third column for Peter as a mediating figure, kept within the same historical framework and chronology used by Dr. James Tabor.All New Testament citations are NRSV; Hebrew Bible quotations/allusions are ASV. Historical framing reflects Tabor’s analysis of Second Temple Judaism . James […]
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