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From Claude.ai on 8/8/2025. Historical Connections Between Jesus, Hillel, and Gamaliel: A Critical Assessment Critical biblical scholarship approaches the question of possible relationships between Jesus and Hillel (and his successor Gamaliel) with significant caution. While there are some chronological and geographical factors that could theoretically have allowed for interaction, there is no direct historical evidence […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai. See the second prompt/response in this post titled Historical Connections Between Jesus and Hillel: A Critical Assessment is below this one. First Prompt: List all references to Jesus where critical bible scholars identify either the school of Hillel or Shammai. Cite all sources. References to Jesus in Connection with the Schools of Hillel […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai in Explanatory Mode What do critical bible scholars say about the two schools of Pharisees—the School of Hillel and the School of Shammai. Cite all sources? The Schools of Hillel and Shammai: Perspectives from Critical Biblical Scholarship The two schools of Pharisees—Beit Hillel (School of Hillel) and Beit Shammai (School of Shammai)—represent one […]
Continue ReadingJesus and the Pharisees – by Randy Ingermanson, April 16, 2025 Randy’s article is very interesting and explains a lot about Jesus’ alternating views of the Pharisees as well as the social role of the Sadducees. A few extracts are below to jog my memory. But less than twenty years after he published The Jewish War, [where he […]
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