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This post has two responses from Claude.ai beginning with a summary of Andrew Lincoln’s article “How Babies Were Made in Jesus’ Time” (Biblical Archaeology Review 40.6, 2014), drawn from his book Born of a Virgin? Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, Tradition and Theology. The PDF of the article is in Dropbox/Christianity/Virgin Birth directory. Core argument […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a question posed to Bart Ehrman he shared in a post of three good questions here. Bart’s response explains what Isaiah was saying and not saying. Blog Member’s QUESTION: We have all heard of the prophecies in the Hebrew Bible that have been attributed to Jesus. Although scholars state that Isaiah 7:14 actually reads ” […]
Continue ReadingKey Points repeated from the Summary of Bart and Magan’s video cited at the bottom of this page. From ChatGPT on 9/18/2025. Scroll down to the Summary of Bart and Megan’s podcast titled Critical New Testament scholars who study early Christian literature tend to treat the Protoevangelium of James (also called the Infancy Gospel of […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT, 12/18/2024. The concept of virgin birth, or miraculous conception, is a motif found in various religious and mythological traditions. Below is a list of figures said to have been born of a virgin, along with the sources that describe them: Deities Humans Follow-up ChatGPT response. Prompt – Provide context and list the sources […]
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