Jesus' cult business is likely to be doing better than people imagine, to the point where they don't care about…
On The Quest for the Historical Paul: Sorting Through Our Sources (Part 1). Guest Post by James Tabor
A reasonable guess about Paul's transformation: Since Paul was a contemporary of Jesus and knew the truth about Jesus, his…
On The Quest for the Historical Paul: Sorting Through Our Sources (Part 1). Guest Post by James Tabor
The Bible makes a compelling argument: monotheistic God is a less-than-ideal character not worthy of admiration. Demands worship, from every…
On Major Contradictions (and Other Problems) in the Old Testament
"After studying John’s Gospel, I wonder if it was originally intended to end with the last verse being John 20:18."…
On Special Gold Members Event: A Live AMA (Ask Me Anything)
I hope that this is the right place for this comment: I have always believed (I don’t remember how I…
On Exaggerating the Numbers of Early Christians
These contradictions highlight the human influence on scripture, a view supported by many scholars, such as Dr. Kipp Davis, Dr…
On Major Contradictions (and Other Problems) in the Old Testament
Sorry if my questions seem irrelevant but they are honest questions, and I got them from Dale Allison's 2021 book…
On Who Would Invent the Story of Women at the Tomb??
So, Herod the Great had three temples to worship the Emperor built, had statues to himself outside entrances to Judaea,…
On The Quest for the Historical Paul: Sorting Through Our Sources (Part 2) by Dr. James Tabor
-----> However, the CoD in the previous example (the testimony of A & B) can highlight an anomaly that could…
On What Seminarians Learn About the Bible (Often to Their Surprise)
Understood. If we have two witnesses A & B and A has a personal interest in his testimony, while B’s…
On What Seminarians Learn About the Bible (Often to Their Surprise)