I’m in the middle on this subject because there’s a lot of speculation either way. 20 followers vs 1000. There…
On How Fast Did Early Christianity Grow? Doing the Math
Good point about the afterlife, and in its absence, the (ir)relevance of “salvation.” Greater and eternal expectations, of course, became…
On Was Christianity Bound to Take Over the Ancient World?
I read there are three references to Paul in writings outside the NT: Clement of Rome's epistle to the Corinthians…
On The Quest for the Historical Paul: Sorting Through Our Sources (Part 2) by Dr. James Tabor
Why did Saul change his name to Paul?
On The Quest for the Historical Paul: Sorting Through Our Sources (Part 2) by Dr. James Tabor
Thank you, Dr. Tabor, for your discussion of the possibilities of Paul's Roman citizenship. It cleared up some misconceptions I…
On The Quest for the Historical Paul: Sorting Through Our Sources (Part 2) by Dr. James Tabor
ICONOCLAST in high school I was attracted to that word & thought I would be doing that all for the…
On Heartache and Loss: When a Religion is Destroyed
Nero famously blamed the Christians for the great fire of 64AD. If there were only 1000-1500 christians in the world…
On How Many Christians Were There in 100 CE? 150? 250? 300?
Reality is so cruel: God will not say anything to anyone except for a limited number of prophecies revealed to…
On The Next Ten Commandments Platinum Guest post by Douglas Wadeson MD
Bart, You wrote above that at Jesus' arrest the disciples, in fear of their own lives, may have fled home…
On Who Would Invent the Story of Women at the Tomb??
It's interesting how opinions on the nature of the Bible range from 100% God-inspired to 0% inspired, and everything in…
On The Next Ten Commandments Platinum Guest post by Douglas Wadeson MD