To what extent, do you think, Constantine's ignorance of the details of Christianity played into things like convoking the Council…
I don't know Greek, but the Vulgate has "purgans omnes escas." = cleaning all foods. "Purgans" can mean "cleaning" as…
my uncle for over last 10 years has been getting me out of my destructive cultish thinking. So he finds…
I’ve been thinking the same way. If Jesus was an apocalyptic Jew, then the oral tradition might be something like…
Hi SLiu, I looked at the linked page and couldn’t view the video as it requires obtaining a library card. It…
If you will allow me a follow up. Do you think Mark is saying Jesus said "all foods are clean"…
Dear Bart, In one of your recent podcasts (https://youtu.be/r3h3FupiaU4?si=EyxDxP2eE7hB3xLW&t=663) you discuss how Tacitus has been interpreted by scholars when he…
Blood is a covenant term for those under the law that required blood sacrifices. Boundaries of their habitation correspond to…
Professor, although you are no longer a Christian, I feel that you still have a deep affection for Jesus and…
“isn’t exactly about what the historical Jesus said or did." -------------------------------- Yes, the historical Jesus may have been so painful…