In addition, in a certain sense, the success of Jesus and Christianity is also a successful example of all subsequent…
On Losing Your Religion: Today and in Antiquity
"The ancient triumph of Christianity proved to be the single greatest cultural transformation our world has ever seen. …" -----------------------------…
On Losing Your Religion: Today and in Antiquity
Just curious. Do you think the centurion's words in Mk 15:39 are intended as a confession or an insult? I…
On Did Jesus Have Secret Disciples Among the Elite?
On the Centurion at the cross…. A Centurion, really? Even a Hastastus Posterior, least senior Centurion of the least senior…
On Did Jesus Have Secret Disciples Among the Elite?
Hey Bart! I hope it’s okay to post this here. I was just listening to the latest episode of the…
On Did Jesus Have Secret Disciples Among the Elite?
It's one thing to have strong feelings on something but it's quite another to engage in physical violence. Today, people…
On Salvation, Love, and the Jewish Law in Paul. Are His Views Internally Coherent?
I just came across The New Testament: A Translation by David Bentley Hart (first edition 2017, second edition 2023). Do…
On Jesus’ Followers in History and Legend
so this brings up the point. where Jesus' disciples [those that walked with Jesus] were silenced. And those heard were…
On Why Doesn’t Paul Say More About Jesus?
Gamaliel is definitely in on it, per Early Church tradition. Everybody feeding 20,000 (plus women and children) is state-sponsored. And…
On Did Jesus Have Secret Disciples Among the Elite?
Dr. Ehrman, I would like to have your opinion about Dr. Tom Wright's interpretation (or translation) of the passage in…
On Did Jesus Have Secret Disciples Among the Elite?