I highly doubt. How could Acts, written between 60-100 AD, know about Simon?
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Hello Dr. Ehrman, I time from time speak to relatives who would be considered evangelical fundamentalists about biblical issues and…
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This is a great book. I’ve reread it numerous times. And, despite the craziness (at least in retrospect) of Jesus’s…
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Thank you for your comments. I am happy that you want to continue the quest and are searching for some…
On How I View the Bible as Both a Critical Scholar and a Christian: Guest Post by Judy Siker
Thank you for your comments and questions and please forgive my delayed response. I actually assumed folks had moved on…
On Is It Possible To Continue Believing? Guest Post by New Testament Scholar Judy Siker
Thank you so much for your comments. We humans with our limited capacity for understanding our mortal world, much less…
On How I View the Bible as Both a Critical Scholar and a Christian: Guest Post by Judy Siker
Thank you for your comments. In terms of the resurrection, my answer would require at least another whole post but…
On How I View the Bible as Both a Critical Scholar and a Christian: Guest Post by Judy Siker
Amen!
On How I View the Bible as Both a Critical Scholar and a Christian: Guest Post by Judy Siker