BIG problem with Acts: it's unreliable as a historical document, as Bart has noted many times in this forum, that…
On Did Paul Have a Brain Disorder? (And did it help him?!) Platinum post by Douglas Wadeson MD
Yep, yep, the ʻlegalistic' explanation for the war is that it was about Herod Antipas retaining towns in Moab in…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)
Some Scholars have pointed out that this whole business of Jesus clearing the temple of merchants and purchasers was a…
On Was “King of the Jews” Really the Charge Against Jesus, Leading to his Crucifixion?
Sorry to wander astray, but I had to bite and google portraits of Jesus in the Lourve. I was actually…
On Do We Have the Original Text of Philippians?
Prof McGrath, what do you think of John being portrayed as Jesus' cousin in Luke, and the apparently close relationship…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)
I'm not sure that Jesus had a separate ministry. After John was imprisoned, Jesus regrouped John's disciples and attracted still…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 2)
The family relationship is only in Luke and so historically uncertain. Luke clearly takes pains to distance Jesus' baptism from…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 2)
Hi bart In Mark 13: 20 jesus is talking about the end times in a way that it cannot come…
On Do We Have the Original Text of Philippians?
------> 4# As I said before, the Harvard website that you have presented didn’t seem to exceed the 200 variants.…
On Fundamentalist Christians Are Not the Only Ones to Make Dumb Arguments…
Tom, 1# Is this a recognized Scholar opinion that third of the Quran have variants (i.e. 25k), or is it…
On Fundamentalist Christians Are Not the Only Ones to Make Dumb Arguments…