Thanks for your comment! I would ask whether any of those other prophets and preachers had the range of impact…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)
In their account of John's death he dies peacefully, essentially having his spirit set free and his body laid to…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)
I consider the evidence sufficient to indicate that John was a real historical figure. The texts that mention him in…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)
------> [From a previous thread above] Hi Tom, There are 3 parts in my reply: Part-1, which is a reply…
On Fundamentalist Christians Are Not the Only Ones to Make Dumb Arguments…
Hi Tom, No worries, this discussion is useful, and every round in it did provide new data and new logic.…
On Fundamentalist Christians Are Not the Only Ones to Make Dumb Arguments…
Interesting! Does a sufficient amount of evidence exist to conclude that John was indeed a real historical figure, as opposed…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)
James, I agree that the Baptist has been underappreciated. The challenge we have had in the NT is with the…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)
I'm very interested in a book that explores the role of John the Baptist. The gospels seem to underplay John's…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)
this from the 3rd-5th paragraph was undecipherable. but dr Ehrman u kept on supporting those statements. In the Local Church…
On A Major Argument That We Can Be Sure We Have the Original Text
If some person was skilful enough to ‘cut & paste’ up to five letters into one, why do you think…
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