According to the Wikipedia article on the Jesus Seminar "Members acted on the premise that Jesus did not hold an…
On A Less-Expected Argument that Jesus Preached the End of All Things
What I dont understand about Mark's account of the trial is that the high priest would most likely have been…
On How the Gospels Transformed the Apocalyptic Jesus
But the theology in Colossians and Ephesians is clearly NOT that of Paul. Both argue for a spiritual resurrection in…
On How to Sugarcoat Scripture but Seem Sophisticated. Final Guest Post by Jill Hicks-Keeton
Hi Bart My first ever question;; What was the economic or other incentive for the authors of the period to…
On How the Gospels Transformed the Apocalyptic Jesus
The other issue is how could he not have had a 1st or 2nd hand witness to Jesus' crucifixion as…
On Paul, the Apostate: a Platinum Post by Manuel Fiadeiro
I totally agree as Paul the smartest of his age, but Dr Pagel taught that he did open more churches/converts…
On Paul, the Apostate: a Platinum Post by Manuel Fiadeiro
I'm curious what your views are on the afterlife. Is it plausible to believe that everyone will eventually be saved…
On Jeff Siker Part 2: Why I am a Christian (and yet a New Testament scholar)
It's funny, I just started reading their book The Five Gospels last week! If you had to take a guess,…
On The Jesus Seminar and the Non-Apocalyptic Jesus. Hey, Why Not?
I grew up Mormon. Learning about the historical aspect of Christianity changed my life in more ways than any other…
On In Support of Religious Studies at a Major University
The effects of Zoroastrianism or “Persian Dualism” on the historical Jesus’ theology, and the general apocalyptic theology of the time…
On How the Gospels Transformed the Apocalyptic Jesus