I got into a debate with a Fundamentalist Christian on Facebook who said that Jesus is the only way to…
On How Did Early Christians Make Unorthodox Texts Seem Orthodox?
Is there any difference in style, grammar, wording, between Luke's chapters 1 and 2, that could be not attributed to…
On Why Would an Editor ADD the Virgin Birth to Luke?
Question for Bart … on another topic … I am interested in reading & studying the Enuma Elish (seven tablets…
On How Did Early Christians Make Unorthodox Texts Seem Orthodox?
So, in Psalms, David claimed God declared to him he was the son of god, making an enduring Jewish connection…
On Why Would an Editor ADD the Virgin Birth to Luke?
Would Jesus have been considered a mamzer? Could any of the stories have been to legitimize his parentage?
On Why Would an Editor ADD the Virgin Birth to Luke?
If I remember correctly, I believe you see Philippians 2 as assuming pre-existence. Any thoughts on how Paul would have…
On How Did Early Christians Make Unorthodox Texts Seem Orthodox?
For some reason I never caught this detail before, but the Magi go to Herod seeking "he who has been…
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I agree with you that "today I have begotten you" seems to be the earliest form of Lk 3:22, but…
On No Virgin Birth? Was Jesus ADOPTED by God to be His Son?
Jewish thinkers sometimes like to point out that it is always possible to observe the negative version of the golden…
On How Paul’s Own Writings Show the Earliest Church Was Split Over “Orthodoxy” and “Heresy”
I. Mather 1669 sermon on Rom. 11:26, p. 23: Prop. 3. Before this salvation of Israel be accomplished, the Pope…
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