It's hard for me to envision the Jews thinking of Yahweh as either taking human form or having a son,…
Doesn't "ho eklelegmenos" mean "the chosen one" rather then "my chosen one". That is, the one whom God has been…
"Even though virtually all of our earliest witnesses attest the quotation of Psalm 2:7 “You are my son, today I…
Hello! I had a question about a comment you made in your initial post. When discussing Satan, you wrote: "Only…
I'm confused how historical Jesus could have taught that good deeds lead to salvation (Matthew 25:31-46) and following Torah law…
4] You wrote earlier that Paul "knew that the vision made him special in the eyes of his hearers/readers, giving…
My concern here is that Luke is likely "the second or third Gospel" available in Koine Greek. We are continuing…
Before high school, I recall Sunday School teachers spouting that Jesus did not use his divinely nature [triune God background]…
"Everyone is traveling these days. " Have fun & thanks! I wonder though USA news reports [why USA public complains…
Professor Ehrman, why do you think it is that here in the US we tend to favor the birth story…