Gospels… The Synoptic Problem: The Two Gospel Hypothesis 1 Dec 2018November 30, 2018 https://youtu.be/h8hJRahL-gg
Apologists… Hopelessly Confused: Heather Schuldt Takes on Bart Ehrman, part 2 6 Nov 2018 In our first post we discussed Heather Schuldt's blog post "5 Examples Why Bart Ehrman Is Not a Gospel Expert."1 We addressed specifically issues concerning the dating of the Synoptic Gospels,…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Luke vs. Matthew on Mary and Joseph’s Hometown 6 Nov 2018November 5, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 155-156. One of the telling differences between the two accounts has to do…
Authorship… Hopelessly Confused: Heather Schuldt Takes on Bart Ehrman, part 1 2 Nov 2018November 3, 2018 Yesterday I posted a lengthy but necessary rebuttal to pop-apologist Heather Schuldt's bewildering piece on the Documentary Hypothesis. As I was poking around on her blog I noticed she had…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Matthew’s Criticism of Jewish Authorities 1 Nov 2018October 29, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 147. Perhaps the best way to explain Matthew's extensive criticism of the Jewish authorities…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Jesus and the Law 30 Oct 2018October 29, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 139. Contrary to what many Christians have thought throughout the ages, for Matthew,…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Correcting Mark’s Style 25 Oct 2018October 22, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 123. Sometimes Mark used a Greek style of writing that is somewhat awkward…
Augustine of Hippo… The Synoptic Problem: The Augustinian Hypothesis 12 Oct 2018October 12, 2018 https://youtu.be/0Mc3jX7dkBk
Atheism… Weekly Roundup – 10.5.18 5 Oct 2018October 3, 2018 Here's the Weekly Roundup! (Note: there will be no Roundup next Friday.) Over at bibleinterp.com there is an excerpt from John: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators (Eerdmans, 2018) entitled "The Spiritual…
Gospel of John… Musings on Mark: Mark vs Matthew vs John on Jesus Walking on Water 3 Oct 2018October 3, 2018 One of the few stories shared by both the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John is the story of Jesus walking upon water. (Well, almost all of the Synoptics…
