“The stories of the ancestors of the Israelites do not come from any one period but developed over time. It is best to see the ancestors as composite characters.” – John McDermott Bart Ehrman asks and answers the question “Why does it matter if… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 2.22.19”
This is the third post in a series examining pop-apologist Heather Schuldt’s attempt to take down New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman. The two previous posts can be viewed here: Part 1. Part 2. In this post we will be looking at Schuldt’s claim regarding… Continue Reading “Hopelessly Confused: Heather Schuldt Takes on Bart Ehrman, part 3”
Category: Apologists, Bart Ehrman, Christian Apologetics, Gospels, Heather Schuldt, Jesus, Markan Priority, Oral Tradition, Q Source, Synoptic Problem, Uncategorized
Check these out, comrades! Twitter user @bibhistctxt continues his series over at his blog on ancient Israelite origins in “Israelite Origins: Late Date Exodus.” The “late date” for the Exodus is sometime during the 13th century BCE, before 1207 and after 1270 or so.… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 11.2.18”
Category: Ancient Israel, Book of Psalms, Genesis, Genesis 1-2:4a (P Source), Hebrew, Inerrancy, Koine Greek, Origin of Ancient Israel, Reinhard Müller, Uncategorized, Yahweh, Zev Farber
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: The Gospel of John in the Early Church.” In this excerpt Bryan Stewart… Continue Reading “Weekly Roundup – 10.5.18”
Category: Atheism, Christian History, Christianity, Gospel of John, Inerrancy, Matthean Genealogy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, SJ Thomason, The Gospel of Matthew, Theism, Uncategorized
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 – Luke omits it.) Each version is different in one way or another. The… Continue Reading “Musings on Mark: Mark vs Matthew vs John on Jesus Walking on Water”
Category: Gospel of John, Inerrancy, Jesus, Jesus Walks on Water, Jesus' Miracles, John 6:16-21, Mark 6:45-52, Matthew 14:22-33, Miracles, Musings on Mark, The Gospel of Mark, The Gospel of Matthew, Uncategorized