Ancient Assyria… The Weekly Roundup – 5.10.19 10 May 201930 Apr 2019 "What would lead people to make all this stuff up – all of it – from scratch? Not just embroidering or adding to existing stories about an existing person, but…
Biblical Scholarship… The Christian Defenders’ 5 Reasons: The Criterion of Embarassment 31 Mar 201923 Jun 2019 For other posts in this series, please visit the series' page. The Christian Defenders' second reason for believing that the Bible is true is that the Bible contains "embarrassing details."…
'Cold-Case Christianity'… Book Review: ‘The Case for Miracles’ by Lee Strobel, part 6 18 Feb 201912 Feb 2019 "For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.…
Biblical Scholars… The Weekly Roundup – 2.8.19 8 Feb 20197 Feb 2019 "The assertion by the opposing narrative that Elijah’s wife was a prostitute and later, that Elijah ate her son, does seem a little over the top and may indicate that…
'The Resurrection of Jesus'… Gerd Luedemann: Matthew’s Easter Theology 27 Sep 201813 Sep 2018 Gerd Luedemann, The Resurrection of Jesus: History, Experience, Theology (Fortpress Press, 1994), 135. [There] is no really no longer an appearance tradition in [Matthew 28:18-20], although with his meagre 'when they…
'The Resurrection of Jesus'… Gerd Luedemann: Elias Bickermann’s Thesis 25 Sep 201813 Sep 2018 Gerd Luedemann, The Resurrection of Jesus: History, Experience, Theology (Fortpress Press, 1994), 120-121. It seems to me that the thesis of Elias Bickermann must be discussed once again. He referred to…
'In the Company of Jesus'… Elizabeth Struthers Malbon: The Silence of the Women 4 Sep 201827 Aug 2018 Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, In the Company of Jesus: Characters in Mark's Gospel (Westminster John Knox Press, 2000), 64-65. Perhaps one's initial impression is of a certain irony to the women's silence:…
'The Resurrection of Jesus'… Gerd Luedemann: Jesus’ Appearance Before the “More than 500” 6 Jun 201828 May 2018 Gerd Luedemann, The Resurrection of Jesus: History, Experience, Theology (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1994), 107. Conclusion: The appearance before the 'more than 500' [1 Corinthians 15:6] as a historical phenomenon can plausibly…
Christianity… Gerd Luedemann: Peter in “Psychoanalytical Terms” 30 May 201828 May 2018 From Gerd Luedemann, The Resurrection of Jesus: History, Experience, Theology (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, Press, 1994), 99-100. To further an understanding of Peter's "mourning" and "vision", reference should be made in this…
