Biblical Scholarship… The Weekly Roundup – 3.1.19 1 Mar 201922 Feb 2019 "Israel did not ‘believe’ in dragons anymore than their neighbors did. When Israel says God defeated the dragon, they use this myth in two ways. Most of the time, as…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Jesus and the Law 30 Oct 201829 Oct 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 – The Pharisees in the Days of Jesus 20 Sep 20184 Sep 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 73-74. It is important to recognize that the Pharisees were not the "power…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman – Modern Christian Misunderstandings 18 Sep 20184 Sep 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 66. Christians in the modern period frequently misunderstand the intent and purpose of…
