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2nd Temple Judaism December 4, 2020

My University Web Site Available to All: The Jewish Roman World of Jesus

I regularly get queries from readers asking whether my university courses are on-line or available to the public. Although during this “year of Covid” I have been teaching on-line–and will next semester–registering requires admission and enrollment through the university, with normal tuition payments–which I think is not what most people…

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2nd Temple Judaism November 22, 2020

Jonathan Z. Smith and My Work on Paul the Apostle

Note to the reader: During the “Covid Summer of 2020” I spent about a month digging through old files from my University of Chicago days–back when I was writing my dissertation at the University of Chicago under Jonathan Z. Smith. I found so many treasures, including these handwritten notes I…

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Christian Origins September 2, 2020

Christian Beginnings: Geza Vermes Takes the Long Look

Most of us who do academic work on Jesus and early Christianity often refer to what we do as “Christian Origins” or “Christian Beginnings.” It is more specific than just Bible or the history of ancient Mediterranean religions. The operating question seems to be how to account for Jesus himself–i.e.,…

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Christian Origins August 28, 2020

Check out My Guest Posting on Bart Ehrman’s Blog…

I have the first of a two part guest post on Bart Ehrman’s blog.  It is about my newly published book on Paul where I lay out why I wrote it and next will write about how my mind has changed on Paul over 35 years. Most of you know…

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Christian Origins August 25, 2020

Paul as Clairvoyant–What are the Implications?

The writings and teachings of the apostle Paul are in many ways the bedrock of Christian faith and tradition. But where did Paul get his authority? What does he claim for himself?  A number of times in Paul’s letters he uses a technical term in Greek, “to receive,” which is…

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Christian Origins July 31, 2020

Have I Not Seen Jesus our Lord? What Did Paul Claim to Have Seen?

Most people who read the New Testament read it “backwards.” By that I mean they begin with the four  Gospels–Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John–move through Acts, and finally get to the letters of Paul and the rest. What many fail to realize is that the seven letters of Paul (1…

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Biblical Expositions July 20, 2020

Making the World Ugly and Evil

Nietzsche said the Christian decision to make the world ugly and evil has made the world ugly and evil. Of course the Christians were only mimickers and mirrors of the neo-Platonism and Gnostic perspectives that became so influential in late Antiquity. Quite a contrast to the Hebrew Bible. Demons, Satan…

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Academic Study of Religions July 8, 2020

Hoping for the Millennium

A few weeks ago I posted an article I had published back in the year 2000, on “Salvation” in the Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements, edited by Richard Lances. Here is another dealing with Millennialism in the Ancient World–by that I mean the ancient Near East/Mediterranean world. I tried my…

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Christian Origins July 5, 2020

Washed in the Blood vs. Keeping the Commandments

Bart Ehrman has a very interesting post up on his blog (July 3) titled “Do Matthew and Paul Agree on the Matter Most Important to them Both?” I highly recommend both the post and the blog. ((The blog requires a membership fee, which is rare among us Bible Bloggers, but…

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Christian Origins July 3, 2020

Older is Not Necessarily Better: My First Experiences with New Testament Greek

First a bit of personal background. I began my study of New Testament  (Koiné) Greek at the tender age of 17 as a young college freshman at what was then called Abilene Christian College (today Abilene Christian University), one of the flagship schools of the Churches of Christ. My family,…

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