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Hellenistic Religions April 26, 2022

Paul’s Ascent to Paradise–and His “Thorn in the Flesh”

I wrote my Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Chicago, directed by Jonathan Z. Smith, on Paul’s Ascent to Paradise. This singular experience is reported by Paul in the 3rd person initially, but the “boasting” style is well known to us in Greek literature–in which the writer is “modestly” talking about…

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2nd Temple Judaism March 29, 2022

The Parting of the Ways: When Did the New Religion of Christianity Begin?

One of the enduring questions historians of early Christianity struggle with is the issue of when we can properly speak of the “new religion” of Christianity, as contrasted with a variety of forms of Judaism in the decades following the death of Jesus the Jew. The title of Paula Fredriksen’s book, When…

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Paul February 28, 2022

Paul’s Greatest Idea: Cosmic Transformation

This extended two hour interview with David LeBlanc focuses on my book, Paul and Jesus–and in particular what I call “Paul’s Greatest Idea.” Many would find two hours a bit much, but for those who really want to understand Paul–who I would argue was the most influential human being in…

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Christian Origins January 26, 2022

A Deep Dive into Dr. James D. Tabor’s books: The Jesus Dynasty & Paul and Jesus

A two hour interview would be considered a bit much for most viewers, unless the host is the ever-skilled Paul Williams of Blogging Theology. In my view this is a model of how interviews of authors should ideally be conducted. I predict that viewers who are interested in the deeper…

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Paul January 22, 2022

Resurrection of the Dead–What Kind of a Body? Understanding our Earliest Source…

 Please visit my Youtube Channel and Subscribe, for much more to come. I have written a lot about the idea of “resurrection of the dead” as a central component of early Christian faith–both that of Jesus himself, as well as the future hope and expectations for all his followers–and for…

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Paul January 18, 2022

Did Paul Consider Himself as a Kind of Second “Christ”?

 Please visit my Youtube Channel and Subscribe, for much more to come. In my new book, Paul’s Ascent to Paradise–dealing with Paul’s mystical experience and his understanding of his “secret” message he calls “My Gospel,” as well as his message to the nations who had become “not my people.” I argue…

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Paul January 17, 2022

James, Jesus, Peter and Paul–the Battle of the Apostles

Please visit my Youtube Channel and Subscribe, for much more to come. In Galatians Paul refers to “James and Cephas and John” as the “reputed pillars” of the Jesus movement–and assuming Cephas is Peter–which I think highly likely–it is clear that “James,” the brother of Jesus is listed first and…

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2nd Temple Judaism January 14, 2022

The Failed Apocalypse of the New Testament

 Please visit my Youtube Channel and Subscribe, for much more to come. I regularly teach a course called “The End of the World as We Know It,” with thanks to REM and Leonard Cohen’s, “The Future.” I did this thirty-minute overview with Derek Lambert, the dynamic host of MythVision Podcasts–which…

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Paul September 4, 2021

Two Hour Interview on the Apostle Paul Up on YouTube

Yesterday I did a two hour interview (originally scheduled for September 1st) with Night Light Radio radio host Barbara DeLong on my two books on Paul, namely: Paul and Jesus (2012) and my latest, Paul’s Ascent to Paradise (2020). It was a wide-ranging time covering everything from the possibility that Paul was born…

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Paul July 16, 2021

Are You Ready for My Two Hour Interview on Paul and Jesus?

Yesterday I did a a two-hour interview with David LeBlanc, who hosts a Youtube channel that covers all sorts of Biblically related topics. Yep, you read that right TWO HOURS. We mainly talked about my 2012 book Paul and Jesus which continues to draw a strong readership after nearly a decade. My goal…

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