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Christian Origins June 16, 2021

The Dark Age of Earliest Christianity

Most of my readers know that the anonymous author of the writing we refer to as the “Gospel of Luke,” in fact, wrote a second volume to his work–known to us today as the “Acts of the Apostles.” The author refers to himself in the first person in the opening…

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Book Review February 28, 2021

Paul’s Ascent to Paradise–Looking Back on 35 Years

Last summer I revised my published University of Chicago Ph.D. dissertation that was titled Things Unutterable: Paul’s Ascent to Paradise, long out of print and selling for $250-$750 used on Amazon! I had had so many requests for it over the years, so, since used booksellers were ripping people off like…

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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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Greco-Roman Culture November 18, 2020

The Battle of the Apostles: Paul’s One-Upmanship

My newly published book Paul’s Ascent to Paradise (revised from my 1986 dissertation) is beginning to draw some good comments and reactions. Here is a comment by Roy Kay that captures a key element of that book–how Paul claims authority based on his extraordinary mystical experiences–in his battles with his apostolic…

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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 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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Death and Resurrection August 5, 2020

A Vision of the Risen Christ–More on “What Did Paul See?”

In my previous post, “Have I Not Seen the Lord? What Did Paul Claim to Have Seen?” I suggest that we need to go to Paul, and what he says in 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, as our earliest witness to faith in Jesus’ resurrection–rather than to our latest witnesses–the gospels of…

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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 21, 2020

It’s Greek to Me–Paul’s Idea of “Many Sons of God”

Last week I posted an article I published some years ago dealing with Paul’s idea of “Apotheosis,” or “Divinization,” i.e. “becoming Divine.” Several readers wrote me that the extensive use of Greek in that published article, made it difficult for them to follow. I apologize for not noticing that. It…

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Paul July 13, 2020

One God, One Lord, and Many Sons of God to Follow–Paul’s Idea of Mass Apotheosis

Those who have read my book, Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity might recall that in the Introduction I survey what I consider to be Paul’s “Six Major Ideas,” several of which are underemphasized, or even overlooked, in many standard treatments of Paul. One of those, which I explore in…

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