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January 27, 2022

An Old Interview on Fresh Air: How Jesus Became God

I was reminiscing of days gone by ("Things just ain't like they used to be.  And they never were.") and browsing through some old posts, and came upon this one.  It's an interview I rather enjoyed from 2014, on my then-new book How Jesus Became God.   Hope you like it too. ****************************** As I have [...]
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Published on January 27, 2022 02:52

January 26, 2022

Major Perspectives of Ancient Jewish (and Jesus’!) Apocalyptic Views

Jewish apocalypticism was a very common view in Jesus’ day – it was the view of the Essenes who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, of the Pharisees, of John the Baptist, later of the Apostle Paul – and almost certainly of Jesus.  I can demonstrate that in some later thread if it seems appropriate.  For [...]
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Published on January 26, 2022 02:40

January 25, 2022

Where Did the Apocalyptic Views of Jesus (and others) Come From?

I have spent a few posts explaining the overarching views of the ancient Hebrew prophets; in this lecture I want to explain how a very different "apocalyptic" view -- one embraced by Jesus, John the Baptist before him, and the earliest Christians after him -- emerged within ancient Israel.  It has to do with how [...]
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Published on January 25, 2022 02:20

January 24, 2022

Reminder! My Remote Book Event, This Thursday

Just a reminder in case you haven't signed up yet:  I'll be doing a book event Thursday evening (Jan 27).  Here's the announcement from last week.  I hope you can make it! ****************************** I am excited to announce a new and unusual fund raiser for the blog, to take place on Thursday January 27 at [...]
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Published on January 24, 2022 02:13

January 23, 2022

Are the Gospels Too Early To Have Legends About Jesus? Platinum Guest Post by Bob Seidensticker

Here is an interesting and important post by Platinum member Bob Seidensticker for the rest of you Platinums.  In it he deals with a fundamental issue.  Some Christian apologists who otherwise are smart people have made the odd claim that "legends" about Jesus could not have sprung up in the forty years between his life [...]
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Published on January 23, 2022 16:24

The Maccabean Revolt

In order to understand the difference between what the prophets of the Hebrew Bible proclaimed, and what came to be the views of apocalyptic Jews, I need to sketch a set of historical events that the people of Israel had to live through.  Without this kind of historical knowledge, you simply will not understand ancient [...]
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Published on January 23, 2022 02:16

January 22, 2022

What Is The Difference Between an Evangelical and a Fundamentalist?

I often get asked what the difference is between a fundamentalist and an evangelical, and I’ve realized that in my book on Revelation – almost done with the editing!  (I think…) – I may need to address the matter.   Here is my first shot at it.  Tell me what you think. ****************************** It is rather [...]
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Published on January 22, 2022 02:06

January 20, 2022

The Prophets of Scripture: A Brief Summary of their Message and Mission

Let me repeat what I said at the outset of this thread in order to explain where it's going now. A couple of weeks ago I decided I wanted to give a couple of posts on the differences between the understandings  of “salvation” in Jesus and Paul; then I realized to explain either one I [...]
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Published on January 20, 2022 02:53

January 19, 2022

The Message of First Isaiah

I've been talking about the prophets of the Hebrew Bible and giving some background on one of the earliest in particular, Isaiah of Jerusalem.  Here I'd like to summarize what he teaches to help provide an idea of the sorts of things Israelite prophets were saying.  A you'll see, Isaiah is deeply involved with political [...]
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Published on January 19, 2022 02:19

January 18, 2022

Special Live Event: What Book Should I Write Next?

I am excited to announce a new and unusual fund raiser for the blog, to take place on Thursday January 27 at 7:30 pm EST.  For anyone who is l willing to make a donation, I will be holding a discussion on: “What Book Should I Write Next?”   Those who come will be able to [...]
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Published on January 18, 2022 15:25

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