*Slides were provided for free to all listeners! Ehrman gave his lecture today on the existence of Jesus on earth in history contra mythicism, so here are a few of the new takeaways you may not have heard before. So what’s kind of new here is pointing to 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 implicating the Jews in … Ehrman’s New Free Lecture on the Historicity of Jesus

Ehrman’s new lecture is coming this Saturday, and he shared some free resources as supplements: Free Articles: Free Misquoting Jesus Podcast Episodes:

see: Trump’s religious liberty commission might be the end of religious freedom for all

Canada and the USA were the best of friends and now Canada is terrified of Trump’s tariffs putting our economy into recession or worse so he can annex us.

As I work away revising my three Paul essays, largely influenced by Prof Livesey’s work, here is a recent interview of her by Prof M David Litwa. My biggest takeaway? I look a lot like Litwa, lol.

My 3 essays on the historical Paul are under review and should be out soon. In the meantime, here are some thoughts on Jacob Berman’s podcast on a three-fold Paul from yesterday: Last Time: Review-  The Letters of Paul in their Roman Literary Context: Reassessing Apostolic Authorship by Nina E. Livesey My review of Livesey’s … THE QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL PAUL: Jacob Berman, The Wholly Otherwise

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(1) We know from Paul’s Philippian Christ hymn and Corinthian Creed that Paul thought God raised Jesus from the dead and because of his service unto death exalted Jesus to the highest possible position (Lord), a name and status Jesus didn’t previously have. Paul elsewhere declares Jesus the firstborn of many brothers and he was … Better Know a Savior: Resurrection/Ascension

It should be terrifying for people that many USA politicians are Christian and use that superstition to inform their political policies. Here is Senator Ted Cruz admitting the basis for his support of Israel is first and foremost that the bible tells him to bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel: Consider the reasoning … Why Do Some Christians Support Israel Regardless of What Israel Does or Doesn’t Do?

Well, a lot of bright people are superstitious… uh ,,,, Christian. This includes this guy, the smartest person: Here’s the thing. Having a ridiculously high intelligence quotient (IQ) doesn’t imply you will be proficient at big picture existential questions like the meaning of life or the existence of God for the same reason it doesn’t … Is Christianity the Rational Choice?