Politically moderate and left-leaning evangelicals appear to have been most impacted by Trump-era: See analysis HERE Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

Did Jesus have the conservative evangelical inerrant view of scripture that nothing should be changed or added? Clearly not, he challenged conventional wisdom such as regarding the sabbath. Regarding love of neighbor he clarified For my previous post on this topic see: Is The Bible Inerrant? 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Your name Your email Subject Your … Did Jesus Have An Inerrant View Of Scripture?

Reactions have certainly not all been positive: How will history judge him? Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

No, as near as we can figure Jesus taught forgiveness did not come through sacrificial payment, but rather repentance that then resulted in God forgiving. Ehrman will deal with this in his upcoming book and briefly outlines the issue here (SEE TIME 23:48-27:46): I have tried to delve into the details of this issue in … Did Jesus Teach He Had To Die To Atone For The Sins Of The World?

Conservative Christians may tell you the bible is inerrant, and cite as a proof text 4 Timothy 3:16-76: But, as Ehrman points out, scripture here refers to the Old Testament, not the new, and the key word here “inspired” literally means “God-breathed,” and so doesn’t suggest ideas of inerrancy later debated in the 19th century … Is The Bible Inerrant? 2 Timothy 3:16-17

New documentary out about the Roman influence creating Christianity featuring Robert Price and Robert Eisenman: Relatedly, check out my essay on the Noble Lie Theory of Christian Origins Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

I just wanted to share this Mythvision interview from yesterday with Dr. Richard C. Miller.  It raises the interesting point that the mythicism of Price and Carrier isn’t even given a seat at the table by most scholars when discussing Christian origins, which is hardly fair:     I’ve long thought about this as we have an … Does Christ Mythicism Deserve A Seat At The Table?

If any of you are suspecting speaking in tongues is a little crazy, please do watch this and alleviate all doubt, lol If you are insight impatient like me start watching at 11:21ff and see how conservative evangelical christianity quickly snowballs into a batshit asylum of mindlessness. Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

This is an interesting video by Rationality Rules pointing out it’s unclear why Ayaan converted and even what she thinks Christianity means … Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

When we look at the gospels, we see that Mark was written first and Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source. However, there is also material common to Matthew and Luke that does not come from Mark, and so scholars usually suppose there was another now lost source “Q” that Matthew and Luke both … Q or Not Q