Is Jesus the Founder of Christianity?
Christians have had a difficult time acknowledging that Jesus was a Jew, despite the obvious fact his mother was a Jewish woman. Therefore, he was a Jew. So, what’s the problem?
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-11-27T16:51:20-05:00November 29th, 2023|Tags: Christianity, Gospel of Matthew, Judaism, Paul, The Jewishness of Jesus|
Christians have had a difficult time acknowledging that Jesus was a Jew, despite the obvious fact his mother was a Jewish woman. Therefore, he was a Jew. So, what’s the problem?
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-09-24T11:04:17-04:00September 27th, 2023|Tags: Ancient Writings, Gospel of John, Gospels, Love|
The tradition of the Fourth Gospel sought to preserve and pass on a unique insight about Jesus. The extensive father/son language, unique to the Fourth Gospel, is at the center of this insight.
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-09-01T06:36:14-04:00September 1st, 2023|Tags: Gospel of John, Mary Magdalene, Peter|
What counts about the student is not his name but that he is loved by Jesus, is in his bosom. That is how he is to be known.
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-06-27T00:39:45-04:00June 28th, 2023|Tags: Jesus, Religion, Surprising Things about Jesus|
Literacy is at the heart of protestant Christianity. Reading the Bible is the way to salvation, a notion unknown before the reformation. . . But the Bible in our sense is unknown in the ancient world.
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-05-24T02:50:47-04:00May 24th, 2023|Tags: Church, Early Church, Jesus, John the Baptist, Surprising Things about Jesus|
Did Jesus study with Buddhist monks in India? Were the official documents from Jesus’s trial before Pilate kept in Rome? Did Jesus establish the Christian church?
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-04-18T07:01:33-04:00April 26th, 2023|Tags: Bible, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Translation Issues|
The Hebrew Bible as originally created "was meant to be heard, not read silently. By reading it aloud you will discover, even feel, its rhythm. This text demands performance."
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-03-12T00:56:55-05:00March 13th, 2023|Tags: Bible, Hebrew Bible, Translation Issues|
Whatever translation you’re using, switch to another. You will gain a new point of view on your favorite scriptures. A switch will remind you that translations are not THE BIBLE, but versions of the Bible.
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2022-12-28T09:06:33-05:00December 28th, 2022|Tags: Biblical Violence, Gospel of Matthew, Magic, Nativity Story, Translation Issues|
This story [of the magi] encapsulates major themes of Matthew’s gospel. It prepares a reader for the story’s ending in the tragedy of Jesus’ execution. Sacred geography has been reordered.
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2022-11-30T07:28:16-05:00November 30th, 2022|Tags: Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Thomas, Translation Issues|
“The (Father’s) empire is inside you and outside you.” The various performances of the right answer suggest the oral tradition had a hard time finding the gist for the correct answer.
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-05-30T17:13:16-04:00October 26th, 2022|Tags: Gender Issues, Gospel of Luke, Mary Magdalene, Peter|
Diminishing the women’s role paves the way for the preeminence of Peter and the twelve apostles. Luke completely succeeded. That became the foundation for the myth of Christian origins.
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-05-30T05:52:32-04:00October 12th, 2022|Tags: Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Matthew, Mary Magdalene|
"Now you know how she lost her reputation. I think it's time in our generation that we give it back to her. She was a noble follower of Jesus from the very beginning." A video featuring Dr. Brandon Scott.
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2022-09-19T19:16:52-04:00September 21st, 2022|Tags: Crucifixion, Gospel of Mark, Jesus, New Testament, Religious Boundaries|
Jesus stands before the chief priest powerless and humiliated. Yet he claims to be the Anointed, the son of the Blessed One. His lack of power in the face of the chief priest’s evident power constitutes blasphemy