The Gospel of Peter: Resurrection Reinvented
"A number of scholars suggest that the Gospel of Peter’s story may have been one of the earliest if not the earliest. It is time to take this possibility seriously."
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-01-21T02:26:09-05:00January 21st, 2021|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Gospel of Peter, Paul, Resurrection|
"A number of scholars suggest that the Gospel of Peter’s story may have been one of the earliest if not the earliest. It is time to take this possibility seriously."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:19:03-05:00January 14th, 2021|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Nag Hammadi, The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles, Violence|
"Discovering the source of their hope, the disciples/apostles learn that their treasure is actually the discovery of their purpose in life."
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-01-25T04:19:36-05:00November 23rd, 2020|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Gender Issues, Gospel of Mary, Jesus, Mary Magdalene|
"If I’m right that it is a really good, short book from 1800 years ago, then you may want to just mull over what some parts of it mean to you."
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-03-15T17:16:16-04:00October 22nd, 2020|Tags: Christianity, Community, Extracanonical Texts, Religion|
How strong and vibrant Christianity will be during these next two decades depends primarily on how much creativity and vitality it can produce.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2020-09-21T06:52:19-04:00September 3rd, 2020|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Odes of Solomon, The Thunder Perfect Mind, Thecla, Womanist|
"I saw that I was womanish. I saw myself in it…. In the feminist movement, it was about being a woman. In the womanist tradition, it’s about being a woman in community." An interview with Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:15:35-05:00May 14th, 2020|Tags: COVID-19, Extracanonical Texts, Prayer, The Thunder Perfect Mind, Vulnerability|
Somewhere in all this, I rebel. Is God really unwilling or unable to help? Can prayer do something to help the vulnerable during a pandemic?
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:15:48-05:00April 23rd, 2020|Tags: COVID-19, Extracanonical Texts, Gospel of Thomas, Nag Hammadi|
I started to wonder: what else (besides an invisible virus) might be right in front of my face that I may not be noticing?
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2020-02-11T09:58:19-05:00January 2nd, 2020|Tags: Christian Heresies, Deb Saxon, Extracanonical Texts, Mary Magdalene, Perpetua, Thecla|
"Orthodoxy glorifies martyrs. So the stories of women martyrs are lifted up, but women who speak up or stand up in any other way are criticized and challenged." An Interview with Deb Saxon, PhD.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2020-02-11T09:59:06-05:00December 5th, 2019|Tags: Biblical Violence, Early Christian Texts, Extracanonical Texts|
A singular reading is often done from a dominant position. People with power are the ones who have their story told…But I have found these multiple readings have strengthened my faith." An Interview with Karri Whipple, PhD.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:11:22-05:00November 14th, 2019|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Gratitude, Prayer of Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving|
I’m intrigued with examples of transformation I’ve seen from the writers of the Bible and extracanonical texts: … “We are happy. You have taught us about yourself.”