By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-03-02T16:15:01-05:00March 4th, 2026|Tags: Demiurge, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Philip, Infancy Gospel of Thomas|
It could be useful to read this text—to kind of really reflect on these human and divine identities and natures of Jesus and how to balance those, even if it's not in line with doctrinal teachings. An interview with Nathan Houston.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-03-24T07:52:33-04:00February 18th, 2026|Tags: Christianity, Early Christian Communities, Gospel of John, Judaism|
When, how, and why did the Jesus movement—a small Jewish group born and nourished within a first-century Jewish matrix—come to be "Christianity," a religious movement that defined itself as separate from, and even in opposition to, Judaism? An interview with Dr. Adèle Reinhartz
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-08-26T23:58:28-04:00August 26th, 2025|Tags: Bible, Gospel of John, Gospels, New Testament|
The significant differences between the Gospel of John and the other canonical gospel raise several important questions to account for. Which gospels tell the history, which tell the theology most accurately? An interview with Dr. Paul N. Anderson
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-03-18T23:31:19-04:00March 26th, 2025|Tags: Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Peter, Mary Magdalene, Resurrection|
Try as they might to erase Mary’s role with Jesus, the fact that her presence is the only consistent thread across all the gospel empty tomb accounts points to Mary’s pivotal role in our understanding of this key event.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-09-25T00:19:38-04:00September 25th, 2024|Tags: Dialogue of the Savior, Eternal Life, Gospel of John, Parables|
These are strong words that seem to indicate the great separation between the concepts of life that make us die and the concepts of life that are “awesome.”
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. Erin K. Vearncombe|2023-07-09T23:07:47-04:00July 12th, 2023|Tags: Biblical Violence, Crucifixion, Gospel of John, Surprising Things about Jesus|
Given the centrality of Jesus’s death to the traditions of Christianity that emerged out of the ancient world, precision in our imagining and recounting of this death is of the utmost importance.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-05-24T02:50:25-04:00May 23rd, 2023|Tags: Bible, Gospel of John, Gospel of Mark, Gospels, Surprising Things about Jesus|
The Gospel of John has been overlooked in the historical search for Jesus. Surprisingly, this gospel is a more valuable resource than most scholars have admitted recently. Presenters: Dr. Paul N. Anderson and Dr. Shirley Paulson
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-01-05T15:33:35-05:00January 11th, 2023|Tags: Art Dewey, Gospel of John, Gospel of Thomas, Jesus, Wisdom|
The phrase from the Thomas Saying, “become like me,” is what caught my attention while I was thinking about my New Year’s resolution. I know I am not alone having made resolutions that don’t quite succeed.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-02-14T05:09:20-05:00November 2nd, 2022|Tags: Gospel of John, Mary, Mary Magdalene|
It’s possible she is Lazarus’s sister. … Mary from Bethany who possibly gave the central Christological confession in John’s gospel … she was given the name ‘Mary the Tower’ for her faith. An interview with Elizabeth Schrader Polczer.
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.
