By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-03-01T03:42:15-05:00November 25th, 2025|Tags: Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Jesus, Nativity Story|
Join the conversation with scholar Joan Taylor, exploring the world Jesus was born into. Discover how Roman violence, and migration to Nazareth shaped his earliest years and influenced the man he became. An interview with Dr. Joan Taylor
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-10-23T16:29:10-04:00October 23rd, 2025|Tags: Christianity, Extracanonical Texts, Healing, Jesus, Theology|
“Borg seems to pause at this line of inquiry, remarking that explaining how Jesus’ healings occurred is ‘beyond our purpose and probably impossible.’ While this may be a responsible scholarly posture, I believe he was on the threshold of a theology that could have made healing a centerpiece of Christian understanding.”
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-10-06T10:40:57-04:00October 1st, 2025|Tags: Christianity, Early Church, Jesus, Religious Boundaries, Theology|
This is not only an entertaining story, but deeply significant in terms of the development of Christian thought going on in the second century, when so many things were happening, and in such a robust period of time. An interview with the Reverend Benjamin Wyatt
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-10-02T05:42:42-04:00October 2nd, 2024|Tags: Healing, Jesus, Judaism|
"It's not like there's a pork barbecue stand in lower Galilee where Jesus is likely to go eat pig, right? So Jesus adhered to the various Jewish laws. Did he adhere the same way other people would do? Probably not." An interview with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2024-03-13T00:32:20-04:00March 13th, 2024|Tags: Jesus|
Jesus going to India comes up because we love mysteries. The Jewish rabbi and scholar Sameul Sandmel once said, “Minimal evidence leads to maximal theories.” And where there is no evidence, you are free to make it up.
By Mark M. Mattision|2023-12-19T05:15:53-05:00December 27th, 2023|Tags: Gospels, Jesus, Meaning of Life, New Testament, The Jewishness of Jesus|
At times The Chosen can be hokey, but it can also be serious and thought-provoking. It’s a bold reimagining of Jesus and his ministry, and its central focus on his disciples, male and female, is compelling.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-12-19T23:49:08-05:00December 19th, 2023|Tags: Christianity, Crucifixion, Jesus, Salvation, Savior, The Jewishness of Jesus|
Christians easily forget the Jewishness of Jesus, but understanding his Jewish life explains more behind traditional Christian teachings. We discuss the origins and meaning of atonement in the context of Jesus’s Jewish heritage. Presenter: Dr. Robert Miller with host Dr. Shirley Paulson
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-11-28T18:09:28-05:00November 28th, 2023|Tags: Community, Early Jesus Followers, Healing, Jesus, The Jewishness of Jesus, Wisdom|
As we think through what Jesus said and did, we will look for the most appropriate words to identify Jesus, his people, and their work. Presenter: Rev. Gordon Raynal
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 Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-06-27T03:28:57-04:00June 27th, 2023|Tags: Early Christian Art, Gender Issues, Jesus, Surprising Things about Jesus|
This discussion focuses on the role of art in our understanding of Jesus. Chad Venters will explore the ancient concepts of gender and how these concepts may surprise us, especially our mental images of Jesus. Presenters: Dr. Chad Venters and Dr. Shirley Paulson
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-06-09T17:54:13-04:00June 14th, 2023|Tags: Jesus, Surprising Things about Jesus|
How is it that Jesus has had such a profound and enduring impact on the world since his birth over two millennia ago? This may well be the question that prompted the quest for the historical Jesus in the first place.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-06-10T01:02:01-04:00June 7th, 2023|Tags: Church, Empowerment, Jesus, Racial Justice, Social Justice, Surprising Things about Jesus|
If we listen to one another – which I think is a fundamental act of love – if we listen to one another’s experience, then we can begin to see how multi-faceted this experience of Jesus is. An interview with Dr. Joseph Bessler
