By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-08-17T08:20:34-04:00August 17th, 2022|Tags: Divine Feminine, Jesus, Sophia, Wisdom|
We'll examine the key character of Sophia/Wisdom in the development Jesus peoples of the first two hundred years of the Common Era, the development of Second Temple Judaism, and initial development Rabbinic Judaism. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Dr. Shirley Paulson)
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2022-08-17T06:49:05-04:00August 17th, 2022|Tags: Gospel of Mark, Jesus, New Testament, Religious Boundaries, Syrophoenician Woman|
Our author has provided us with new eyes with which to view the story, the good news. Use those eyes, and the story will open up in amazing ways.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-02-01T17:34:06-05:00February 2nd, 2022|Tags: Christianity, Jesus, Noncanonical Texts, Secret Revelation of John, Thecla|
"This is the biggest thrust from After Jesus Before Christianity. How will we end up talking about those first two centuries, now that you’ve exposed that these words don’t work right?" An interview with Dr. Shirley Paulson.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2023-10-11T18:14:00-04:00December 22nd, 2021|Tags: Bible, Early Christian Communities, Early Jesus Followers, Jesus, Paul|
The book challenges the general public, many churches, and most scholars to re-consider how to think about Jesus and these hundreds of years before there were ‘Christians.’
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-11-10T12:53:21-05:00November 10th, 2021|Tags: Fear and Protection, Healing, Jesus, Letter of Peter to Philip, Violence|
The first time I read the relatively unknown text called the Letter of Peter to Philip from the Nag Hammadi collection, I was stunned with its overall message of guidance in the face of violence.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-09-08T00:40:30-04:00September 8th, 2021|Tags: Early Jesus Followers, Healing, Jesus, The Greek Magical Papyri|
The lessons he taught concerning the realm of God may well have touched the soul and caused the kind of awakening that actually healed the sick.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-07-03T12:35:53-04:00July 3rd, 2021|Tags: Bible, Jesus, New Testament|
"The names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are almost the only things that are the same in the respective infancy narratives."
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2022-06-19T02:09:39-04:00March 8th, 2021|Tags: Gender Issues, Humor, Jesus, Sophia|
"One of the most intense controversies emerged when some of us pointed out that in the biblical books of Matthew and Luke, Jesus himself talked about Sophia in intimate and positive ways."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-07-18T17:38:45-04:00February 22nd, 2021|Tags: Jesus, Sophia, Wisdom|
Gender bending, gender pluralism, and divine-human figures provided backdrops for understanding the intersections of Wisdom, Jesus, and Sophia in ancient literature and contemporary theology and spirituality. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Shirley Paulson, PhD)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-02-07T23:30:31-05:00February 4th, 2021|Tags: Dead Sea Scrolls, Early Christian Texts, Jesus, Judaism, Mark M. Mattison, Odes of Solomon|
"Some think these Odes of Solomon are words of praise to Jesus. … But these are Jesus's praises of God, not the worship of Jesus." An Interview with Samuel Zinner, PhD, and Mark M. Mattison.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-07-18T17:39:42-04:00January 25th, 2021|Tags: Gospel of Peter, Jesus, Resurrection|
The Gospel of Peter has a story of the resurrection of Jesus like no other. The story starts in ways that are like some of the stories in the Bible, and then it veers wildly with intense metaphor that opens up completely new interpretations. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Shirley Paulson, PhD)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-07-18T17:30:57-04:00December 28th, 2020|Tags: Gospel of Mary, Jesus|
The Gospel of Mary is a document whose attractiveness is still on the rise since its discovery about 120 years ago. This discussion focuses directly on the character of the gospel and whether it makes a difference for the principle challenges and opportunities of our day. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Shirley Paulson, PhD)
