By Dr. Erin K. Vearncombe|2023-10-28T02:14:02-04:00October 25th, 2023|Tags: Early Jesus Followers, Education, Gospel of Thomas, New Testament, Translation Issues|
'Disciple' takes Jesus, his teachings and his followers out of their social context and into a much later realm of church, of doctrine, and of Christianity. Jesus’s followers were pupils, learners, those who sought the acquisition of knowledge.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-05-29T21:44:13-04:00February 28th, 2023|Tags: Ancient Writings, Clothing, Extracanonical Texts, Nag Hammadi, New Testament|
New insight into the social realities of Jesus’ day reveals that his instructions call for a more radical vision of God’s Kingdom. Re-thinking familiar writings can challenge us to read them through first-century eyes. Presenter: Dr. Erin Vearncombe (with host Dr. Shirley Paulson)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-11-04T07:48:07-04:00January 24th, 2023|Tags: Ancient Writings, Extracanonical Texts, Justice, Nag Hammadi, New Testament|
There are only 27 books in the New Testament, but over 100 circulated among the early followers of Jesus. Some have been known and available throughout Christian history, but others have been discovered rather recently. Presenter: Dr. Deborah N. Saxon (with host Dr. Shirley Paulson)
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
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-08-31T03:01:23-04:00August 31st, 2022|Tags: Christian Canon, Extracanonical Texts, Gospel of Mary, Gospel of Thomas, New Testament, Noncanonical Texts|
Some obscure points in the canon may have much greater significance in the larger context of other works. Here is a detailed example to illustrate this point. Starting with Colossians.
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 Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2022-07-12T14:57:54-04:00July 20th, 2022|Tags: Gospel of Mark, New Testament, Translation Issues|
Looking over my shoulder as I translate gives you some idea of the many decisions that must be made to reach a good translation.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2022-02-26T01:35:50-05:00February 28th, 2022|Tags: Fundamentalism, New Testament, Paul, Resurrection, Spirituality|
The spiritual, present, collective understanding of resurrection has special longer-term promise for integrity, imagination, community, and new frameworks for divine presence.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-09-20T17:23:33-04:00September 21st, 2021|Tags: Bible, Christianity, New Testament, Revelation|
But based on the two predominant views, the Revelation to John has never made sense to many—often most—Bible readers, much less to non-Christians.
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|2021-05-26T05:01:39-04:00May 26th, 2021|Tags: Bible, Gospels, New Testament, Old Testament|
"The Bible does not offer us rules that determine reality, rather it offers some combination of a wild stream and an improvising jazz band which make life bigger."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-03-03T00:25:00-05:00March 3rd, 2021|Tags: Gospel of Matthew, New Testament|
"Looking at contemporary writers helped me understand how Matthew was quoting the Old Testament—which ... turned out to be pretty much the common practice of the day." An Interview with Robert J. Miller.
