Did Jesus Have Brothers and Sisters?
We are left wondering. A few other important texts not as well-known as the canonical texts provide more information about Jesus’s family identity.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-01-22T01:12:48-05:00January 21st, 2023|Tags: Gospel of Mark, Gospels, Jesus, Protevangelium of James|
We are left wondering. A few other important texts not as well-known as the canonical texts provide more information about Jesus’s family identity.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-04-25T05:00:50-04:00December 28th, 2022|Tags: Christmas, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Protevangelium of James|
The biblical accounts in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke have some similar features, such as Mary and Joseph attending the birth. But the details in both accounts are actually contradictory. Presenter: Dr. Shirley Paulson and Dr. Robert J. Miller (with host Hilary Barner)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-12-27T18:57:05-05:00December 7th, 2022|Tags: Christmas, Gospel of Matthew, Nativity Story, Protevangelium of James|
All of the stories about Jesus’s birth are creative stories. People have imagined that story in many different ways. Birth stories of Jesus … do have some commonalities. But then they add details for their own purposes. An interview with Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-12-27T18:57:34-05:00September 10th, 2019|Tags: Apocryphal Texts, Extracanonical Texts, Mary, Protevangelium of James|
I was trained in traditional texts, but drawn to non-normative books and what they can reveal about gender and the construction of one’s identity. Franҫois Bovon considers the Protevangelium of James to be “useful for the soul.” An Interview with Dr. Lily Vuong.