By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-01-28T13:00:45-05:00January 28th, 2025|Tags: Bible, Christianity, Gospel of Matthew, Savior|
Dr. McGrath took us through some typical questions about the Bible and helped us notice our false assumptions. Reconsidering these issues helps us understand the stories, the wisdom teachings, and the context better. An interview with Dr. James McGrath
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-10-22T18:05:23-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Tags: Dialogue of the Savior, Fear and Protection, Injustice, Love, Savior|
Jesus did have things to say to people who felt oppressed by unjust forms of power. First, anger can’t win. Second, people are not to be feared, because they are not the real enemies.
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|2024-06-07T03:51:52-04:00November 8th, 2023|Tags: Apocalypse of Adam, Eve, Gnosticism, Judaism, Justice, Savior, Social Justice|
If the religious leaders of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were to acknowledge together their mutual mission, as “Seth’s seed”, to work toward the gradual perfection of the world, they would identify their enemy as revenge, fear, hatred, and arrogance.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-12-09T05:43:02-05:00December 9th, 2022|Tags: Ally Kateusz, Divine Feminine, Norea, Savior, Sophia, The Thought of Norea|
Are we ready to welcome a female savior with the authority, wisdom, and strength we expect from a savior? Or do we still think a savior should properly be male? Presenters: Dr. Shirley Paulson and Dr. Susan Humble (with host Helen Mathis)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-03-24T00:04:29-04:00November 9th, 2022|Tags: Eternal Life, Nag Hammadi, Norea, Savior, The Thought of Norea|
She’s modeling for us how to find the divine help for ourselves and how, in turn, we become helpers for others. Norea provides one more window on the world of the early Christ followers.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-06-07T23:39:29-04:00June 7th, 2022|Tags: Healing, Salvation, Savior, Secret Revelation of John|
The meaning of salvation has shifted from an original focus on rescue from danger, disease and sin. The Secret Revelation of John is an example.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-05-14T23:54:55-04:00April 13th, 2022|Tags: Book of Wisdom, Savior, Secret Revelation of John, Sophia, Wisdom|
Wisdom is ideally prepared to save humanity from its sinful ways precisely because she is wise enough and experienced enough to understand all the tempting ways of the devil.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2024-06-07T03:52:29-04:00March 30th, 2022|Tags: Ancient Writings, Apocalypse of Adam, Eve, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, Nag Hammadi, Revelation of Adam, Savior|
Although Seth stories are told in a variety of versions in these religions, Seth is always good and often heroic. And in a number of these stories, his role as Savior takes on a divine status.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-03-19T02:46:54-04:00March 5th, 2020|Tags: Early Christian Texts, Genesis, Reality of the Rulers, Savior, Secret Revelation of John|
I might actually call her [Eve] a female Christ figure. She’s violated like Christ on the cross. There is a healing or a resurrection that happens. An interview with Dr. Celene Lillie.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-05-14T23:58:37-04:00September 5th, 2019|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Gnosticism, Salvation, Savior, Secret Revelation of John|
In the Secret Revelation of John, the disciple John asks the Savior a crucial question: does everybody get saved? No, if we look at it one way. But yes, if we look at it another way.
