What Did Jesus Teach about Wealth and Poverty?
Jesus taught how the very riches that were supposedly proof of divine favor could instead become the stumbling blocks that prevent the divine experience.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-05-08T09:36:44-04:00May 10th, 2023|Tags: Dialogue of the Savior, Gospel of Thomas, Material World, Poverty, Secret Revelation of John, Sophia|
Jesus taught how the very riches that were supposedly proof of divine favor could instead become the stumbling blocks that prevent the divine experience.
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|2022-09-27T03:59:38-04:00September 27th, 2022|Tags: Divine Feminine, Jesus, Sophia, Wisdom|
This Bible and Beyond Discussion addresses two gospel texts with a woman and Jesus at their center. Both texts have gender controversy with Jesus and both display complex gender power. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Dr. Shirley Paulson)
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 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|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)