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May 2013

May 31, 2013

The Context of the Context of Jesus’ Words

It is not infrequent to hear self-centered pseudo-Christians justifying their lack of concern for the...

April 2013

April 12, 2013

Synoptic Length Comparison

I chuckled when I read this in a student assignment today: A common argument, analyzes...

April 09, 2013

The Lost End of Mark

The classic study of The Four Gospels by B. H. Streeter is available online. I...

March 2013

March 23, 2013

Young-Earth Creationists vs. the Parables of Jesus

A commenter pointed out something which I've also said in the past, but which bears...

March 06, 2013

Jesus and Paul were not Literalists when it comes to Genesis 2-3

It is interesting how some modern readers simply assume that ancient individuals and authors shared...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Take Up Your Cross

I received a question in an e-mail that seemed worthy of a blog post rather...

February 23, 2013

Do Gospel Authors Owe Us The “Truth”?

I read the words below in an article in today's New York Times about the...

February 22, 2013

An Important Book on the Synoptic Problem

My review of Dennis R. MacDonald's book Two Shipwrecked Gospels: The Logoi of Jesus and...

January 2013

January 08, 2013

Why Did Early Christians Improve the Burial of Jesus?

Jeff Carter has posted on his blog about his impressions from reading my short book The...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

Brief Overview of Themes in the Four Gospels

Series with titles like "A Very Short Introduction" are very popular nowadays. This is an...

November 13, 2012

Late Texts, Early Traditions continued: Thomases, Johns, and Marks

Here I am continuing some preliminary reflections related to my upcoming conference paper (which I began...

November 12, 2012

Lecture on the Interrelationships Between the Gospels

Here's a recording of a class I taught, recapping the Synoptic problem and then looking...

November 02, 2012

Class on the Easter and Resurrection Accounts in the New Testament

A first attempt at using a digital whiteboard while recording a class - one that...

November 01, 2012

Class on the Crucifixion and Passion Narratives in the New Testament

Since this is another class without changing powerpoint slides, I'm making this one available as...

September 2012

September 21, 2012

Is the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife a Fake?

Let me start with the news that Mark Goodacre shared a pdf of an article...

August 2012

August 04, 2012

Did Jesus Understand Genesis 2 Literally?

Many will point to Jesus' words about divorce, in the context of which he quotes...

July 2012

July 09, 2012

Anush-Uthra vs. Jesus: Smackdown in Jerusalem

I just posted another draft of a chapter from the Mandaean Book of John. In...

June 2012

June 22, 2012

The Real Solution to the Synoptic Problem?

By Jordan Scharf, but shared on Joel Watts' blog: The Gospel of Mark was the...

June 04, 2012

The Disciples’ Field Trip

The theme of yesterday's service at my church was the story in Mark 2:23-28. My...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Sound Conclusions on Secret Mark

Mike Kok has been blogging about the Secret Gospel of Mark lately, and he has...

April 2012

April 01, 2012

Fragment of the Original Copy of the Gospel of Mark Discovered!

A fragment of what some believe may be the original copy of the Gospel of...

March 2012

March 09, 2012

Translating (Away) The Son of God

I've been meaning for some time to come back to a topic that has been...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Is the New Testament Evidence Compatible with Jesus having been Buried in Talpiot?

Many news outlets and blogs are talking about the second first-century tomb in Talpiot that James...

February 27, 2012

The Earliest Bit of Jesus’ Teaching to Get Omitted from the Gospels?

Shared at Scotteriology and Near Emmaus

February 19, 2012

Earliest Manuscript of Mark’s Gospel Found…on Facebook?!

A Facebook friend asked me about this image earlier today, and when I asked about...

February 18, 2012

The Burial of Jesus – Even Cheaper in the UK?

If you're in the UK, you can get The Burial of Jesus from Amazon.co.uk -...

February 14, 2012

The Burial of Jesus: Second Edition Published!

I am happy to finally be able to announce that the second edition of my...

February 10, 2012

Patience, Not Undue Skepticism, Appropriate Regarding Early Mark Manuscript Claims

Several bloggers, including myself, have urged folks not to get too excited at this early...

February 08, 2012

Lost Doctor Who Episodes and Exciting Manuscript Finds

Mark Goodacre offered a comparison between the finding of lost Doctor Who episodes and the...

February 05, 2012

The Earliest Manuscript of Mark’s Gospel?

The news is circulating from a blog post by Dan Wallace (picked up by Joel...

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