Here is a helpful postscript by Professor James McGrath to a video I posted yesterday ‘Anthony Buzzard hosts Dr James McGrath’ which discussed Christology, monotheism, and related subjects. It concerns Psalm 110:1 and Hebrew Vowels. December 3, 2016 by James F. McGrath… Read More ›
Biblical scholarship
Anthony Buzzard hosts Dr. James McGrath
New video. Looks interesting. Dr James McGrath comments “Here is the video recording of the conversation I had with Anthony Buzzard yesterday about Christology, monotheism, and related subjects. I talk about how I came to a personal faith and ended… Read More ›
Is the Bible perfect in all its historical details and ethical teaching?
This book is recommended by John J Collins, Professor of Biblical Exegesis and Interpretation at Yale University who has written the Forward (see extract below). It arrived at my office this afternoon. I immediately jumped to chapter 8 Jesus Was Wrong as… Read More ›
Just delivered to my office. Very juicy.
This volume contains an article recently mentioned on this blog The Hebrew Bible in Islam by Walid A. Saleh. It appears there is much else to devour.
Jesus remembered: ‘ideological tinkering must have gone on from the start’
Dale C. Allison Jr writes: ‘Some of my divinity students, who find themselves threatened by the discourse of the quest [for the historical Jesus], the chief categories of which derive not from Christian theology but from the modern study of… Read More ›
When men are called “God” in the Bible
Surprisingly, there are a number of places in the Jewish Scriptures (aka the Hebrew Bible & Old Testament) where beings other than Yahweh are called divine or “God”. I draw on the extensive discussion of key passages in King and Messiah as Son… Read More ›
The translation of the third clause of John 1:1
I am currently reading an academic work by two of America’s leading biblical scholars entitled: King and Messiah as Son of God, Divine, Human, and Angelic Messianic Figures in Biblical and Related Literature by Adela Yarbro Collins and John J. Collins… Read More ›
How the Bible has changed over the past 2,000 years
Sam Shamoun admits the Bible has been changed and is worried…
‘Please do not make the mistake of imagining all Christians believe and worship in the same way’
Yes, I know. We Muslims only seem to hear from hard-line fundamentalist evangelical types who have passion for destroying other religions (especially Islam). Yet out there in the real world there are numerous intelligent and well-educated Christians who have a very different view of… Read More ›
The Crucifixion and the Qur’an
The Quran makes a very interesting claim: ‘God has sealed them [the Jews] in their disbelief, so they believe only a little – and because they disbelieved and uttered a terrible slander against Mary, and said, ‘We have killed the… Read More ›
Did Jesus think he was God? “Hell no, of course not! – says leading NT scholar
In a shocking admission the world-famous Christian scholar professor Larry Hurtado not only admits Jesus did not think he was God, Jesus did not claim to be God, and Jesus did not insist he should be worshipped! Dr Hurtado is often… Read More ›
The gospel truth is not what you might think
One of the world’s most distinguished biblical scholars from Oxford University uncovers the realities of the four gospels. Most Christians have no inkling of these historical facts.
Just arrived in my office..
This is a fascinating book by two world-class scholars at Yale University exploring the divinity of Jesus in the Bible. This work is highly acclaimed by other scholars in the field. I recommend it to Muslims doing Islamic apologetics and… Read More ›
‘A Challenge for Christians in the Face of Continued Decline’
White offers a superb defence of the Bible’s teaching on homosexuality. White effectively demolishes Tony Campolo’s revisionist pro-gay spin with accurate and objective exegesis of the key biblical passages. Sadly the orthodox Christian defence of marriage is loosing significant ground even in Evangelical… Read More ›
From C. S. Lewis to the Synoptic Jesus
“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. . . . You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill… Read More ›
“A paradox of truly world historical dimensions”
Hans Küng is a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author.
Rabbi Tovia Singer Explores the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity, the Church’s Self-inflicted Wound
Published on 26 Oct 2016 ‘Responding to a caller, Rabbi Tovia Singer explores how the thoroughly monotheistic Christian movement that first broke away from Judaism rapidly transformed itself into a religion that embraced the notion that God had a son… Read More ›
Who wrote the gospels?
My assertion in a recent video at Speakers’ Corner that the gospel writers were anonymous and only attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John at the end of the 2nd century by Irenaeus has been queried. Here is a brief summary… Read More ›
Where did christianity go wrong? || Answered by Br. Paul ||#AskAJ – New Series || Speakers Corner
Filmed yesterday at Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park, London.
Why, As an Atheist, I Am a Karaite
People have long come to terms with atheist Jews. But how about an atheistic Judaism? Well surely that must be oxymoronic. Judaism without God, many would argue, is like Christianity without Jesus or physics without Newton. Atheist Jews can celebrate aspects… Read More ›
‘The Gospel of Luke denies the Incarnation & pre-existence of Jesus Christ.’ – True or False?
Table of Contents The Context for this Blog Post Disclaimer The Virgin Birth – What is its purpose? Is Luke’s Jesus Divine &/or Preexistent? A Titular Christological Approach Does Luke call Jesus ‘God’ (theos)? Son/Son of God Son of Man… Read More ›
Jesus, the Law, and a “New” Covenant (Professor Bart D. Ehrman)
Fascinating new lecture by Professor Bart D. Ehrman. Professor Bart Ehrman was the Keynote speaker at the Department of Near Eastern Studies presented a Mendenhall Symposium at the University of Michigan – Law, Society, and Religion on October 6, 2016,… Read More ›
‘New Testament Scholar Excites Muslims – JR Daniel Kirk’
Published on 19 Oct 2016. These days Yahya Snow produces more film than Hollywood. Here is his latest blockbuster. I would have entitled the film In Praise of Honest Christian Scholars. Missionaries will undoubtedly despair. Snow comments: ‘Interesting admissions coming from… Read More ›
Dr J.R. Daniel Kirk on ‘A Man Attested by God’
By Dale Tuggy on October 17, 2016. Reblogged from Trinities Do the gospels according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke discreetly but clearly imply that Jesus is God? This has become a popular reading lately among evangelicals, thanks in large part… Read More ›
Between Ehrman and Error
Recently on this blog I posted a video on the tenacity of the proposed ausgangstext which filled the lacuna of John 20:28. The vast majority of Muslims (expectedly) were enthusiastic about discussing the tenacity of Doubting Thomas’ alleged statement. The… Read More ›
“The Worst Way to Evangelize”
This is interesting reblogged from Religion Prof
Blogging Theology 