Interesting response from Professor Dale Martin to the simplistic apologetics of evangelical scholars.
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Bart Ehrman vs Tim McGrew – Round 1 “Can We Trust the Gospels?”
Published on 16 Mar 2016 On Saturday 18th July 2015 Bart D. Ehrman and Timothy J. McGrew joined as guests with moderator Justin Brierley on radio show “Unbelievable,” a weekly program aired on UK Premier Christian Radio from the London… Read More ›
All my sheep come…
Source Gossip Mill, Nigeria
The real meaning of Easter by the Rev’d James Fields MA BD
A Christian priest friend of mine in the real world (ie not on-line) emailed me his comments on If God Needed A Blood Sacrifice For Sin, God Is Not Holy. James gave me permission to post his comments here: Interesting…Easter would mean… Read More ›
If God Needed A Blood Sacrifice For Sin, God Is Not Holy
Benjamin L. Corey is an Anabaptist author, speaker, and blogger. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Theology & Missiology), and is a doctoral candidate at Fuller Seminary, California (which I have been to). This excellent article was… Read More ›
Psalm 110:1 – Christians take note
A Psalm of David: The LORD says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” Dale Martin is professor of New Testament at Yale University
Perichoresis of Trinitarian Confusion
Alternatively, we can accept the simple theology of Jesus the Christ as taught in Mark 12: One of the teachers of the law asked Jesus: “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus,… Read More ›
Christian ‘prophet’ has his buttocks mauled by a lion after running towards a pride ‘to prove the Lord’s power over animals’ during South Africa safari
The Mail Online reports today: Zion Church member Alec Ndiwane wanted to show God would save him. He ‘fell into a trance started speaking in tongues before charging at pride’. Lions chased after him and one of them clamped down on his… Read More ›
Calvinist Christianity summed up
no contradiction here…oh no…
Joy in Heaven – Christian style..
Christian humour. It references Jesus’s words in Luke 15:7: I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. (DLR… Read More ›
A Christian View of Prophet Muhammad
(Published on 25 Feb 2016) Dr Craig Considine asks: Is Prophet Muhammad worthy of admiration among Christians? I believe he is. His central concern was to lead mankind on the “right path.” By right path, I mean justice, mercy, compassion,… Read More ›
“How Did Jesus Become God?” – Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird in Dialogue + Q&A
Streamed live on 12 Feb 2016. This video needs to be cut down and re-posted. Intro: 29:29 Ehrman’s opening: 34:00 Bird’s opening: 1:25:50 Q&A: 2:11:44
NT scholars who like to have their cake and eat it.
A number of extremely eminent New Testament scholars appear to make the same seemingly bizarre theological move: they practice rigorous adherence to the historical critical method which casts doubt on the historical accuracy of numerous articles of the Christian faith (for… Read More ›
An inspiring example from the People of the Book
I salute these brave Christian souls who are putting God above their desires and resisting the enormous pressure on them from society to abandon their principles.
Maverick Christian missionary ignores Scriptural teachings
In a recent article on Calling Christians Jonathan McLatchie was taken to task for the kind of person he “endorses as true Christian scholarship, someone he is not only willing to work with, but someone he is willing to promote and… Read More ›
Did Jesus know himself to be divine, the pre-existent Son of God?
‘But if we are to submit our speculations to the text [the four canonical gospels] and build our theology only with the bricks provided by careful exegesis we cannot say with any confidence that Jesus knew himself to be divine,… Read More ›
Interview with Jesus, Disciples, and Paul
Rather instructive Biblical quotations from Calling Christians Interview with Jesus, Disciples, and Paul To Jesus: who are you ?? “I am a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God.” John 8:40 To the Disciples: who… Read More ›
UK Pastor: Islam Closer to Christ than Christianity
LONDON – A Christian pastor has confirmed that Islamic teachings are closer to the Christ than many churches in the west, following a comparative study into both faiths. “I know some emphases in Islamic teaching come closer to the teaching… Read More ›
The kingdom of God ≠ church
Luke 22:28-30 (ESV) “You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom… Read More ›
Muslims Don’t be Deceived by Christian ‘Miracle’ Workers
Don’t be deceived by Christian claims of miracle working. There are a bunch of Christian con men out there. Be wary and alert!
An imaginative allegory on the Trinity
One Christian suggests the following solution: ‘I suppose the Father would have to be the motor, the Son would be the head (on the ground and picking up all our sins) and the Spirit would be the mysterious wiggly hose… Read More ›
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‘Jokes’ I found on the Ship of Fools Facebook page. NB it is actually a Christian site (though not a very conservative one).
‘Multiculturalism’ is bad – unless you are a Christian
Christian Concern is an extreme right wing anti-Muslim pressure group in the UK. Ironically, they worry about ‘Multiculturalism’ yet don’t seem to mind supporting Nazir-Ali, a Pakistani-born British/Pakistani Anglican bishop. Double standards.
Evangelical use of Prof. Larry Hurtado to prove Jesus is God backfires badly
Asad posted a comment on my Concluding Comments from Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird post. It is so insightful and significant I thought it worthwhile to make a separate post of it here. Asad wrote: Notice what Hurtado said: “The historical Jesus… Read More ›
The Truth About the Trinity in 5 Minutes
‘Does the Bible teach that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three persons in one essence? Or does the Bible teach that God is one person: the Father, that Jesus is God’s Son, and that the Holy… Read More ›
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