A friend shared this on Facebook. I am not sure whether it is real or a spoof (I have seen kitchier Christian marketing gimmicks). But I am confident that it isn't what Revelation 7 had in mind – or John 4, for that matter.
Is the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife a Fake?
September 21, 2012 By 20 Comments
Let me start with the news that Mark Goodacre shared a pdf of an article written by Francis Watson, arguing that the recently-found Coptic papyrus that has been dubbed the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” is a fake. He followed that up with a second shorter pdf on the forger’s alleged technique. Some are already pronouncing [...]
Before The Bible Was Written
August 1, 2012 By 4 Comments
On Facebook I came across this funny depiction of what the first Christians had to resort to holding up at sporting events, before they had written texts they could reference: “Me 3:16″ – Nice one, John! But as someone involved in teaching Biblical studies, I also thought this was a nice reminder of a serious [...]
The Life and Teaching of John the Baptist according to the Mandaean Book of John
July 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
Now that I have finished at least a still provisional but nevertheless complete translation of the chapters in the “Drasha d-Yahia” (which itself might be better rendered The Teaching of John rather than The Book of John) about the life and teaching of John the Baptist, I wanted to share links to them here. 18. Portents of [...]
Anush-Uthra vs. Jesus: Smackdown in Jerusalem
July 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
I just posted another draft of a chapter from the Mandaean Book of John. In this chapter, chapter 76, there are a few places where the meaning of the text is not entirely clear (do I need to mention this when it is true of pretty much every section of every Mandaic text?). But the [...]
The Real Solution to the Synoptic Problem?
June 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
By Jordan Scharf, but shared on Joel Watts’ blog: The Gospel of Mark was the first draft of a doctoral candidate’s dissertation. He submitted it to his advisor who suggested the need for more background information about Jesus’ birth, maybe some more teaching material, and a stronger ending. The student rewrote his dissertation and submitted [...]
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