{"id":82001,"date":"2020-10-02T05:28:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T09:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=82001"},"modified":"2020-10-01T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:05:13","slug":"lets-talk-about-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2020\/10\/lets-talk-about-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk About Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

There are two new interviews with me that both feature me talking about Jesus. The focus of each is different. First, I spoke with Shirley Paulson for her\u00a0podcast The Bible and Beyond<\/a>, about my next book which will be published by Cascade: What Jesus Learned From Women<\/i>. Have a listen:<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sara Parks is one of several people who kindly read a draft of the manuscript for my book <em>What Jesus Learned From Women\u00a0<\/em>and provided feedback on it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrSaraParks\/status\/1311653069671854088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">She wrote the following on Twitter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I had a sneak peek at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReligionProf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ReligionProf<\/a>\u2018s upcoming book and it is a DELIGHT. It breaks the wall between academia and imagination, a bit like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adele_reinhartz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@adele_reinhartz<\/a> did with \u201cAlexandra\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jlKWKG\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Cast out of the Covenant<\/em><\/a>, and I\u2019m all for it. As ESF and Brooten have said: history *is* imagination.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The other conversation was a video one with Matthew Baldwin, what I understand to be the first of a new series called the\u00a0<em>Ideas of Jesus Video Podcast<\/em>. In it we talk about mythicism and why historians are persuaded that there was a historical Jesus, what the public gets wrong about Jesus, and how historians draw the conclusions that they do:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ideas of Jesus Video Podcast Episode 1 \u2014 Interview with James F. McGrath\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RkXSU1Dg5qw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also related to the topic of mythicism is this recent YouTube video from New Testament Review. The expressions on the hosts\u2019 faces captures well how most scholars feel about the denial of mainstream historical scholarship that seems to prevail in certain fringe corners of the internet:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Did Jesus Exist?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNZDLacqugo?start=20&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s another video interview from Matthew Baldwin featuring Erin Roberts on the Gospel of Matthew.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matt Baldwin interviews Erin Roberts on the Gospel of Matthew\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dCYtJ36NAJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For those who want to participate in an even wider conversation about Jesus, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christamongthedisciplines.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a conference planned for November that looks very interesting, called Christ Among the Disciplines<\/a>. It will bring together those who work on matters that intersect with subjects like Christology and the historical Jesus but approach them from different angles or study them in the context of different (if related) fields. The conference is structured around an array of important authors and books, including Daniel Kirk\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3n9UESw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>A Man Attested By God<\/em><\/a> which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/04\/a-man-attested-by-god-daniel-kirk-on-the-human-jesus-of-the-synoptic-gospels.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I blogged about<\/a> and consider an extremely important contribution; and Kathryn Tanner\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ioDH3c\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Christ the Key<\/em><\/a>\u00a0which made a visible impact on Tripp Fuller\u2019s new book\u00a0<em>Divine Self-Investment<\/em> which I hope to have a podcast conversation about with him soon, since he seeks to bring historical and theological interests in and approaches to the person of Jesus together in interesting ways. <a href=\"https:\/\/trippfuller.com\/2009\/11\/25\/early-christian-monotheism-with-james-mcgrath-homebrewed-christianity-68\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tripp and I have been having conversations about Christology since the early days of podcasting<\/a>, in which he was a pioneer, and I am glad that we\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/10\/not-that-kind-of-christian.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">stayed in touch and continued to have interesting conversations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is always a steady flow of output on blogs related to the person of Jesus, and whenever I notice a lot of them, or have something to say on the subject myself, I try to gather them in a round up. To that end, here are some other recent posts that may be of interest. Let me begin with <a href=\"https:\/\/bibleinterp.arizona.edu\/articles\/marks-gospel-first-biography-jesus-and-10-reasons-why-it-matters\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Helen Bond\u2019s fantastic article in\u00a0<em>The Bible and Interpretation<\/em>, \u201cMark\u2019s Gospel as the First Biography of Jesus \u2013 and 10 reasons why it matters.\u201d<\/a> This is obviously closely related to her book\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30oQFYN\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The First Biography of Jesus<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>which I am eagerly looking forward to reading in its entirety, having dived in just a little at this point.<\/p>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allanbevere.com\/2020\/09\/wheres-jesus.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Allan Bevere asks \u201cWhere\u2019s Jesus?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postost.net\/2020\/09\/which-lord-shall-we-provoke-jealousy\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Which Lord is being provoked to jealousy?<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aw6d42N6Br\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesacredpage.com\/2020\/09\/24\/my-new-article-in-journal-for-the-study-of-the-historical-jesus-and-how-i-changed-my-mind-about-jesus-studies\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">My New Article in Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus and How I Changed My Mind About Jesus Studies<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cMy New Article in Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus and How I Changed My Mind About Jesus Studies\u201d \u2014 The Sacred Page\" src=\"https:\/\/thesacredpage.com\/2020\/09\/24\/my-new-article-in-journal-for-the-study-of-the-historical-jesus-and-how-i-changed-my-mind-about-jesus-studies\/embed\/#?secret=DnB8SlqfEF#?secret=aw6d42N6Br\" data-secret=\"aw6d42N6Br\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lH6zmx8wLl\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/2020\/09\/22\/chris-tillings-pauls-divine-christology\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Tilling\u2019s Paul\u2019s Divine Christology<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cChris Tilling\u2019s Paul\u2019s Divine Christology\u201d \u2014 The Bible and Culture\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/2020\/09\/22\/chris-tillings-pauls-divine-christology\/embed\/#?secret=hjyTOZGXNt#?secret=lH6zmx8wLl\" data-secret=\"lH6zmx8wLl\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JNC2gI2UOO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/earlychristiantexts.com\/the-gospel-of-mary-conflicts-yield-to-wholeness\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">According to the Gospel of Mary Our Conflicts Can Yield to Wholeness<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cAccording to the Gospel of Mary Our Conflicts Can Yield to Wholeness\u201d \u2014 Early Christian Texts\" src=\"https:\/\/earlychristiantexts.com\/the-gospel-of-mary-conflicts-yield-to-wholeness\/embed\/#?secret=gh9KijYunY#?secret=JNC2gI2UOO\" data-secret=\"JNC2gI2UOO\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rAjVYxIuS2\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/keithgiles\/2020\/08\/the-forgotten-female-disciples-of-jesus\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Forgotten Female Disciples of Jesus<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThe Forgotten Female Disciples of Jesus\u201d \u2014 Keith Giles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/keithgiles\/2020\/08\/the-forgotten-female-disciples-of-jesus\/embed\/#?secret=M2WZ5fTHw7#?secret=rAjVYxIuS2\" data-secret=\"rAjVYxIuS2\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peteenns.com\/interview-with-paula-fredriksen-when-christians-were-jews\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pete Enns interviews Paula Fredriksen<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kJO2neuvGo\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/readingacts.com\/2020\/10\/01\/the-son-of-man-has-nowhere-to-lay-his-head-matthew-818-20\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Son of Man has Nowhere to Lay His Head \u2013 Matthew 8:18-20<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThe Son of Man has Nowhere to Lay His Head \u2013 Matthew 8:18-20\u201d \u2014 Reading Acts\" src=\"https:\/\/readingacts.com\/2020\/10\/01\/the-son-of-man-has-nowhere-to-lay-his-head-matthew-818-20\/embed\/#?secret=BCfGYevsR7#?secret=kJO2neuvGo\" data-secret=\"kJO2neuvGo\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ffYs6RN23j\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/johntsquires.com\/2020\/10\/01\/producing-the-fruits-of-the-kingdom-matt-21\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Producing the fruits of the kingdom (Matt 21; Pentecost\u00a019A)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cProducing the fruits of the kingdom (Matt 21; Pentecost\u00a019A)\u201d \u2014 An Informed Faith\" src=\"https:\/\/johntsquires.com\/2020\/10\/01\/producing-the-fruits-of-the-kingdom-matt-21\/embed\/#?secret=R8ntLJzz5q#?secret=ffYs6RN23j\" data-secret=\"ffYs6RN23j\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8jlgyUzruq\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psephizo.com\/biblical-studies\/does-jesus-pronounce-judgement-on-his-people-in-matt-21\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Does Jesus pronounce judgement on his people in Matt 21?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cDoes Jesus pronounce judgement on his people in Matt 21?\u201d \u2014 Psephizo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psephizo.com\/biblical-studies\/does-jesus-pronounce-judgement-on-his-people-in-matt-21\/embed\/#?secret=BcQUgQ7uyc#?secret=8jlgyUzruq\" data-secret=\"8jlgyUzruq\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wp42xHvwZ3\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/euangelion\/2020\/09\/two-types-of-divinity-and-the-epistle-to-diognetus\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Two Types of Divinity and the Epistle to Diognetus<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cTwo Types of Divinity and the Epistle to Diognetus\u201d \u2014 Euangelion\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/euangelion\/2020\/09\/two-types-of-divinity-and-the-epistle-to-diognetus\/embed\/#?secret=IyhhEyMVhW#?secret=wp42xHvwZ3\" data-secret=\"wp42xHvwZ3\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"E3qn9hIhnB\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/euangelion\/2020\/09\/interview-with-richard-bauckham-on-who-is-god\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Interview with Richard Bauckham on Who is God?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cInterview with Richard Bauckham on Who is God?\u201d \u2014 Euangelion\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/euangelion\/2020\/09\/interview-with-richard-bauckham-on-who-is-god\/embed\/#?secret=uCoNE8deR8#?secret=E3qn9hIhnB\" data-secret=\"E3qn9hIhnB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YQgAziPjql\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/2020\/09\/conversations-in-melbournlandia-mike-bird-and-i-talk-gospel-of-john\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Conversations in MelbournLandia?: Mike Bird and I talk Gospel of John<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cConversations in MelbournLandia?: Mike Bird and I talk Gospel of John\u201d \u2014 Crux Sola: Formed by Scripture to Live like Christ\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/2020\/09\/conversations-in-melbournlandia-mike-bird-and-i-talk-gospel-of-john\/embed\/#?secret=vWosX13SWg#?secret=YQgAziPjql\" data-secret=\"YQgAziPjql\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GYuCw0DLr5\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rbecs.org\/2020\/09\/11\/kloppenborg\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Christ\u2019s Associations<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cChrist\u2019s Associations\u201d \u2014 Biblical and Early Christian Studies\" src=\"https:\/\/rbecs.org\/2020\/09\/11\/kloppenborg\/embed\/#?secret=Tv1dmXC5Cw#?secret=GYuCw0DLr5\" data-secret=\"GYuCw0DLr5\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/internetmonk.com\/archive\/reconsider-jesus-the-response-mark-114-15<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/internetmonk.com\/archive\/reconsider-jesus-the-message-of-the-kingdom-mark-114-15<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/internetmonk.com\/archive\/reconsider-jesus-an-update-from-behind-the-scenes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobcornwall.com\/2020\/09\/forgiveness-and-its-expectations.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Forgiveness and its expectations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/a-better-cornerstone\/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-better-cornerstone\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A better cornerstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudiesblog.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/verbum-et-ecclesia-new-article-in_30.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The ending of Mark in Pentecostalism<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9xRFsUILnQ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psephizo.com\/biblical-studies\/the-uncalculating-generosity-of-god-in-matt-20\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The uncalculating generosity of God in Matt 20<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThe uncalculating generosity of God in Matt 20\u201d \u2014 Psephizo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psephizo.com\/biblical-studies\/the-uncalculating-generosity-of-god-in-matt-20\/embed\/#?secret=bl7jShpNIX#?secret=9xRFsUILnQ\" data-secret=\"9xRFsUILnQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"v1c1ANTsFI\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psephizo.com\/reviews\/how-does-the-cross-overcome-not-just-our-guilt-but-our-shame\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">How does the cross overcome not just our guilt, but our shame?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cHow does the cross overcome not just our guilt, but our shame?\u201d \u2014 Psephizo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psephizo.com\/reviews\/how-does-the-cross-overcome-not-just-our-guilt-but-our-shame\/embed\/#?secret=O1lI6f6U1W#?secret=v1c1ANTsFI\" data-secret=\"v1c1ANTsFI\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.redletterchristians.org\/poverty-jesus-jubilee-and-reparations\/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RedLetterChristians+%28Red+Letter+Christians%29<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/anebooks.blogspot.com\/2020\/10\/gods-initial-and-continuing-intent-hint.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">God\u2019s intent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vocesanticae.com\/2020\/09\/16\/star-wars-synoptic-lesson-in-signals-tracing-and-textual-strata-separation\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mark Bilby tries using a Star Wars analogy in explaining his unusual approach to the Gospels<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two new interviews with me that both feature me talking about Jesus. 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