‘We are so accustomed, and rightly, to make Jesus the object of religion that we become apt to forget that in our earliest records he is portrayed not as the object of religion, but as a religious man.’ The Teaching of Jesus, p. 101. These words come from the pen of the great, late New Testament scholar […]
The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament I have read this excellent book, and though it is definitely not aimed at the average lay reader it is well worth reading if you want an advanced introduction to how and why the Biblical text has […]
A fascinating lecture by an Orthodox Jew: Judaism vs Christianity: The Parting of the Ways – The Domino Effect – Rabbi Michael Skobac Many people know that the religion that became Christianity originally began as a movement within Judaism. What is less well understood is how this transformation actually took […]
from The Bart Ehrman Blog On February 1 I had a public debate in Chapel Hill with Daniel Wallace, a conservative evangelical Christian New Testament scholar who teaches at that bastion of conservative dispensationalist theology, Dallas Theological Seminary. I have known Dan for over thirty years, since we were […]
According to a report in today’s Daily Telegraph “The Church of England should “rejoice” at the prospect of marriage between homosexual couples rather than fear it, senior bishops and clergy have said.” I suspect that most Muslims take absolutely no interest in the statements of Bishops on sexuality. That said, Jesus is reported […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 