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Anniversary Post #4: Why Gospels Matter Even Where They Are Not Historical
Bart expostulates on the place of memory in historical studies of the Bible. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Anniversary Post #3: My Response to an Ill-Tempered Richard Carrier
Read by Ken Teutsch.
Anniversary Post #2: Why Were the Gospels Written Anonymously?
Read by Ken Teutsch.
Anniversary Post #1: Defending Misquoting Jesus
Bart revisits the very first post on the blog, from April 2014, which defends, rather vigorously, Misquoting Jesus the book. Read by Steve McCabe.
Celebrating The Blog's 14th Anniversary! Do You Have a Favorite Post?
The blog is 14 years old! This is your chance to nominate your favourite post from the 4,300 that have been published so far....
The Distinctively Jewish Roots of Jesus' Ethics
Many of Jesus' distinctive ethical teachings echo the sayings of other Jewish, and non-Jewish, writers and thinkers. Bart looks at one particular source, Jesus...