In my graduate seminar this semester we had an interesting and intense discussion about Paul and Jesus. In particular, we delved into the issue of what Paul knew about the historical Jesus and whether he knew more than he said and if so why he didn’t say more and if not how that could be. Read by Petra Ortiz
Barts criticizes the affirmative side in his self-debate for a particular slippery tactic. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Bart shows two contrasting discussions of scripture, one by a Gnostic Christian named Ptolemy and the other by the Gnostics' opponent, Irenaeus. Read by...
Dr. Ehrman examines a passage in Mark to explore why a scribe would have changed the text. Read by John Paul Middlesworth