Bart points out that Matthew and Luke did not consider Mark to be an inviolable, sacrosanct, completely accurate account of what Jesus said and did.
Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Bart is teaching his undergraduate course The Birth of Christianity this semester, and in this post he shares the written assignments he sets for...
Bart argues that ancient secretaries never composed a long letter in the name of someone else (without being accused of forgery). Read by John...
Is it possible that stories about Jesus (especially in the birth narratives) were originally told about the future messiah, John The Baptist? Read by...