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Is It Possible To Continue Believing? Guest Post by New Testament Scholar Judy Siker
Aren't critical scholars of the NT more or less bound or driven to stop believing? Friend and scholar Judy Siker offers her perspective. Read...
The Reason for Detailed Work on Textual Criticism
The second of three posts on how we can determine what the original words of the New Testament were and how they came to...
The Arch-Heretic of Them All? Simon of Samaria -- Guest Post From Dr. David Litwa
Drawing from his book on the topic, David Litwa introduces a notorious but misrepresented figure from the first Christian century. Read by John Paul...
My First Book! A Dissertation on Textual Criticism of the New Testament
Bart describes how he came to write his dissertation on Didymus the Blind. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Does Altruism Even Exist? Some Personal Reflections Based on a Crazy Anecdote
Bart recounts a harrowing incident from his undergraduate days to probe the issue of altruism. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
The New Book I’m Writing About Altruism: Putting It In a Nutshell
Bart summarizes the central argument of his new book: that Jesus is responsible for the care for "others" we have in the western world....