Jeffrey: ... I actually don't think most people even think it says "may your name be hallowed" They think this is a simple statement of fact. "Hallowed be...
Ron Price wrote, replying to Karel Hanhart: ... Here I'm not so convinced. The destruction of the temple was a great debacle only to the Jews. Mark Matson...
... Hi Jeffrey, This is certainly true of those from the Anglican/ Methodist Baptist heritage, but among American Presbyterian sorts it's "forgive us our ...
... And what do they think they are praying for when they say this, if they think about it what they are saying at all.? Jeffrey -- Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil....
With apologies for cross posting: The Gospels not only tell us that Jesus had disciples; they indicate that he felt it necessary to have them. Assuming the...
Hi Jeffrey, Thinking in church? How often does that happen;)? Seriously, simply a synonym for "forgive us our sins." Conservative Calvinism, of course,...
Hi Jeffrey, ... One other point. The Robert Robinson (1758) hymn, "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" uses the debtor language related to the LP with a nice...
Can list members provide me with some examples from the second temple and tannaitic period of masters not only instructing their disciples in the ways of...
... This is a rather interesting question. Of course, the immediate parallel example is John the Baptist, in Luke 11:1 But we bring some baggage to it in the...
Hi Jeffrey, ... I'm not sure exactly what you're asking us "to assume" as to the history of the presentation, but leaving that aside, how about starting this...
A new article reports measurements of the ratio of chlorine and bromine in ink from a Qumran Cave One manuscript and concludes that the ink was prepared with ...
Stephen, Since I am not a subscriber, was any comparison made to any ink that might have been recovered from the so-called "inkwells"; discovered in the...
[from Geoff Riggs; not Liz. H., my better half] This query is with respect to Josephus's description of Ananus's plans to deliver over one James for stoning....
Just wondering if we have any reason to believe that the reality that Jesus speaks of in Matt. 26:29 and parallels ("my father's kingdom") is not the same...
... First thought is to what Jesus means generally when he refers to "my father". I know that it is generally assumed that he is referring to God rather than...
... God ... Well, the following could be construed as evidence in either direction, but taking (what most scholars take as) the earliest strata, certain turns...
Those of you who were interested in Stevan Davies' book, Jesus the Healer, might be interested in the conference announced below. Bob Schacht University of...
With apologies for the cross-posting. Learn about the shortage of letters affecting publishers! Marvel at the Babylon Battle of the Bands! Drool over the...
Happy Easter to all. Blessings, Rev Tony Buglass Superintendent Minister Upper Calder Methodist Circuit [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
With Jeffrey's approval, I'm pleased to announce that xtalk's fellow group gthomas will be hosting a special event in May which may be of interest to some...
This past Sunday, Acts 3:12-19 came up in our lectionary, and upon hearing it again, I heard it in a different way. Luke-Acts is generally considered late. Dom...
Bob, Such an approach was proposed in C.H. Dodd, “The Framework of the Gospel Narrative,” Expository Times 43 (Oct. 1931 – Sept. 1932):396-400, available...
... First, thanks for your reply. So, then, do you think that the crucifixion was solely an act of the Roman Imperium? Keep in mind that Jesus was coming from...
... [snip] ... Let me pick up on this end of the exchange to flesh out my thoughts a little more. 1. By all accounts, Peter was a talker (loquacious?...
... Thank you for providing this link. It seems that Dodd's interest here is in ... Dodd does not actually refer specifically to Acts 3, but he does refer to ...
List members should know that the fourth volume of John Meier's "A Marginal Jew" is now available, but that it isn't the final volume as promised. I suspect...
Well, I am still hoping for more feedback on my Peter thesis. But I am still intrigued by it. Acts 4:5 begins, "The day after they had arrested Peter and John...
