James Barfield, whose Copper Scroll claims have been critiqued by Robert Cargill, has posted two new videos. Barfield claims to reveal the first five locations...
With apologies for cross posting. It's that time of year again when the Society of Biblical Literature's Annual Meeting is just around the corner (Nov. 21st -...
... I meant I begin to arrange the now traditional (13th annual!) gathering of all those NT and Biblical and Biblically related e-list members (i.e. XTalkers,...
The conversation below originated on the GTH list, but it's import transcends thomasine interests in ways quite relevant to this list, which has been somewhat...
I think Stevan meant this to go at least to GTh, and perhaps also ... Good! Thanks for your reply. I had written:(previous correspondence is in italics) ... It...
Hi Bob, With this conversation going on another list and what you have listed here presenting all manner of issues, I'm just going to make a few points for...
To: Crosstalk Cc: WSW, GPG In Response To: Gordon Raynal On: Wisdom Literature From: Bruce GORDON: If your grandchild is in the yard by the road and the ball...
Hi Bruce, ... Those would be wisdom responses, as well! ... Your note provides an understanding of wisdom that is centrally cognitively focused in nature, both...
This is the second notice of the 13th annual E-Lister's that will take place at SBL on Saturday, Nov. 21st at 11:30 a.m. the Eisenbrauns Press booth (# 704)...
For those who have not yet left for SBL: This is the third and final notice of the 13th annual E-Lister's that will take place at SBL on Saturday, Nov. 21st...
National Geographic is running a show this week called "The First Jesus" http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/expedition-week/4290/Overview#tab-facts ...
To: Crosstalk In Response To: Bob Schacht On: The First Jesus From: Bruce Those whose interest has been piqued by a possible parallel between Jesus and a ...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gau86WiP40-jUcR3edModbbeWmYA "Israel finds remains of Jesus-era home in Nazareth" Stephen Goranson ...
Dear XTalk, Jeffrey B. Gibson (jgibson000@...) has sent you a Jacquie Lawson electronic greeting card. Please click on the following link to see your...
Thank you, Jeffrey. Happy Christmas to you and all the list. Blessings, Rev Tony Buglass Superintendent Minister Upper Calder Methodist Circuit [Non-text...
As virtually everyone knows, Stephen C. Carlson (based on earlier comments by Robert Price) openly questioned whether Morton Smith had staged a hoax, loosely...
From my reading of Hunter's novel, I had the strong impression that the main inspiration for the Shred of Nicodemus and its discovery was Tischendorf's...
Stephen, Hunter may well have used select bits from a wide variety of actual events to construct his plot, as it adds verisimilitude to the fiction. From the...
Will some exegete please explain Matthew 21:28-31 to me? Is Jesus saying that what you do is more important than what you say? I'm often confused by such...
Bob, I do think that may be the point of the story. In some honor/shame cultures even today, a son would simply be expected to respond positively - regardless...
Hi Bob, James beat me to the punch here, but I'll elaborate a bit. John Pilch often references a survey of Lebanese villagers who favor the second son -- the...
To: Crosstalk In Response To: Bob Schacht On: Parable of the Two Sons From: Bruce The passage at issue is Mt 21:28-31 Bob: Is Jesus saying that what you do is...
Hi Bob, Trust this finds you well (been a long while). Yes, I think essentially that's the point. What matters is to do the will of God, not just to give lip...
Bob, I think you have it on the nose. The question Jesus poses is not which of the two sons was polite or insulting, but rather which son did his father's...
