Since the emergence of historical criticism, many Christian and Jewish scholars have concluded that Jesus was Torah positive, upholding that not even a jot or tittle is to be removed (Matt 5:18). Thus, any ostensible disagreements Jesus had with Pharisees or other rival Jewish interest groups were not with the continued role of Torah per […]
Of Despots, Diadems and Diadochoi: Josephus and Flavian Politics (Prof. Steve Mason, University of Groningen) Dr Steve Mason (University of Groningen) is a scholar with special expertise in Josephus, New Testament Studies, Roman antiquity and Religions of ancient Mediterranean. Some of his papers and publications are available on his web site: www.stevemason.eu Read the entire […]
Pollution and Purification in Josephus’ Judean War (prof. Steve Mason, University of Groningen) Dr Steve Mason (University of Groningen) is a scholar with special expertise in Josephus, New Testament Studies, Roman antiquity and Religions of ancient Mediterranean. Some of his papers and publications are available on his web site: www.stevemason.eu Read the entire article PDF […]
Writings of Josephus: Their Significance for NT Studies (Prof. Steve Mason, University of Groningen) Dr Steve Mason (University of Groningen) is a scholar with special expertise in Josephus, New Testament Studies, Roman antiquity and Religions of ancient Mediterranean. Some of his papers and publications are available on his web site: www.stevemason.eu Read the entire article […]
1:9 I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus. Once God Almighty spoke his very brief words, John identified himself as the next speaker. In a […]
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him… As John states who the principle heavenly parties are that commission him to write and deliver the letter of Revelation, he is interrupted by two seemingly unexpected benedictions. One of them is in vs. 5b-6 and the […]
It is very likely that the institutions referred to as proseuchai in inscriptions dating from 3rd and 2nd century bce Egypt were, in fact, Jewish temples, and not synagogues as is commonly assumed. Here is a link to his article. Click here to enjoy it. One of the most brilliant young scholars of today that […]
Critical Thinkers Lecture, University of Ottawa: Paula Fredriksen. “Paul, Practical Pluralism, and the Invention of Religious Persecution in Roman Antiquity” October 24, 2013, Q&A Part 1. To view this video on YouTube CLICK HERE
All historians struggle with the problem of retrospect. As an historian of Christian origins, however, I am particularly aware of the long shadows cast backward by events and by patterns of thought or of behavior that fell well after the lifetimes of Jesus, the original apostles, and Paul, and that persistently obscure our view of the […]
Paula Fredriksen, Aurelio Professor of Scripture, Boston University and author of From Jesus to Christ and Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews sheds new light on the origins of anti-Semitism and opens a path toward better understanding between two of the worlds great religions. She focuses in particular on the vast change from Paul […]
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