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I will now move to a nutshell mini-thread on the individual Pauline letters in the New Testament.  I will be covering them in canonical sequence, including both the so-called undisputed Pauline letters, which I’m saying are “so-called” simply because scholars in every field dispute flippin’ everything (well, almost everything), and the disputed epistles, which, as [...]

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Now that I have provided nutshell summaries of Paul’s life, letters, and significance, I can provide some suggestions for further reading.  Here is an annotated list of some of the books you may find useful.  These are taken from my textbook, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (Oxford University Press) in [...]

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Now that I have provided an overview of the significance of Paul and his letters (my previous post) I can summarize what we can know about his life.  I begin by trying to give a fifty-word version: Paul, originally a zealous Greek-speaking Jew, vigorously opposed early Christians before having a vision of the resurrected Jesus [...]

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Now that I have covered the Gospels and Acts in this “Nutshell” series, it is time to move on to the writings of Paul.  Rather than start with his first letter in the New Testament, Romans, I’ve decided to devote a couple of posts to Paul himself, one to his significance and surviving letters and [...]

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I am happy to report that I have now, finally, finished my manuscript on the ethics of Jesus and have sent it in to my editor for her to peruse and suggest edits.  Phew!!  This one seems to have been a “Slow Train Coming.”  Huge relief. I’ve changed the title I’ve been giving it for [...]

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How much historical information about Jesus does the Gospel of Mark present?  How do you date an ancient manuscript?  Why does Mark have a "messianic secret"? These are among the very good questions I've received recently, and here is how I've tried to answer them succinctly. ****************************** QUESTION: How much of the historical Jesus does [...]

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These "In a Nutshell" posts on the books of the New Testament are obviously meant to provide quick, concise, and accurate information about each of the books of the New Testament.  Many of you may be interested in longer expositions.  To that end, you may be interested in the far more extensive discussions that I [...]

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I'm going on a cruise this summer and it looks like a complete winner.  I've made a video explaining it and inviting people to consider coming, including where to call/email to get more info.  Hope some of you can consider it! https://vimeo.com/1060335268/95523b1f...

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Gold & Platinum Members, Our monthly Gold Q&A is here—your opportunity to submit your burning questions and have Bart answer them. What have you always wanted to know? Send in your questions at: [email protected] (Don’t ask them in the comments of this post – they won’t be included!) Remember, short, to-the-point questions will be given [...]

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