Was Jesus happy? That depends, I suppose, on what we mean by "happy," how we define the word itself. I want to offer two possibili...
The Complete Gospel of Mark Online Commentary: Updated with Each Entry
Introduction to the Gospel of Mark Online Commentary Series: I think that the Gospel of Mark is a dramatic narrative, by which I mean ...
Gospel of Mark Commentary Act 2. Scene 5
Easter interrupted the Gospel of Mark commentary, happily, I might add, but we begin again with the twelfth installment, comprising Act 2. ...
It's Not Worth It: Possessions, Wealth and Debt in the Gospel of Luke (Part 3)
This is Part 3, the final part, of the series on Wealth and Possessions in the Gospel of Luke. Part 2 appeared here. The Rich Ma...
It’s Not Worth It: Possessions, Wealth and Debt in the Gospel of Luke (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of the series on Wealth and Possessions in the Gospel of Luke. Part 1 appeared here. The Two Sons: We are lead by th...
New Bart Ehrman Blog: UPDATED
Those of us in the cheap seats can only gaze longingly at the doyennes of the private suites at sporting events, and now a private suite has...
It’s Not Worth It: Possessions, Wealth and Debt in the Gospel of Luke (Part 1)
The issue of whether Jesus was for free markets or a socialist in terms of economics was raised in an NPR story a couple of days ago , wi...
Larry Hurtado, N.T. Wright (and Ben F. Meyer) on the meaning of "all Israel" in Romans 11:25-26
A new post at Larry Hurtado's blog on N.T. Wright's reading of Romans 9-11, especially 11:25-26: "So that you may not claim...
Free Market Jesus or Big Government Jesus? UPDATED with links to the whole series
This story from NPR is starting to make its way around e-mail lists and Facebook. The NPR story is called "Christians Debate: Was Jesus...
Spiritual Senses in the Bible: Something Old, or Something New?
My graduate "Survey of the NT" class at St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity has been reading Peter Williamson's Catholic Prin...
The Evidence for Jesus (5): Success and Martyrdom are not Evidence
This is the fifth in a series of posts on how to judge historical evidence on the life of Jesus. Please see the fourth post here . It cont...
Bible Junkies Podcast 4: Dr. Miri Rubin
For the fourth podcast , recorded on April 12, 2012, I spoke with Miri Rubin, a historian of the medieval period. Professor Rubin had ...