Can Biblical Scholarship Free itself from Confessional and Evangelical Interests?

The goal of Biblical Studies Online is to provide both biblical scholars and the interested wider public with ease of access to quality biblical scholarship, as it comes available online. . . . . Unfortunately, it is often difficult to locate these resources on the internet, and sometimes difficult for those less experienced with biblical … Continue reading “Can Biblical Scholarship Free itself from Confessional and Evangelical Interests?”


For and Against the Anonymity of the Gospels — without table format

Here I have copied the previous post without the table format (which can only be fully seen on certain browser settings). Ever since my earlier post Why the Anonymous Gospels? Failure of Scholarship in Pitre’s The Case for Jesus I have intended to address Brant Pitre’s grossly misleading suggestion that all our earliest canonical gospel manuscripts come with the titles … Continue reading “For and Against the Anonymity of the Gospels — without table format”


The Arguments For and Against the Anonymity of the Canonical Gospels

Ever since my earlier post Why the Anonymous Gospels? Failure of Scholarship in Pitre’s The Case for Jesus I have intended to address Brant Pitre’s grossly misleading suggestion that all our earliest canonical gospel manuscripts come with the titles we know them by today — Gospel According to Matthew or simply According to Matthew…. etc. and that the argument that the gospels … Continue reading “The Arguments For and Against the Anonymity of the Canonical Gospels”


A Pre-Christian Heavenly Jesus

A little exchange of views (beginning here) on Larry Hurtado’s blog (Hurtado generously offers a platform for some interesting resources for those interested in mythicist arguments 😉  ) has alerted me to something no doubt many who follow Richard Carrier’s writings more attentively than I have done will already know that Carrier writes: Nor was … Continue reading “A Pre-Christian Heavenly Jesus”