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In A Chronological Revision of the Origins of Christianity, I have established the framework of an all-encompassing chronological theory of the origins of Christianity. Further study and reading has yielded numerous additional insights, which I will share in brief blog-like articles. This new content is supplemented with some book reviews and general reflections.

A rebellious Jesus in a Toledot Yeshu fragment of the Cairo genizah
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A rebellious Jesus in a Toledot Yeshu fragment of the Cairo genizah

Recently my attention has been drawn to the latest issue of JJMJS. I have read Evans’ and van Putten’s article...
Friessen, S.J. Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John – Reading Revelation in the Ruins

Friessen, S.J. Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John – Reading Revelation in the Ruins

This book is divided into two parts, the first of which provides an informative discussion of the different imperial cults...
Horsley, R. A. (ed.) Hidden Transcripts and the Arts of Resistance – Applying the Work of James C. Scott to Jesus and Paul
Book reviews

Horsley, R. A. (ed.) Hidden Transcripts and the Arts of Resistance – Applying the Work of James C. Scott to Jesus and Paul

James C. Scott’s Domination and the Arts of Resistance was an intense reading experience. While reading Scott’s magisterial work it...
Yamazaki-Ransom, K. The Roman Empire in Luke’s Narrative
Gospels

Yamazaki-Ransom, K. The Roman Empire in Luke’s Narrative

Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom places his ‘The Roman Empire in Luke’s Narrative’ in the growing scholarly interest in the political aspects of...
Goodacre, M. The Synoptic Problem – A Way through the Maze
Book reviews

Goodacre, M. The Synoptic Problem – A Way through the Maze

Didactically this is a strong book. The author’s style of writing is clear and accessible and he offers numerous well-chosen...
Portier-Young, A.E. Apocalypse against Empire – Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism
Book reviews

Portier-Young, A.E. Apocalypse against Empire – Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism

Apocalypse against Empire discusses Jewish resistance against Seleucid imperial rule at the beginning of the 2nd century BCE recorded in...