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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.

The parable of the sower: an encoded account of the reception and growth of messianism in first-century Judaism
Gospels

The parable of the sower: an encoded account of the reception and growth of messianism in first-century Judaism

In summary we can say that Mark 4:1-34 discusses the messianic positions of the four political (or religious/political) factions of...
Linguistic support for a
Paul

Linguistic support for a 'Jesus' interpolation in 1 Thessalonians 1:10

There are numerous indications that Paul was a trailblazer of the future Christ, and that all Jesus mentions (which are...
The anti-Roman message of 1 Thessalonians 5:2-8 inspired by the War Scroll (1QM I:9-12)
Paul

The anti-Roman message of 1 Thessalonians 5:2-8 inspired by the War Scroll (1QM I:9-12)

In conclusion we can say that, like the War Scroll fragment, Paul describes the future clash between the Romans and...
Galatians 1:1-12, Paul’s most fundamental anti-Roman cryptogram
Paul

Galatians 1:1-12, Paul’s most fundamental anti-Roman cryptogram

I believe that with my identification of the man/men in Galatians 1 as the Roman emperor(s) and of the gospel...
Walking on the water: a coded account of Jesus’ visit to Mount Tabor during the flight of the Galilean rebels to Jerusalem
Gospels

Walking on the water: a coded account of Jesus’ visit to Mount Tabor during the flight of the Galilean rebels to Jerusalem

Below I will try to show that the walking on the water fragment chronologically follows the pericopes about the Tarichaean...
Did Jesus participate in Josephus
Gospels

Did Jesus participate in Josephus's mission to Rome?

In the New Testament ἔρημον is traditionally translated as ‘desert’ or ‘wilderness’, but the word can describe any desolate, abandoned...