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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.

Gospels

The Roman civil war 68-69 CE and Nero’s suicide in Luke 11:17-18a

Luke 11:17-18a reads as follows: (17) But he [Jesus], knowing their thoughts, said to them: ‘Every kingdom divided against itself...

Gospels

‘Eternal life’, the theologizing mistranslation of a political notion

The ζωή αἰώνιος (dzōē aiōnios) notion is frequently used in the New Testament. The literal translation of ζωή αἰώνιος is...

Revelation

Thanatos as a coded term of disgust for Titus

In an earlier blog post I identified the riders of the four horses of Revelation 6 as the Roman equites...

Multiple sources

Signs in the sun and the moon, the stars and the sky; unexpected light and darkness – Part three: discussion

In this blog post I discuss several New Testament and other early Christian texts which describe signs in the sun...

Multiple sources

Signs in the sun and the moon, the stars and the sky; unexpected light and darkness – Part two: table and footnotes

This blog post discusses several New Testament and other early Christian texts which describe signs in sun, moon, stars and...

Multiple sources

Signs in the sun and the moon, the stars and the sky; unexpected light and darkness – Part one: the texts

In this blog post I discuss several New Testament and other early Christian texts which describe signs in sun, moon,...