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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 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...
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...
Owens, C.W., Son of Yahweh
Book reviews

Owens, C.W., Son of Yahweh

The main part of his essay, the discussion of the four canonical gospels, of Acts and of the famous “abomination...
Bauckham, R., Jesus and the Eyewitnesses – The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony
Book reviews

Bauckham, R., Jesus and the Eyewitnesses – The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony

With over 500 pages, this book is an example of thoroughgoing biblical scholarship. Bauckham expands extensively on his hypothesis that...
A pseudepigraphical text connecting Jesus’ crucifixion with the events of 70 CE
Multiple sources

A pseudepigraphical text connecting Jesus’ crucifixion with the events of 70 CE

The first two sentences of this fragment combine different interesting pieces of information: Jesus’ crucifixion, the tearing of the veil...