Here's one New Testament scholar (Larry Hurtado, recently retired, Univ. of Edinburgh) who laughs at the idea. I'd agree with him (and I like reading western esotericism). If you think they're intellectual elites, you've been watching too much on the Fantasy Channel...
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Israel Knohl and April DeConick (and now Heiser) on the Gabriel Stone
April DeConick just posted a letter from Prof. Israel Knohl, the transcriber of the Gabriel Stone. Prof. Knohl comments on her previous post (which I in turn posted for you all). The response notes a suggestion by Dr. DeConick with which Dr. Knohl disagrees. You can...
More Media PaleoBabble on the Gabriel Stone
Sometimes I come across something that makes me wish I'd named this blog PaleoDiarrhea. I usually have that thought when the popular media dips its toe into archaeology and biblical studies (or ancient astronauts). Here's another example brought to my attention by...
Even Scholars Do PaleoBabble
Readers may find April DeConick's series on how the Jesus Seminar is "bankrupt" of interest (her word). April, a professor at Rice University, is by no means a defender of traditional orthodoxy with respect to Christianity. She views the Gnostic material and theology...
More on the “Gabriel’s Revelation” Tablet – Israel Knohl Responds
Israel Knohl addresses some of the concerns raised by April DeConick. Editor's note: because of potential loss of external content, link's main content is reproduced below:From https://forbiddengospels.blogspot.com/2008/08/letter-from-israel-knohl-addressing.html,...
April DeConick on Gabriel’s Revelation
This pertains to the ignorant media hysteria over the Gabriel inscription (blogged about earlier). April DeConcick of Rice University has questions. She is correct in that the 2nd temple texts cited by Israel Knohl may have been revised by Christians, and therefore...
Tom Bartlett Responds to National Geographic’s Defense of its Gospel of Judas
Tom Bartlett, the reporter who wrote the article about the sloppiness of National Geographic's Gospel of Judas project, was kind enough to email his response to NG's "rebuttal" of his article. Here is his reply (NG's rebuttal comments are marked by *): The press...
More on the National Geographic Gospel of Judas Controversy
Here are some items from April DeConick's blog: National Geographic's Response to Tom Bartlett's Chronicle of Higher Education article on the Gospel of Judas Editor's note: broken link. Was National Geographic's Gospel of Judas Footnoted so that it should not be...
More Trouble for the Gospel of Judas National Geographic Hype
And deservedly so. The Chronicle of Higher Education has an interesting, lengthy article on why many scholars think National Geographic had an axe to grind. Ya think? Editor's note: formatting.