I decided to post something on this topic because someone recently sent me a post promoting (?) a particular view of "Q" and Matthean authorship that appeared at divinecouncil.org. That is not my website. Briefly, the website was promoting the work of New Testament...
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Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Forgery Subject of Latest NTS Journal – Free Access
Thanks to Mark Goodacre for the the notice on this. The latest issue of the scholarly journal New Testament Studies is dedicated to exposing the fraudulent nature of the so-called "Gospel of Jesus' Wife." The editors have granted free access to the articles. No...
Jacobovici and Wilson’s Lost Gospel: Lengthy Review by Richard Bauckham
Well-known New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham recently completed his lengthy review of the latest "Jesus revisionism" book by Jacobovici and Wilson that I've blogged about previously. Bauckham published his review in seven online installments, but the entire...
New Jesus Revisionist Hokum Book Getting Trashed by Scholars
By now most readers will have heard about the new book by Simcha Jacobivici (not a typo) and his academic co-author Dr. Barrie Wilson. In short, it's an embarrassment. And that's saying something given what Simcha (whom I and others have affectionately nick-named...
Update on Second Talpiot Tomb
This is about Talpiot B, the tomb with the alleged "Jonah and the fish" symbol on one of the ossuaries. Most people don't think this is a coherent identification. I don't ("Jonah" still looks like a ball of string to me). I've posted before about what the image...
New Website Dedicated to NT Scholar Father Raymond Brown
Mark Goodacre passed along this note about a new website dedicated to Father Brown. Check it out. I also recommend going to that part of the site that includes several PDFs of Brown's work. He was a major force in NT scholarship and Jesus studies.
Is the Virgin Birth Based on a Mistranslation?
That's the subject of the most recent podcast episode of Mark Goodacre's NT Pod. As Naked Bible readers may know, my own answer is no. Professor Goodacre (Duke University) agrees. Have a listen!
The “Wife of Jesus” Fragment Forgery: How It Was Done
Mark Goodacre has posted links to Andrew Bernhard's research on the fragment in regard to how the fraud was accomplished. One is a complete analysis and is well worth a look.
The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy and the Talpiot Tomb
That's the title of Mark Goodacre's recent post on the Talpiot tomb debate. I highly recommend the post, as it illustrates this logical fallacy very clearly and applies it to the Talpiot tomb material.
Another Reason Why Biblical Studies and Archaeology Should Not Be Done Via the Mainstream Popular Media
Ah, the paleobabbling media now gives us proof that it is also clueless with respect to intellectual discourse. Mark Goodacre reports that Nicole Austin, the Associate Producer on The Resurrection Tomb Mystery documentary (The Jesus Discovery in Canada) has accused...
Two Items Regarding Talpiot B and James Tabor
I'm just reading James Tabor's post regarding Prof. James Charlesworth's apparent discovery of the name "Jonah" on the ossuary that purports to have a fish symbol on it. If that turns out to be a true inscription (looks pretty reasonable to me), then that would...
Richard Bauckham on the Flimsy Evidence for Talpiot B as the Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea
I hope you all read the short but clear-headed guest post on Mark Goodacre's NT Blog by guest blogger Richard Bauckham. Professor Bauckham does a nice job of succinctly demonstrating the tenuous nature of what seems to be the only data point approximating evidence for...
Talpiot B Fish – With Handles?
Those of you who have been following the discussion over the Talpiot B "fish symbol" will find this of interest. Kudos to Mark Goodacre for posting Amos Kloner's 1980 photograph inside this tomb before it was sealed (see Tabor's report) that is available on the "Jesus...
State of the Question for “Jesus Family Tomb” and Talpiot B
I was prodded to write this summary post by Mark Goodacre’s most recent post on Simcha Jacobovici’s apparent obliviousness to the academic criticisms of his work by Mark and others. In a video dated to last year, Jacobovici pretends to be unaware of any mistakes in...
More on the New Talpiot Tomb
Lots of material being generated pretty quickly. Here is a worthwhile overview from Mark Goodacre's NT blog. The post that Mark directs us to by Tom Verenna that serves as a collection of response is here (just in case you don't click through to the Goodacre post)....