“Are we. . . to listen to her?”: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (NT Apocrypha 7)
Comment or correction
“Are we. . . to listen to her?”: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (NT Apocrypha 7)
Category Archives: Christian origins and literature
“Forgery” (deceit) or “pseudonymity” (admiration): Ehrman’s take (NT Apocrypha 12)
“Forgery” (deceit) or “pseudonymity” (admiration): Ehrman’s take (NT Apocrypha 12)
“Gnosticism” as a scholarly category and the study of the diversity of Christianity (NT Apocrypha 15)
“Gnosticism” as a scholarly category and the study of the diversity of Christianity (NT Apocrypha 15)
“Who is this guy?”: The Gospel of Mark on the identity of Jesus (NT 1.3)
“Who is this guy?”: The Gospel of Mark on the identity of Jesus (NT 1.3)
A guided tour of the heavens: The Ascension of Isaiah (NT Apocrypha 21)
A guided tour of the heavens: The Ascension of Isaiah (NT Apocrypha 21)
A second highly probable thing about the historical Jesus: Immersion by John the Baptizer
A second highly probable thing about the historical Jesus: Immersion by John the Baptizer
A very Jewish Jesus: The Gospel of Matthew’s portrait (NT 1.4)
A very Jewish Jesus: The Gospel of Matthew’s portrait (NT 1.4)
Acts of John: Be thou like the bed-bugs (NT Apocrypha 5)
Acts of John: Be thou like the bed-bugs (NT Apocrypha 5)
Alexander the Great (d. 323 BCE) and Christian origins (NT 1.2)
Alexander the Great (d. 323 BCE) and Christian origins (NT 1.2)
An early Christian schism over how to view Jesus’ flesh: Opponents of John the elder (Diversity 1.2)
An early Christian schism over how to view Jesus’ flesh: Opponents of John the elder (Diversity 1.2)
April D. DeConick’s The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says
April D. DeConick’s The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says
Breaking news: Early Christians had no New Testament (NT 2.1)
Breaking news: Early Christians had no New Testament (NT 2.1)
Breaking news: Early Christians were impious atheists . . . (NT 3.2)
Breaking news: Early Christians were impious atheists . . . (NT 3.2)
Christian Origins (NT 1.1)
Christian Origins (NT 1.1)
Contexts of early Christianity (NT 3.1)
Contexts of early Christianity (NT 3.1)
Did the peasant Jesus ignore Judean ritual laws? Crossan’s answer
Did the peasant Jesus ignore Judean ritual laws? Crossan’s answer
Diversity, part 2: Judean diversity fits with plurality of Jesus groups
Diversity, part 2: Judean diversity fits with plurality of Jesus groups
Early Christian Apocrypha and the historiography of early Christianity (NT Apocrypha 6)
Early Christian Apocrypha and the historiography of early Christianity (NT Apocrypha 6)
Interpreting Judean scriptures in Paul’s time (NT 2.10)
Interpreting Judean scriptures in Paul’s time (NT 2.10)
It’s the end of the world as we know it: Paul’s apocalyptic worldview (NT 2.6)
It’s the end of the world as we know it: Paul’s apocalyptic worldview (NT 2.6)
Jesus said: Let the children. . . get lost? (NT Apocrypha 11)
Jesus said: Let the children. . . get lost? (NT Apocrypha 11)
Jesus’ descent into hell and Satan’s conversation with Hades (NT Apocrypha 3)
Jesus’ descent into hell and Satan’s conversation with Hades (NT Apocrypha 3)
Judas Iscariot as the “good guy”?: The Gospel of Judas
Judas Iscariot as the “good guy”?: The Gospel of Judas
Let’s talk about sects: Diversity in Second-Temple Judaism (NT 2.3)
Let’s talk about sects: Diversity in Second-Temple Judaism (NT 2.3)
Luke’s portrait of Jesus: Prophet Elijah and “Saviour” (NT 2.14)
Luke’s portrait of Jesus: Prophet Elijah and “Saviour” (NT 2.14)
Marcion’s Stranger God (also “strange”)
Marcion’s Stranger God (also “strange”)
On Sexual Indulgence: Paul and contemporaries like Musonius Rufus
On Sexual Indulgence: Paul and contemporaries like Musonius Rufus
Paul and the situation at Galatia — again (NT 2.9)
Paul and the situation at Galatia — again (NT 2.9)
Paul and the Super-apostles at Corinth (NT 2.8)
Paul and the Super-apostles at Corinth (NT 2.8)
Paul, the Galatians, and circumcision (NT 1.6)
Paul, the Galatians, and circumcision (NT 1.6)
Peter (in the Pseudo-Clementines) on “false” passages in scripture (NT Apocrypha 4)
Peter (in the Pseudo-Clementines) on “false” passages in scripture (NT Apocrypha 4)
Peter vs. Simon Magus (alias Paul) in the Pseudo-Clementines (NT Apocrypha 17)
Peter vs. Simon Magus (alias Paul) in the Pseudo-Clementines (NT Apocrypha 17)
Reflections from the Diversity of Early Christianity course, part 1: Invested sources
Reflections from the Diversity of Early Christianity course, part 1: Invested sources
Sex and salvation in the Gospel of Philip
Sex and salvation in the Gospel of Philip
Sophia’s mistake: The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos (NT Apocrypha 16)
Sophia’s mistake: The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos (NT Apocrypha 16)
Sophia’s repentance: The Apocryphon of John (NT Apocrypha 20)
Sophia’s repentance: The Apocryphon of John (NT Apocrypha 20)
The “savage” Marcion: Ethnographic stereotypes in attacking “heretics”
The “savage” Marcion: Ethnographic stereotypes in attacking “heretics”
The Gospel of Judas and ethnographic stereotypes: The priests “sacrifice their own children”
The Gospel of Judas and ethnographic stereotypes: The priests “sacrifice their own children”
The anti-imperial Paul “coalition” — John Barclay’s response to N.T. Wright
The anti-imperial Paul “coalition” — John Barclay’s response to N.T. Wright
The brilliant student and the humiliated teacher again: Smart young Apollonius of Tyana (NT Apocrypha 8)
The brilliant student and the humiliated teacher again: Smart young Apollonius of Tyana (NT Apocrypha 8)
The Coptic Gospel of Thomas and an interesting online debate (NT Apocrypha 13)
The Coptic Gospel of Thomas and an interesting online debate (NT Apocrypha 13)
The Cursing Infant Jesus: Ancient vs. modern sensibilities (NT Apocrypha 1)
The Cursing Infant Jesus: Ancient vs. modern sensibilities (NT Apocrypha 1)
The Fall of the temple of Artemis according to the Acts of John (NT Apocrypha 14)
The Fall of the temple of Artemis according to the Acts of John (NT Apocrypha 14)
The Jesus Ultimatum: Action and suspense in Mark’s gospel
The Jesus Ultimatum: Action and suspense in Mark’s gospel
The Little Drummer Boy and Protevangelium of James (NT Apocrypha 2)
The Little Drummer Boy and Protevangelium of James (NT Apocrypha 2)
The morphing Jesus: Christology in the Acts of John (NT Apocrypha 19)
The morphing Jesus: Christology in the Acts of John (NT Apocrypha 19)
Thecla, Tertullian, and controversies over women’s leadership (NT Apocrypha 18)
Thecla, Tertullian, and controversies over women’s leadership (NT Apocrypha 18)
Viewing the diversity of early Christianity through opponents (Diversity 1.1)
Viewing the diversity of early Christianity through opponents (Diversity 1.1)
Was Paul a man of his time?: Contemporaries on the treatment of slaves (NT 2.11)
Was Paul a man of his time?: Contemporaries on the treatment of slaves (NT 2.11)
What crime did Ignatius of Antioch commit and who laid the charges?
What crime did Ignatius of Antioch commit and who laid the charges?
Worshiping the Beast / Honouring the Emperor
Worshiping the Beast / Honouring the Emperor