Johndas the Baptistrayer
Today we discussed the great production that is Godspell. We especially focused on the relationship between Judas and John. It was peculiar …
The Anti-Jewish Jesus
The national socialist party of germany did their best to erradicate Judaism completely from Christianity. They recreated the Bible into the Institute …
Any “Quest”ions? : A comparison of the Pre, Old, and New Quests
The scholars of the No Quest period were critical of the Old Quest scholars because of the Old Quest scholar’s strong optimism …
Thomas Christ (The Jeffersonian Jesus)
Thomas Jefferson falls neatly into the Old Quest. He strived to find the “real Jesus” in the midst of all of the …
Fake or Mistake
Today in our discussion, we talked about the differences between the beliefs of Reimarus and Paulus. Reimarus was completely antagonistic against Christianity, …
The Abracadabra Jesus
Jesus was portrayed as the “better magician” in the early church through saturation of His miracle images. People thought that Jesus’ powers …
A Savage Jesus and a Wannabe Twin
-In the synoptic gospels, if you understand Jesus’ parables, then you will enter the Kingdom of God; however in Thomas, you will …
Let’s “Luke” at Luke
We, as a group, focused on the possible political agenda of the author of Luke. For example, when analyzing the trial of …
Matthew or MattJew? The most Jewish Gospel
Matthew, being the most Jewish of the Gospels, presents Jesus and Moses as parallel figures often throughout his gospel. One such parallel …