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Wishing You an Apocryphal Christmas
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (103+ words) Home " The Bible and Beyond " Discussions " Discussions Archive " An Apocryphal Christmas The Protevangelium of James The Book of the Nativity of the Savior The Revelation of the Magi The Legend of Aphroditianus On the Star by Psuedo-Eusebius of Caesarea Full…...
Christianity by the Century: Second Century CE | Bible & Beyond Blog
1+ week, 5+ day ago (416+ words) Home " The Bible and Beyond " Blog " Christianity by the Century: 2nd Century CE (100 " 200 CE) by Shirley Paulson, PhD An artistic imagining of Valentinus and Marcion How could Jesus be the fulfillment of Jewish scripture and prophecy in context of the complete…...
Why Romans Destroyed the Jewish Temple a Generation After Jesus’s Crucifixion
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1643+ words) An Interview with Dr. Ward Sanford The Cry for Jerusalem series discussed in this podcast explores the spiritual tensions, political chaos, and prophetic significance of a nation on the brink, as seen through Josephus's eyes. Ward has also written dozens…...
Jesus’s Childhood in Historical Context | Bible & Beyond Discussions
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (89+ words) Home " The Bible and Beyond " Discussions " Discussions Archive " Jesus's Childhood in Historical Context Matthew 1:17 " 2 (whole chapter) A printable transcript will be available on or before Wednesday, November 26, 2025. All donations support the website, blog, and podcast of Early Christian Texts." Please…...
Christianity by the Century: The First Century CE
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) Home " The Bible and Beyond " Blog " Christianity by the Century: The First Century CE (0 " 100 CE) by Shirley Paulson, PhD An artistic imagining of Pontius Pilate Even at the start of the century, when Jesus was born, the plight of the…...
Beyond the Canon: Why Apocrypha Matters | Bible & Beyond Podcast
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (848+ words) An Interview with Dr. Tobias Nicklas Some Bible and Beyond podcast episodes are made available as video podcasts on'our YouTube channel. This episode can be found here. Thank you very much for inviting me and thank you very much for…...
Heresies and Power in Early Christianity | Bible and Beyond Podcast
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (879+ words) An Interview with Dr. Bart Ehrman Some Bible and Beyond podcast episodes are made available as video podcasts on'our YouTube channel. This episode can be found here. I heard about a new course that Bart Ehrman is teaching on the…...
Marcus Borg: Christianity with Healing at Its Heart | Bible and Beyond
2+ mon, 3+ hour ago (836+ words) Home " The Bible and Beyond " Articles " Marcus Borg: A Transforming View of Christianity with Healing at Its Heart by Dr. Shirley Paulson The evolution of church traditions has bifurcated these trends in such a way that many sincere seminarians feel…...
Christianity by the Century: The First Century BCE and the Birth of Jesus
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (869+ words) Home " The Bible and Beyond " Blog " Christianity by the Century: The First Century BCE (100 BCE " 0) by Shirley Paulson, PhD An artistic imagining of Herod the Great The century opened with the fading shadow of Greek dominance and the rising power…...
The Council of Nicaea at 1700 Years | Bible and Beyond Podcast
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1684+ words) An Interview with The Reverend Benjamin Wyatt Some Bible and Beyond podcast episodes are made available as video podcasts on'our YouTube channel. This month's episode can be'found here. I'm not sure that everybody knows this, but this year marks the…...