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While we were living in Berlin, many years ago, during the Cold War, I recall being confused by a rather common question:How long are you in Berlin?The phrasing of this query, at first, sounded to me as if the person wanted to know how long I would be staying in Berlin, not how long I …

In a recent comment on an old post of mine concerning the overblown claims about the attestation of NT works, Robyn Goss wrote (among other things): There is an ignored massive network of early non-biblical writings (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Clement of Rome, Polycarp, Ignatious [sic] of Antioch, Papias), translations (Vetus Latina, Syriac Peshitta, Coptic Bohariic …

Up until now I have only shared thoughts of others and sometimes added my own commentary. Now I think I am in a position where I can put my years of reading together and propose how it appears to me that “Christianity began”. What we recognize as “Christianity” — embrace of the gospels and letters …

Rene Salm has posted responses to Nazareth-related arguments in Ken Dark’s last three publications. Richard Carrier relies heavily on Ken Dark for the site of first century Nazareth and has recommended others read Dark’s work carefully. My first recommended reading for Carrier is Salm’s detailed analysis of Dark’s claims. Compare the difference: Carrier’s response to …