Secular Bible Study

Point #1 – 3:01: Who was Nicodemus?Point #2 – 8:17: Why did Nicodemus come to Jesus at night?Point #3 – 10:50: A teacher who has come from GodPoint #4 – 13:03: Born Again vs Born When OldPoint #5 – 18:59: Israel’s TeacherPoint #6 – 21:37: Moses lifted the snake; the Son of Man will be lifted upPoint #7 – 28:29: John 3:16 Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Spong, John Shelby: “The Fourth Gospel”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 1:55: Jesus Makes a Scene at the TemplePoint #2 – 6:01: Cattle, Sheep, and Doves… oh my!Point #3 – 11;33: Money Changers and Tyrian CoinsPoint #4 – 14:41: Expelling Demons, Expelling MerchantsPoint #5 – 18:23: Den of Robbers or a Market? Point #6 – 22:29: Zeal for Your House Will Consume MePoint #7 – 25:19: 46 Years to Build, 3 Days to Raise it Up AgainPoint #8 – 28:21: Who Believed in His Name? Why Didn’t He Trust Them? Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 1:46: Why a WeddingPoint #2 – 7:09: Jesus’s MotherPoint #3 – 10:41: Jesus and His Disciples Also InvitedPoint #4 – 14:23: The Meaning of the WinePoint #5 – 17:45: The Master of the BanquetPoint #6 – 19:30: Why Cana?Point #7 – 24:58: A Honeymoon in Capernaum  Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 1:27: Philip and Nathanael declare who they foundPoint #2 – 5:56: Was Nathanael one of the 12?Point #3 – 11:19: Nathanael’s Gnostic Secret KnowledgePoint #4 – 13:56: Jacob’s DeceitPoint #5 – 19:53: From under the fig tree to Jacob’s Ladder Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 0:40: Jesus leaves for GalileePoint #2 – 3:48: Follow me, Philip Point #3 – 6:02: PhilipPoint #4 – 15:19: The people from Bethsaida Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 0:54: Come to JesusPoint #2 – 2:22: Messiah, aka Christ and Cephas, aka PeterPoint #3 – 7:24: Peter in Mark, Matthew, and LukePoint #4 – 11:18: Peter in Paul’s lettersPoint #5 – 13:23: Peter after Jesus’s death Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 1:23: Key Points and Summary of John 1:35-42Point #2 – 3:29: Timing, location, and order change of the disciplesPoint #3 – 7:54: John the Baptist – Look, the Lamb of God!Point #4 – 12:22: Jesus asks, “What do you want?”Point #5 – 15:46: Where are you staying? – Come, and you will seePoint #6 – 20:57: Four in the afternoon (the 10th hour)Point #7 – 24:44: Andrew and the other disciple – who are they? Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #6 – 0:35: The Three TemptationsPoint #7 – 2:22: Tell These Stones to Become BreadPoint #8 – 6:44: Tests 2 and 3 in a Different Order Point #9 – 8:53: The Highest Point of the Temple Point #10 – 14:01: All the Kingdoms of the WorldPoint #11 – 16:39: Get Behind Me Satan!Point #12 – 18:47: Satan, the Tempter  Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 3:24: 3 say it, 2 say it, only 1 says it…Point #2 – 5:52: Summarizing the wilderness testPoint #3 – 7:25: Mark - the Spirit drove him out?Point #4 – 14:53: Matthew’s version – 40 nightsPoint #5 – 25:21: He was hungry and tempted by Satan Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com