Secular Bible Study

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 #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

Point #1 – 1:12: A 7-point summary of John 1:29-34Point #2 – 5:12: The next day, time in John’s gospelPoint #3 – 9:18: Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! Point #4 – 11:31: A man who comes after me has surpassed me…Point #5 – 14:47: John says he did not know JesusPoint #6 – 16:27: John’s testimony and purposePoint #7 – 19:18: God’s chosen one, or the Son of God? 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 – 2:08: 3 say it, 2 say it, only 1 says itPoint #2 – 3:53: Jesus’ baptism changes over timePoint #3 – 10:09: Jesus before and after baptism in Mark Point #4 – 20:18: Matthew’s baptism story Point #5 – 24:10: Luke’s baptism story Point #6 – 26:50: Why is the Spirit a dove?  Bibliography:·        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”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Death Throes of the Republic 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  Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 2:16: John denies being the MessiahPoint #2 – 4:40: John denies being ElijahPoint #3 – 5:41: John denies being the ProphetPoint #4 – 9:00: John’s use of IsaiahPoint #5 – 11:36: The Priest and the LevitePoint #6 – 14:07: The Pharisees ask John why he baptizesPoint #7 – 18:57: What is Bethany? Where is Bethany? Bibliography:·        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”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Death Throes of the Republic 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  Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #1 – 2:10: Who are the “brood of vipers?Point #2 – 4:38: Advice for the brood of vipersPoint #3 – 7:05: Stones raised up as children for AbrahamPoint #4 – 9:09: The ax is ready to cut down the treePoint #5 – 10:25: John takes three questionsPoint #6 – 12:27: A question from the crowdPoint #7 – 16:32: Who were tax collectors?Point #8 – 19:50: John tells the tax collectors what to doPoint #9 – 21:24: John tells the soldiers what they should doPoint #10 – 24:26: They wondered ‘in their hearts’ if John was the Messiah Bibliography:·        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”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Death Throes of the Republic 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  Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Point #7 – 0:35: Where did John’s followers come from? Point #8 – 2:38: John’s clothingPoint #9 – 7:47: John’s foodPoint #10 – 11:14: Baptize with water, fire, or the Holy Spirit Bibliography:·        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·        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”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Death Throes of the Republic 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  Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com