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The Bible and Interpretation

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Historical Jesus News

Some Questions about the James Ossuary
Hypotyoseis: June 23, 2005
Did Constantine Invent the Divinity of Jesus?
Beliefnet: June 2005
New Testament scholar compares the "Jesus of Hollywood" to the historical one
Stanford: June 1, 2005
The Passion by Mel Gibson: Enthusiastic Response in the
Catholic World, Restrained Criticism by the Jews
Jewish Political Studies Review : Spring 2005
The Resurrection
ABC News: May 20, 2005
Blindness or Insight? The Jewish Denial of Jesus Christ
ICJS: located May 2005
Why Jews Don't Accept Jesus
Beliefnet: April 2005
Articles on the James Ossuary
Archaeology
Holy Assertions! David Klinghoffer says Jews saved the world.
NRO: March 24, 2005
The Mystery of Antiquities: Ossuary owner charged with forgery
ChristianityToday: February 2005
Did 'The Passion' Fulfill Its Promise?
They said the movie might convert millions, wreck
Jewish-Christian relations, ruin Mel. Which predictions
came true?
Beliefnet: February 2005
Why The Jews Did or Did Not Reject Jesus
FirstThings: February 2005
Fascinated with The Passion
ChristianityToday: June 2004
The Passion's Passionate Despisers
First Things: June/July 2004
"I DIDN'T SEE ANY ANTI-SEMITISM"
Crosscurrents: Spring 2004
PBS "Secrets of the Dead" Buries the Truth About Turin Shroud
CSICOP: April 2004
The Case of the Holy Fraudster
CSICOP: March 2004
Jesus and Paul
Beliefnet: April 2004
Jesus and Paul: Looking at a Journalistic Approach to Christianity's Beginnings
ChristianityToday: April 2004
The Horror & The Passion
National Review: April 9, 2004
The Religious Experience Of Jesus
Harvard Divinity Bulletin: Located 2004
Passions, Past And Present
New Yorker: March 1, 2004
The 'Passion' Gap: How Christians and Jews misunderstand each other.
Beliefnet: March 2004
Filming Jesus: Between Authority and Heresy
SBL: March 2004
History, Hollywood, and the Bible: Some Thoughts on Gibson's Passion
SBL: March 2004
Rediscovering the Language Jesus Spoke
ChristianityToday: March 2004
The Protocols of Mel Gibson
Nation: March 11, 2004
The Passion of The Christ
JChristianityToday: March 2004
Mel Gibson uses a 'hidden script' based on visions of a German nun in making his film.
Beliefnet: February 2004
Gibson�s Passion
First Things: March 2004
Why some Jews fear The Passion
ChristianityToday: February 20, 2004
Jews and 'The Passion': Are Watchdog Groups Going Overboard?
Beliefnet: February 2004
Is The Passion of the Christ Good Because It's Accurate? Is It Accurate?
Christianity Today: February 9, 2004
A liberal professor and a conservative professor debate the movie, the Bible, theology and more.
Beliefnet: February 2004
A Jewish View of Gibson's `Passion'
Beliefnet: February 2004
The once-admirable Gibson is staking his career on portraying Jews as demonic god-killers.
Beliefnet: February 2004
Responses to Jesus: The Jewish 'no' and the Christian 'yes'
Jewish-Christians Relations: Located January 2004
Book Review: The Resurrection of the Son of God
First Things: December 2003
'Who Was Jesus?': An Exchange.
NY Review of Books: November 6, 2003
Bones of Contention: Why I still think the James bone box is likely to be authentic.Christianity Today: September 23, 2003
'You Can't Whitewash the Events of the Bible'
BeliefNet: September 2003
What Mel Missed: There's a reason why the gospels don't dwell on the blood and gore of the crucifixion.
BeliefNet: September 2003
Fantasy and myth in the death of Jesus
By George Aichele: Located September 2003
How Did Jesus Become God, and Why
By Lloyd Geering: Located August 2003
Gibson Says He Has `Softened' Crucifixion Story in New Jesus Movie
Beliefnet: August 2003
I don't know if the film is anti-Jewish. But the response to criticism of the movie smacks of anti-Semitism.
Beliefnet: August 2003
Was Jesus Married?
Beliefnet: June 2003
Are the Passion and Easter Stories Really Anti-Semitic?
Beliefnet: April 2003
An interview with N. T. Wright, author of The Resurrection of the Son of God.
Christianity Today; April 2003
Bethany Beyond The Jordan
ASOR: March 2003
The Top Ten Exegetical Discoveries for Excavating Jesus
BeliefNet: January 2003
Beliefs about Jesus' virgin mother vary between Christians of the early church, Roman Catholics, and modern-day Protestants
Christianity Today: December 2002
The Gospels As Historical Sources For Jesus,The Founder Of Christianity
R. T. France: Located November 2002
'The Most Important Extrabiblical Evidence of Its Kind'
Beliefnet: October 27, 2002
Jesus' Siblings: A Bone of Contention for Catholics
Beliefnet: October 27, 2002
Stunning New Evidence that Jesus Lived
Christianity Today: October 21, 2002
The Jesus Scandal
Christianity Today: February 4, 2002
Did Christ Invent Christianity?
BeliefNet: Located February, 2002
Finding the Historical Jesus: An Interview with John Meier
American Catholic: Located February, 2002
The Present State of the "Third Quest" for the Historical Jesus: Loss and Gain
John Meier: Located February, 2002
Jerusalem At the Time of Jesus
Time: April 2001
The Jesus of the Cults
Cesnur: March 8, 2001
The Easter Moment: Part I
BeliefNet: Located March, 2001
CT Classic: Who Killed Jesus?
Christianity Today: March 1, 2001
The Trial and Death of Jesus
Jewish Christian Relations: Located February, 2001
Jesus the Jew
Jewish Christian Relations: Located February, 2001
A Radically Different Jesus: While scholars debate whether the text represents Jesus' true teachings, the Gospel of Thomas is hitting Amazon's radar screens.
BeliefNet: February, 2001
For Jesus, Appearances Count
BeliefNet: January, 2001
Whose Child Is This? The early church's opponents claimed Jesus was illegitimate
Christianity Today, December 22, 2000
From Jesus to Christ: the first Christians
PBS Frontline: Located December, 2000
Stigmata: In Imitation of Christ
Skeptical Inquirer: July, 2000