Author, anthropologist, Biblical scholar and master of ancient languages, Robert Eisenman writes his books, “James, the Brother of Jesus,” and “The New Testament Code,” that challenge the validity of New Testament narratives in light of Dead Sea Scroll translations. Previously With a small review of Parts I, II and III: Eisenman shows how: (Part I) James’s (the “Brother” of Jesus) life-long virginity is “transliterated” to Mary (the “Mother” of Jesus), by about the middle ...
Updated 15th January 2012 at 08:20 PM by wordryder
Please be invited to review prior blogs in this series: Part I @A New Testament Reality Check and A New Testament Reality Check: How Nazareth disappears - Blogs - Volconvo Debate Forums Introduction Robert Eisenman, Biblical Scholar, anthropologist, teacher and master of ancient languages, writes his book, “James the Brother of Jesus” as an exposition that severely tests the veracity of New Testament narrative on several levels. What he’d been suspecting for ...
Updated 28th December 2011 at 01:37 PM by wordryder
Part II (Part I @ http://www.volconvo.com/forums/relig...ity-check.html) Robert Eisenman, Biblical Scholar, anthropologist, teacher and master of ancient languages, writes his book, “James the Brother of Jesus” as an exposition that severely tests the veracity of New Testament narrative on several levels. For many, it may seem like bad timing to raise these issues now; for me, the timing was always bad and shall remain so--perhaps ...
Updated 28th December 2011 at 12:26 PM by wordryder
We had no idea what awaited us, and opened the door into an elegant bevel-mirrored foyer, lit with a spectacular multiprismed chandelier. Then we heard the music. Now we had to open the second door. There, on a tiered stage, was an all-Japanese, 40-piece-orchestra, playing the “Big Band” music of the forties and fifties with foot-stomping enthusiasm. We stopped right where we were, not believing what we were hearing—and seeing. Stunning Japanese women, with ...
Updated 24th December 2011 at 12:26 AM by wordryder
“HAI!” When we make a leap out of our comfort zone into a far-flung country, cultural divergence tests what we think we know. These are the moments when a sense of humor becomes an indispensable piece of survival equipment. Welcome to Japan! It was our first trip overseas. After two hours of productive, white-knuckle flying over the Pacific under my seat belt, I decided the pilot had had all the help he was going to get from me. But with 12 hours still to go, I might need to ...
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