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Jesus Nails… Mary Magdalene

No sooner has Simcha Jacobovici’s “I’ve got the nails that crucified Jesus” claim been repudiated by several hundred real scholars than Jacobovici launches into his next shameless money-spinner: a book on Jesus’ sex-life with Mary Magdalene. And so the circus starts all over again… Mark Goodacre has the details. On this … Continue reading

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Judas and Jesus in Lady Gaga’s Marketing Strategy

Biblical imagery makes for good business. For example, take the deadly dull single, “Judas” by Lady Gaga. In order to transform a tune which possesses as much excitement as a glass of lukewarm parsnip juice into a marketable commodity, the music industry needed to employ one of the standard … Continue reading

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Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Casey on Jesus (6) – Women Witnesses to the Empty Tomb and Their Significance

Review of “Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?” in Maurice Casey, Jesus of Nazareth: An Independent Historian’s Account of His Life and Teaching. London and New York: T&T Clark (Continuum), 2010. Part 6: Women Witnesses to the Empty Tomb and … Continue reading

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Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Casey on Jesus (3) – The Gospel of Mark’s Missing Ending

Review of “Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?” in Maurice Casey, Jesus of Nazareth: An Independent Historian’s Account of His Life and Teaching. London and New York: T&T Clark (Continuum), 2010. Part 3: The Gospel of Mark’s Missing Ending One … Continue reading

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