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Blowin’ In the Wind*
By Brandon Scott
When did “spirit” become the translation for the Greek pneuma? The answer, while not difficult, has profound implications.
The Hebrew word ruach (ר֣וּח) means wind, breath, air.
The Greek word pneuma (πνεῦμα) means wind,...
Poverty of the Spirit
By David Galston
The Gospels of Matthew and Luke share a common source of Jesus sayings, which is called Q. It is usually understood that Q comes from the German word Quelle for source. It is a reference to the parallel sayings that are fo...
Myth Wins Out—Resistance is Futile
By Brandon Scott
Imperial Mythology
The ancient Mediterranean world was highly stratified and hierarchically organized. Power and wealth were concentrated in less than the one percent with which we Americans are so familiar. Between 35...
Was Jesus Violent?
By David Galston
What is the evidence that Jesus was violent or, at least, believed in a violent God? Many biblical scholars and lay Bible readers believe that Jesus warned about the end of time when God’s wrath would be poured out upon th...
The Bible: A Medieval Invention?
By Bernard Brandon Scott
A selection of modern English Bible translations. Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons
In 324 CE, the Emperor Constantine placed an order for fifty Bibles. He couldn’t order them from the local bookstore. Such an orde...
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Since 1985, Westar’s Jesus Seminar has used scholarship to separate history from legend. The quest continues. Join us as we follow the evidence wherever it leads, without bowing to literalism or authority. Follow for a new biblical quest.
Executive Director of the Westar Institute. PhD McGill University, Philosophical Theology.
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