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The Jesus Fish – A Secret Christian Code?
There's Something Fishy about an Early Christian Motif
Feb 19
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John Nelson
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Did Jesus Hide His Identity?
Unpacking the Messianic Secret in Mark's Gospel
Feb 7
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John Nelson
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Tom Holland on the Historical Jesus
An Evening Discussion at All Soul's, London
Jan 16
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John Nelson
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Five Facts about the Gospels (You Might Not Hear in a Pew)
Nov 16, 2024
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John Nelson
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Tom Holland on the Historical Jesus
Jan 16
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John Nelson
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Did Matthew Invent the Virgin Birth?
Dec 7, 2025
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John Nelson
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How to Become a World Expert on the Historical Jesus
Jul 12, 2025
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John Nelson
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Does Christianity Rise and Fall on the Virgin Birth?
Dec 27, 2025
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John Nelson
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Can the Dates of Jesus' Death Be Reconciled?
Jan 21, 2024
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John Nelson
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Are the Gospels Graeco-Roman 'Lives'?
The Gospels and Ancient Biography
Feb 14
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John Nelson
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The Missing Image of Jesus
Sketches of my PhD thesis
Feb 4
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John Nelson
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What did Jesus Really Look Like?
January: Behind the Gospels 2026 Lecture Series
Feb 1
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John Nelson
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Biblical Scholarship & Shifting Beliefs
An Interview with C.J. Cornthwaite
Jan 24
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What Happened Before The Gospels?
The Form-Critical View of Oral Tradition
Jan 11
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John Nelson
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Two Years Behind the Gospels
A Reader's Digest for 2025
Jan 3
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John Nelson
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Does Christianity Rise and Fall on the Virgin Birth?
A Brief Reflection on a Biblical Conception
Dec 27, 2025
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John Nelson
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