Category: Christology
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GJohn as Polemic: A brief history of John studies (H&J Part 02)
Many have believed the Gospel of John stands against a backdrop of intra-Jewish community conflict. But could the Fourth Gospel also have a relationship with early Gnosticism? Could the gospel actually contain a carefully structured argument against Gnostic opponents or ideas current in John’s first-century environment? Many scholars, both ancient and modern, have thought so. In…
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H&J on Audio – Introduction and Part 01: “The Primacy of John”
Happy to introduce the new Hermes & John audio series! This series will provide those interested in the Hermes & John project with another way to digest all the research. The paper which accompanied my recent presentation at the 2017 Theological Conference is rather long and packed full of information. Since not everyone is able…
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2017 Theological Conference
Happy to announce that next month I will be speaking at the 2017 Theological Conference in Atlanta, GA. The annual gathering, hosted by Restoration Fellowship, will feature presentations by an array of scholars, pastors, researchers, and a variety of voices from around the Biblical Unitarian community. I’ve been working diligently on this project, hence the…
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Forbidden Gospels, the Gnostic Jesus, and Dr. James Charlesworth
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by world-renowned biblical scholar Dr. James Charlesworth, Professor of NT Language and Literature at Princeton. Charlesworth was joined by Dr. Lee McDonald (Acadia Divinity College) at the beautiful Lanier Theological Library for an evening of discussions around the Apocrypha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the canonization process,…
Kegan Chandler, PhD 