Theodor Zahn (1838 - 1933) was a German Protestant theologian and a biblical scholar at the University of Erlangen. He was distinguished for his eminent scholarship, especially in connection with the New Testament canon. He stood at the head of the conservative scholarship at his time.

Volume 3: About Luke, The Gospel, Letters and Apocalypse of John.

De eerste christenen waren joden, zij vierden de joodse liturgie en de joodse feesten. Monshouwer laat in dit boek de invloed zien van de joodse leesroosters, en de joodse kalender en joodse liturgie op het ontstaan van de evangeli

WHO IS JESUS, a myth?

The Bible tells us that Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land and that he was buried in an unmarked grave. According to Vedic tradition it is highly likely that Moses/Akhnaton was an evolved being but not all his karma had been worked out. This meant that he had to return (re-incarnate) as a human being and finish his journey. It could well be that by way of a special favour Moses was allowed to reappear in this world as an apparition or appearance of Jesus. J...

Jesus Tradition – early Christian traditions from and about Jesus – plays an important role in New Testament letters, not only in the Gospels and Corpus Paulinum, but also in the seven Catholic Epistles (the epistles of James, I and II Peter, I John, and Jude, which are addressed to the universal Church rather than to an individual or a particular church). This dissertation revolves around the relationship between the Catholic Epistles and the traditions about Jesus that have informed the...

Theodor Zahn (1838 - 1933) was a German Protestant theologian and a biblical scholar at the University of Erlangen. He was distinguished for his eminent scholarship, especially in connection with the New Testament canon. He stood at the head of the conservative scholarship at his time.

Volume 1: The Epistle of James, the Epistles to the Galatians, the Epistles to the Thessalonians, the Epistles to the Corinthians, the Epistle to the Romans.

How could the early followers of Jesus think so differently about his person and the meaning of his message? The matter is a burning issue since the discoveries of a great number of non-orthodox early Christian texts in the sands of the Egyptian desert, such as the Gospels of Thomas, Mary Magdalene, and Judas.This guide to the wide diversity of beliefs among the first generations of Christian believers explains what these 'new' sources contribute to our knowledge of earliest Christianity. Spe...

Two thousand years ago a centuries old fellowship was driven into dire straits. In a chaotic world where knowledge and tradition were systematically being destroyed they saw themselves compelled to, no matter what, secure their greatest secrets. This meant they had to hide it in such a way no one would discover what they had pulled off in the centuries to come. They’d decided to encode their secrets and hide it where nobody would expect it. Hidden in plain sight, namely, in the Bible!!

This...