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1. Did Constantine commission and finance a new Bible that omitted certain gospels?

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Dr. Darrell L. Bock Dr. Bart D. Ehrman Dr. Deidre J. Good
 

2. Did the early Christians consider Jesus only a mere mortal before Constantine and the
Council of Nicaea “invented” the doctrine of his deity in A.D. 325?

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Dr. Darrell L. Bock    

 

3. Was Jesus’ deity determined by a close vote of the bishops present at the Council of Nicaea?

 

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Dr. Darrell L. Bock    

 

4. Are the Gospels of Philip and Mary important sources of historical information about
Jesus?

 
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Dr. James H. Charlesworth    

 

5. Do the gospels of Philip or Mary date to the first century?

 
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Dr. Bart D. Ehrman    

 

6. Does the Gospel of Philip support the idea that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene?

 
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Dr. Bart D. Ehrman    

 

7. Should the kiss mentioned in the Gospel of Philip be considered an indication of a
sexual relationship?

 
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Dr. Bart D. Ehrman Dr. Deidre J. Good

 

8. Is Dan Brown right in saying the Gnostic writers were interested in a mortal Jesus
and it was orthodox Christians who emphasized Jesus as a heavenly being?

 
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Dr. James H. Charlesworth    

 

9. Would a volume with the title “The Gnostic Gospels” contain books from the Dead Sea Scrolls?

 
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Dr. Bart D. Ehrman  

 

10. Are the Nag Hammadi (Gnostic) writings the earliest Christian sources as Dan Brown claims?

 
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Dr. Bart D. Ehrman  

 

11. Why did Christian bishops in the 4th century reject the Gnostic writings?

 
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Dr. Darrell L. Bock  

 

12. Is the legend of the Holy Grail supported by historical evidence?

 
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Dr. Bart D. Ehrman Dr. Deidre J. Good

 

13. Is it credible to view the womb of Mary Magdalene as the Holy Grail?

 
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Dr. James H. Charlesworth    

 

14. Is there evidence or reason to think Jesus was married?

 

 
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Dr. Bart D. Ehrman Dr. Deidre J. Good

 

15. Does it matter to Christianity if Jesus be relegated to merely mortal status?

 
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Dr. Darrell L. Bock  

 

16, Is there any reason to think that the person to the right of Jesus in the painting the
Last Supper is a woman?

 
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Dr. Denise Budd  

 

17. How sure can we be what the original painting looked like, and was Leonardo’s
depiction of John the Evangelist as young and even somewhat feminine a departure from
the norm for this time period?

 
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Dr. Denise Budd  

 

18. Is it true that a modern cleaning of the Last Supper painting shed light on the gender of
the person to the right of Jesus?

 
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Dr. Denise Budd  

 

19. Does Brown’s assertion that the person to right of Jesus is a woman have support
among art historians?

 
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Dr. Denise Budd  

 

20. Is there credible evidence that Mary Magdalene went to France in the later years of
her life?

 
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Dr. James H. Charlesworth    

 

21. Is the Priory of Sion a secret society that has existed since 1099?

 
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Dr. Jennifer L. Hevelone-Harper  

 

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