“There is every reason to believe that the Gospel of John was spread and well known in Babylonia, if not separately then in the version of Tatian’s Diatessaron with its predilection for John.” — Peter Schäfer Copy Share Image
“There exists hardly any other New Testament text that is more unambiguous and firm in Jesus’ mission on earth and his divine origin, indeed… — Peter Schäfer Copy Share Image
“There is every reason to believe that the Gospel of John was spread and well known in Babylonia, if not separately then in the… — Peter Schäfer Copy Share Image
“The Babylonian Jews in the Sasanian Empire, living in a non-Christian and even progressively anti-Christian environment, could easily take up, and continue, the discourse… — Peter Schäfer Copy Share Image
“Its main thesis is that not only the emerging Christianity drew on contemporary Judaism but that rabbinic Judaism, too, tapped into ideas and concepts… — Peter Schäfer Copy Share Image
“This scathing attack on the Christian claim of parthenogenesis may well explain the use of the strange name Panthera/Pantera/Pandera/Pantiri in most of its variations6… — Peter Schäfer Copy Share Image
