• 4.01d Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Nathanael
    Jan 12 2026

    Point #1 – 1:27: Philip and Nathanael declare who they found

    Point #2 – 5:56: Was Nathanael one of the 12?

    Point #3 – 11:19: Nathanael’s Gnostic Secret Knowledge

    Point #4 – 13:56: Jacob’s Deceit

    Point #5 – 19:53: From under the fig tree to Jacob’s Ladder

    Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society

    · Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books

    · Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books

    · Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books

    · Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

    · Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”

    · Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”

    · Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”

    · Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”

    · Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”

    · Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)

    · Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”

    · Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”

    · Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”

    · Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”

    · Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”

    · Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast

    · Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast

    · Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation

    Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

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    26 mins
  • 4.01c Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Philip
    Dec 26 2025

    Point #1 – 0:40: Jesus leaves for Galilee

    Point #2 – 3:48: Follow me, Philip

    Point #3 – 6:02: Philip

    Point #4 – 15:19: The people from Bethsaida

    Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society

    · Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books

    · Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books

    · Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books

    · Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

    · Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”

    · Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”

    · Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”

    · Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”

    · Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”

    · Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)

    · Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”

    · Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”

    · Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”

    · Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”

    · Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”

    · Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast

    · Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast

    · Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation

    Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

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    22 mins
  • 4.01b Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Simon Peter
    Nov 24 2025

    Point #1 – 0:54: Come to Jesus

    Point #2 – 2:22: Messiah, aka Christ and Cephas, aka Peter

    Point #3 – 7:24: Peter in Mark, Matthew, and Luke

    Point #4 – 11:18: Peter in Paul’s letters

    Point #5 – 13:23: Peter after Jesus’s death

    Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society

    · Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books

    · Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books

    · Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books

    · Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

    · Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”

    · Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”

    · Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”

    · Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”

    · Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”

    · Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)

    · Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”

    · Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”

    · Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”

    · Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”

    · Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”

    · Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast

    · Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast

    · Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation

    Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

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    23 mins
  • 4.01a Jesus’s Ministry Begins – The Call of the First Disciples
    Nov 12 2025

    Point #1 – 1:23: Key Points and Summary of John 1:35-42

    Point #2 – 3:29: Timing, location, and order change of the disciples

    Point #3 – 7:54: John the Baptist – Look, the Lamb of God!

    Point #4 – 12:22: Jesus asks, “What do you want?”

    Point #5 – 15:46: Where are you staying? – Come, and you will see

    Point #6 – 20:57: Four in the afternoon (the 10th hour)

    Point #7 – 24:44: Andrew and the other disciple – who are they?

    Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society

    · Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books

    · Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books

    · Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books

    · Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

    · Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”

    · Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”

    · Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”

    · Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”

    · Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”

    · Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)

    · Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”

    · Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”

    · Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”

    · Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”

    · Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”

    · Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast

    · Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast

    · Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation

    Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

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    30 mins
  • 3.07b Preparation - The Testing of Jesus
    Nov 4 2025

    Point #6 – 0:35: The Three Temptations

    Point #7 – 2:22: Tell These Stones to Become Bread

    Point #8 – 6:44: Tests 2 and 3 in a Different Order

    Point #9 – 8:53: The Highest Point of the Temple

    Point #10 – 14:01: All the Kingdoms of the World

    Point #11 – 16:39: Get Behind Me Satan!

    Point #12 – 18:47: Satan, the Tempter

    Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society

    · Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books

    · Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books

    · Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books

    · Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

    · Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”

    · Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”

    · Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”

    · Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”

    · Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”

    · Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)

    · Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”

    · Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”

    · Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”

    · Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”

    · Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”

    · Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast

    · Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast

    · Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation

    Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

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    30 mins
  • 3.07a Preparation - The Testing of Jesus
    Oct 27 2025

    Point #1 – 3:24: 3 say it, 2 say it, only 1 says it…

    Point #2 – 5:52: Summarizing the wilderness test

    Point #3 – 7:25: Mark - the Spirit drove him out?

    Point #4 – 14:53: Matthew’s version – 40 nights

    Point #5 – 25:21: He was hungry and tempted by Satan

    Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society

    · Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books

    · Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books

    · Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books

    · Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

    · Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”

    · Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”

    · Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”

    · Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”

    · Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”

    · Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)

    · Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”

    · Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”

    · Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”

    · Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”

    · Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”

    · Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast

    · Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast

    · Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation

    Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

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    28 mins
  • 3.06 Preparation - John Testifies About Jesus
    Oct 15 2025

    Point #1 – 1:12: A 7-point summary of John 1:29-34

    Point #2 – 5:12: The next day, time in John’s gospel

    Point #3 – 9:18: Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

    Point #4 – 11:31: A man who comes after me has surpassed me…

    Point #5 – 14:47: John says he did not know Jesus

    Point #6 – 16:27: John’s testimony and purpose

    Point #7 – 19:18: God’s chosen one, or the Son of God?

    Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society

    · Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books

    · Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books

    · Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books

    · Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

    · Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”

    · Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”

    · Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”

    · Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”

    · Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”

    · Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)

    · Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”

    · Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”

    · Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”

    · Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”

    · Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”

    · Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast

    · Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast

    · Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation

    Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

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    23 mins
  • 3.05 Preparation - The Baptism of Jesus
    Sep 30 2025

    Point #1 – 2:08: 3 say it, 2 say it, only 1 says it

    Point #2 – 3:53: Jesus’ baptism changes over time

    Point #3 – 10:09: Jesus before and after baptism in Mark

    Point #4 – 20:18: Matthew’s baptism story

    Point #5 – 24:10: Luke’s baptism story

    Point #6 – 26:50: Why is the Spirit a dove?

    Bibliography:

    · Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books

    · Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books

    · Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books

    · Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

    · Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”

    · Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”

    · Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”

    · Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”

    · Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”

    · Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)

    · Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”

    · Cline, Eric: “1177 BC”

    · Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”

    · Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”

    · Carlin, Dan: Death Throes of the Republic Podcast, “The End is Always Near”

    · Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast

    · Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast

    Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

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    31 mins