In April 2004, Beliefnet welcomed the highly regarded Bible scholars below to our boards, where they answered user questions about Jesus and Paul.
Robert W. Funk is the founder of the Westar Institute and co-chair of the Jesus Seminar. A Guggenheim Fellow and Senior Fulbright Scholar, he has served as Annual Professor of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem and as chair of the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University. He was Executive Secretary of the Society of Biblical Literature from 1968-1973. His books include: "A Credible Jesus: Fragments of a Vision" (2002) "The Five Gospels: What Did Jesus Really Say?" (1993) and "The Acts of Jesus: What Did Jesus Really Do?" (1998)
Ben Witherington III is professor of New Testament interpretation at Asbury Seminary in Kentucky. He has written over twenty books, including "The Paul Quest" and, most recently, "Paul's Letter to the Romans: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary." His survey of the contemporary scholarship on the historical Jesus, "The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth" (InterVarsity Press, 1995), was selected as the top biblical studies book of 1995 by Christianity Today and the Academy of Parish Clergy.
Editorial Features
Scholarly Smackdown
Elaine Pagels and Ben Witherington III, two of the nation's preeminent scholars, square off in an email exchange about Paul's role in shaping Christianity.
What Would Peter Jennings Ask Jesus and Paul?
Jennings talks to Beliefnet about the Jesus & Paul special, why some religious people mistrust TV news -- and his ultimate journalistic fantasy: covering the birth of Christianity.
Quiz: Who Said What?
Test your knowledge of Bible quotations--which ones did Jesus say? Which ones are Paul?
Who Was Paul?
Essays by Marcus Borg, Alan F. Segal, Charles Swindoll and other experts
Complete coverage of "Jesus and Paul"
Polls, quizzes, discussions, and more
