I thought it might be of interest to some readers, now and in future, to give a snapshot of this website’s parameters as far as traffic, extent, and growth are concerned. The site has been in existence for twelve years (two of them inactive in “sleep mode”). It began in Sept. 2012 for several reasons. One was to publicly chronicle my investigations into early Christianity, which I knew would be novel, if not ground-breaking. Another was that a public blog forced me to order my thinking and to put it in cogent, understandable terms. Finally, the blog would endure as a readily accessible future reference, both for myself and for others. Given its intellectual content and the esoteric nature of … Continue reading →

This is an experiment… I just received an awfully long comment (below) from one Peter Koerber, an informed reader who presents with a host of good questions that, unfortunately, I simply don’t have the time to answer. But they do deserve answers, and so I’m passing Peter’s questions on to readers—you. Please help us all out by responding to one or more of Peter’s queries, which I’ve numbered 1–7 below. Send your comment to this blog and please put the number of the question/paragraph that you’re addressing in your comment. That will help orient us readers. This might be quite informative… And thanks in advance!–René I don’t know exactly where I should put this, but thank you for your insights … Continue reading →