Roundup of minor issues at r/AcademicBiblical

A new moderator removed a comment to this post by "A Casual Formality." Per a later comment that was allowed, it's clear that the OP was NOT asking a good-faith question. Whether he's a fundagelical troll, an atheist troll or a general troll, his feed makes clear he's a troll. And, it's another new-to-me moderator.

Remember, like Naugrith the Nazi there, mods can be Nazis.

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Claims on this thread that James Tabor is a "serious scholar" if that's meant to imply accuracy? No, not at all on his DaVinci Code-esque Jesus Dynasty book.

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Uhh, no, to this dude. Ehrman's The Triumph of Christianity is dreck.

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Contra this? John A.T. Robinson et al's idea that all four canonical Gospels are pre-70, and the reasoning behind it, are dreck.

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This question presumes that Jesus was crucified at Pesach rather than Shavuot, per Hyam Maccoby.

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Here's a nutter OP questioner who claims — straight up, in eventual comment — that Paul's seven authentic letters could have been (with implication that they were) written by somebody other than Paul.  He then doubles down on the stupidity when asked what if somebody claims that the Gallic Wars were written by "Julius Caesar" not Julius Caesar, or the Jewish War was written by "Josephus" not Josephus, and indicates he finds them at least "doubtful" as well. An entirely new one! (And, I'm keeping an eye on him for further nuttery.)

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Not directly a problem there, but via a comment there in a piece about the Pastorals? Tabor really dates them to the late first century CE rather than second century? At the same time, I'd never heard Jerome's claim that Paul was actually born in Gischala, in Galilee. That and other items further undercut Acts claiming Paul was a citizen. Part of why I say the last one quarter of Acts is ahistorical.