Diana Pasulka

This is going to be 200 years after Jesus dies. So the early Christians, they did not have a Bible, okay? They didn't have what you and I have, what I was so interested in when I was 11. And when you start to do biblical scholarship, like really get into—and I want to preface this, too. In religious studies, we don't have an agenda. So we don't— We're not advocating a religion for any religion.

This is going to be 200 years after Jesus dies. So the early Christians, they did not have a Bible, okay? They didn't have what you and I have, what I was so interested in when I was 11. And when you start to do biblical scholarship, like really get into—and I want to preface this, too. In religious studies, we don't have an agenda. So we don't— We're not advocating a religion for any religion.

We study it. And this was as clean as I could get when I decided to do this because I was like, I just want to know. Like, I'm interested in this guy, Jesus, and I want to know what life was like for him and his followers. And so that entailed doing biblical scholarship.

We study it. And this was as clean as I could get when I decided to do this because I was like, I just want to know. Like, I'm interested in this guy, Jesus, and I want to know what life was like for him and his followers. And so that entailed doing biblical scholarship.

We study it. And this was as clean as I could get when I decided to do this because I was like, I just want to know. Like, I'm interested in this guy, Jesus, and I want to know what life was like for him and his followers. And so that entailed doing biblical scholarship.

And where I went to school, which is this place called the Graduate Theological Union, which is the divinity school of UC Berkeley, every kind of Christian denomination is there almost. So you've got Episcopal, you've got Catholics, you've got every kind of Catholic, Dominican, Franciscans, and you also have people affiliated with UC Berkeley. So you take classes there if you go there too.

And where I went to school, which is this place called the Graduate Theological Union, which is the divinity school of UC Berkeley, every kind of Christian denomination is there almost. So you've got Episcopal, you've got Catholics, you've got every kind of Catholic, Dominican, Franciscans, and you also have people affiliated with UC Berkeley. So you take classes there if you go there too.

And where I went to school, which is this place called the Graduate Theological Union, which is the divinity school of UC Berkeley, every kind of Christian denomination is there almost. So you've got Episcopal, you've got Catholics, you've got every kind of Catholic, Dominican, Franciscans, and you also have people affiliated with UC Berkeley. So you take classes there if you go there too.

And so in this environment where priests are taking courses and people who are going to be ministers in the Anglican Church and, you know, they're all taking courses, Presbyterians, and they're all taking what's called New Testament. And in New Testament, you learn how the Bible was put together. And I remember— taking this class, and there were lots of people in it, like 35 people.

And so in this environment where priests are taking courses and people who are going to be ministers in the Anglican Church and, you know, they're all taking courses, Presbyterians, and they're all taking what's called New Testament. And in New Testament, you learn how the Bible was put together. And I remember— taking this class, and there were lots of people in it, like 35 people.

And so in this environment where priests are taking courses and people who are going to be ministers in the Anglican Church and, you know, they're all taking courses, Presbyterians, and they're all taking what's called New Testament. And in New Testament, you learn how the Bible was put together. And I remember— taking this class, and there were lots of people in it, like 35 people.

Every single one of those people was going to be some type of theologian minister. I think I was the only one who was going to be an academic. Every single one of those people went through trauma taking that. Because you're brought up to believe a certain story about Christianity. And when that story gets deconstructed in such a way where the teacher's

Every single one of those people was going to be some type of theologian minister. I think I was the only one who was going to be an academic. Every single one of those people went through trauma taking that. Because you're brought up to believe a certain story about Christianity. And when that story gets deconstructed in such a way where the teacher's

Every single one of those people was going to be some type of theologian minister. I think I was the only one who was going to be an academic. Every single one of those people went through trauma taking that. Because you're brought up to believe a certain story about Christianity. And when that story gets deconstructed in such a way where the teacher's

using the language of the Bible, which was Greek, you know, the New Testament was Greek, written in Greek, and basically showing you how it was put together, what we have and what we don't have, what other books were out there being used by Christians. This destroyed a lot of people's faith. And I know people whose faith was destroyed.

using the language of the Bible, which was Greek, you know, the New Testament was Greek, written in Greek, and basically showing you how it was put together, what we have and what we don't have, what other books were out there being used by Christians. This destroyed a lot of people's faith. And I know people whose faith was destroyed.

using the language of the Bible, which was Greek, you know, the New Testament was Greek, written in Greek, and basically showing you how it was put together, what we have and what we don't have, what other books were out there being used by Christians. This destroyed a lot of people's faith. And I know people whose faith was destroyed.

Some of them went on to be scholars of religion because they had that much training. They were like, well, I got to put this degree to use, even though I'm no longer a believer. I met priests whose faith was destroyed, you know, priests in formation. My faith was strengthened. My faith was strengthened because God is a God of truth. And I was like, I am not afraid to know what is the truth.

Some of them went on to be scholars of religion because they had that much training. They were like, well, I got to put this degree to use, even though I'm no longer a believer. I met priests whose faith was destroyed, you know, priests in formation. My faith was strengthened. My faith was strengthened because God is a God of truth. And I was like, I am not afraid to know what is the truth.

Some of them went on to be scholars of religion because they had that much training. They were like, well, I got to put this degree to use, even though I'm no longer a believer. I met priests whose faith was destroyed, you know, priests in formation. My faith was strengthened. My faith was strengthened because God is a God of truth. And I was like, I am not afraid to know what is the truth.