[VOA]

The men there (Pagels was the only woman) were all prominent Bible scholars.
Many of them didn't even believe in God, and those who still called
themselves Christian were anything but orthodox.

Reminds me of the story that R.C. Sproul recounted about standing in line with
fellow seminarians awaiting their final examination by the faculty.
Suddenly, one of his nervous fellow student asks Sproul:
"...uh, The Resurrection?..."
Sproul was confused and asked his friend "What do you mean?"
Frantically seeking to clarify his question and to get Sproul's guidance
to the appropriate answer that would satisfy the faculty members,
he said "...umm, The Resurrection...uh, do I believe in it or not?"

That little interchange told me always am cautious about sizing up
any graduate of a seminary/theology school as to where they are REALLY
coming from when they discuss the ultimate issues of life and death.

[Zack Nguyen]

That is a wild story. If that young seiminarian was serious, I truly feel for the congregation that his denomination inflicted him upon.