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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Translation Theory: Score One for Dynamic Equivalence
Kermit Titrud, a former student of Wayne Grudem, critiques his English Standard Version and the “essentially literal” theory of translation behind it. Wayne criticizes the ‚Äúthought-for-thought‚Äù translations with their rendering of going generic with ‚Äúdiscipline‚Äù and ‚Äúpunishment‚Äù. He argues, ‚ÄúIs … Continue reading
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"Do You Want to Be Made Well?"
What happens when you study the Bible with street people? Tony Cartledge has a partial answer. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Leadership Secrets of Jethro the Midianite
I’m supposed to take part in a leadership training event at church this Sunday. They want me to talk on the biblical and theological basis for lay ministry, and they’ve given me all of eight minutes in which to do … Continue reading
Theological Language
Two new blogs that may be of interest to some of you, especially those (like me) constantly trying to brush up their rusty language skills: Theological German/Theologishes Deutsch Theological French/Fran?ßais Th?©ologique Have fun! Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet … Continue reading
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The Loonies, the Racists, and Me
I have a confession to make. I actually enjoy the biblical genealogies! It must have all started when I got into genealogy as a hobby and began tracking down my own ancestors, because I definitely never gave the biblical genealogies … Continue reading
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Infant Baptism in Judaism?
I’m grateful to Weekend Fisher for bringing up the subject of Jewish proselyte baptism, particularly that of the infant children of adult converts to Judaism. Although I’m mostly spent on the subject, having outlined my reasons for believing churches that … Continue reading
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Proceed with Caution
This is a real-live traffic sign, photographed somewhere in Asia. Does anyone have any idea what it means? Tiger Crossing? Hot Curry Next 10km? Slow Cobras Playing? The possibilities seem endless. I’m thinking, whatever it means, you’d better drive carefully! … Continue reading
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Blogroll Updates
I’ve trimmed some of the infrequently-posting blogs from my blogroll so as to enhance its overall usefulness. The deleted blogs are still in my feed reader, so they’ll be back if their activity picks up again. I’ve also added two … Continue reading
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Theology with Irenaeus
Scot McKnight is beginning a series on Irenaeus’ Apostolic Preaching. I’m grabbing my copy so I can follow along. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Faith and Science: Getting the Facts Straight
James Hannam of Bede’s Journal gives us his top ten things you never knew about science and religion: 1) In the Middle Ages, Christian universities laid down the foundations of modern science and took the subject of rational logic to … Continue reading
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