Monthly Archives: June 2010

Repost: Mythology and the Table of Nations

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

My reading, and therefore my blogging, seems to be temporarily stuck in a holding pattern at the dawn of civilization. Rather than fight it, I thought I’d ramble on a bit more about Genesis 10. Here is another attempt to … Continue reading →

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Repost: The Widow of Zarephath

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

The the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” (1 Kgs 17:8-9) But the truth is, there were … Continue reading →

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Repost: How to Read the Bible like a Pagan

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

David Ker’s post on “Christian animism” has got me thinking about worldview issues. In particular, I’m thinking about how the worldviews of the non-Western world are often closer to those of the biblical writers than those of post-Enlightenment Westerners like … Continue reading →

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Dutch Decoy Jews

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Dutch police use ‘decoy Jews’ to stop anti-Semitic attacks: Lodewijk Asscher, Amsterdam’s mayor, has ordered the new decoy strategy to cut the number of verbal and physical attacks on Jews, amid fears that anti-Semitic “hate crime” is on the rise. … Continue reading →

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Do Rabbis Dream of Proleptic Sheep?

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Via Jim Davila, word of an interesting new thesis from the University of Gothenburg: Erik Alvstad, “Reading the Dream Text: A Nexus between Dreams and Texts in the Rabbinic Literature of Late Antiquity.” “The rabbis interpreted dreams using the same … Continue reading →

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Unicode Test

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Nisannu, Ayaru, Simānu, Du’ūzu, Abu, Ulūlu, Tašrītu, Araḫsamna, Kislīmu, Ṭebētu, Šabātu, Addaru. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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לחים, y’all!

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Now this is interesting. According to a report in the Atlantic, synagogues in some southern cities are offering cash for Jews to relocate there: Of the 140 houses of worship in Dothan, Alabama—a city of 68,000 residents and the self-proclaimed … Continue reading →

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Dunn: Did the First Christians Worship Jesus?

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

New from one of my favorite New Testament scholars, and reviewed by James McGrath: Did the First Christians Worship Jesus?: The New Testament Evidence. McGrath concludes, I hope it is clear from my summary that this book is full of rich and insightful … Continue reading →

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First-century Ecumenism

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

The biblioblogging discussion of New Testament unity and diversity continues, and James McGrath has a new update of links, as well as the heartbreaking and/or liberating news that all of us who have participated in this discussion have now been … Continue reading →

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Diversity in the New Testament: Clarification and Update

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

My little graphic has apparently generated a bit of conversation about earliest Christianity and its diversity. Thanks for the link-love, everyone! Perhaps I should state a couple of things that went unstated yesterday. First, terminology is a swamp. I happily … Continue reading →

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