Monthly Archives: October 2010

October Biblical Studies Carnival

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

… is posted at Jonathan Robinson’s ξένος blog. There’s lots of good stuff over there for your reading pleasure. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Bible? Obviously. English? Mostly. Common? I Wouldn’t Count on It

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I’m grateful to have received a complimentary copy of the Common English Bible (New Testament) from the publishers. The 115 scholars who produced the CEB translate the text thought-for-thought rather than word-for-word. It is thus closer in overall style and … Continue reading →

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The Genealogy of Jesus 6

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

After Zerubbabel, Matthew and Luke once again diverge before they both end with Joseph. How are we to understand the biblical accounts of Jesus’ most immediate natural and legal ancestors? The “Marian” Interpretation of Luke 3 Perhaps the simplest explanation … Continue reading →

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A Biblical Basis for Entrepreneurial Wives…and Lazy Husbands

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I love Ben Witherington’s wonderful deconstruction of the whole “women-must-stay-home-and-keep-house” theology. It seems the patriarchalists have overlooked one teensy, tiny detail in attempting to superimpose biblical patterns of household relationships on the modern world: slaves. The household Paul has in … Continue reading →

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What Shall We Do with Halloween?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

It has been four years since I last posted my suggestions for Christians to navigate Halloween successfully. I figure it may be time for a re-post. 1. Call it “Halloween.” This is what Christians first called the celebration they invented … Continue reading →

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A Quest for the Historical Constantine?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Now this looks interesting—and inflammatory! Scot McKnight is beginning a review of a book about Emperor Constantine: Peter Leithart, a polymath and a compelling thinker and writer, is laying down a challenge to the Anabaptists of this world and to … Continue reading →

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A Theology of Monsters

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

What better time of year to explore The Theology of Frankenstein, Werewolves, Vampires, and Zombies? Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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On Reading the Bible both Critically and Religiously

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Readers may be interested in this address given by Peter Enns. Last night (October 25, 2010), I participated in a panel discussion at the University of Pennsylvania on the challenge of reading the bible critically and religiously from the point … Continue reading →

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Matthew 13:44-50 (Dr. Seuss edition)

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

I am J. J., they say. Here’s a gift for you today. Look! A treasure in the ground It was lost but now it’s found. “I would have that treasure, J. I would give my goods away.” Would you give … Continue reading →

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Why We Suck at Evangelism

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

A heartfelt cri de coeur from a mainline pastor: We Lutherans have a major problem with evangelism. This has been really bothering me as of late, so in true Lutheran fashion, I offer the following theses as to why we … Continue reading →

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