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The Jesus Seminar at 25
The Jesus Seminar celebrates its 25th birthday this fall, and the Huffington Post has provided a brief summary of who and what it is all about. My CHR 150 students may want to take a look, since we discussed the … Continue reading
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Fantastic Canon Summary Chart
I’ve added a sidebar link to this interactive chart comparing various Christian and Jewish biblical canons. Hover your cursor over a note for additional information. I tell my students the canon of the Old Testament has a fairly solid core—39 … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Mere Catholicity
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Hebrew Alef-Bet Song
Lest the Alttestamentlers in the audience feel left out, here is a cool rappy Hebrew alphabet song. (Thanks, Dana!)
Posted in Old Testament
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August 2010 Biblical Studies Carnival
Posted for your viewing pleasure at Jim West’s blog.
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The Genealogy of Jesus 4
The Lukan and Matthean accounts of Jesus’ genealogy diverge after David. Matthew traces Jesus’ line through Solomon (and thus traces the royal Davidic line as it is found in the Bible and in Seder Olam). Luke traces a line through … Continue reading
Posted in New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged 1 Chronicles, Deuteronomy, Genesis, Jeremiah, Luke, Matthew, Numbers
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Helwys Premium
Online support for Smyth & Helwys Bible-study curriculum is now available for free on the Web. Check out Helwys Premium.
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Textual Criticism and KJV Only Conspiracy Theories
Daniel B. Wallace explains that newer New Testament translations differ from the King James Version because of the textual evidence, not because of any kind of godless conspiracy. But I bet you already knew that. (H/T: Evangelical Textual Criticism)
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The Genealogy of Jesus 3
Genealogy was serious business for Jews returning from exile in the sixth and fifth centuries BC. The first eight chapters of 1 Chronicles are taken up with genealogies beginning with those found elsewhere in the Bible (mainly in Genesis) and … Continue reading
The Genealogy of Jesus 2
The last king of Judah was Zedekiah, a son of Josiah, whom the Babylonians defeated in 587 BC. Ten years previously, Zedekiah’s successor and nephew Jehoiachin (Matthew’s “Jeconiah”) was carried into Babylonian exile. In Babylon, his descendants (mainly in the … Continue reading
