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Did Paul Believe in a Historical Adam?
Not According to Joel Hoffman—because history (in the modern, post-Enlightenment sense) hadn’t been invented yet: I think that the whole notion of “historical” is a modern one, created by modern science, and that it’s this entirely modern approach that pits … Continue reading
Responses to Those Qeiyafa Cult Objects
Jim Davila notes a few. For example, Model shrines of the type presented Tuesday have been found at many other sites belonging to other local cultures, and their similarity to Temple architecture as described in the Bible has already been … Continue reading
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Qeiyafa Evidence of an Early Judahite Cultus
Jim West has the press release from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with is worth reading in full. Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced today the discovery … Continue reading
April Fool’s Biblical Studies Carnival
The latest Biblical Studies Carnival is now posted at ξένος. It’s a hoot! Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Resisting the Gospels
Good stuff from Tim Gombis. Well, not good, but worth reading: It goes beyond unintentionally cultivated habits. I think that reading the Gospels for what they’re really saying threatens to upset and destabilize our church community dynamics that have become … Continue reading
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The Bible and the Believer
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically & Religiously by Marc Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, and Daniel J. Harrington. And the Amazon wish list keeps on growing… Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe … Continue reading
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Chaplain Mike, Douglas Wilson, and a Wood Shed
“Esau Christianity” is a neologism we have needed for quite some time: I’m thinking that what Douglas Wilson needs is a Bible study. And won’t he be hacked off to discover that when God wanted to found a nation, he … Continue reading
The “New Perspective on Paul” in about 1,000 Words
Here is a thumbnail sketch of the New Perspective on Paul (NPP) I’ve been working on for my CHR 150 students. As this is a freshman-level class, I’ve attempted to keep it as simple as possible while still giving an … Continue reading
Biblical Studies Carnival
The next Biblical Studies Carnival has been posted at Zwinglius Redivivus. You have been warned. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Reading the Gospels both Critically and Evangelically
Michael Bird: I have to say that there are two approaches to the Gospels which I ardently despise. First, some über-secularists want to read the Bible as nothing more than a deposit of silly ancient magic, mischievous myths, whacky rituals, … Continue reading
