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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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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 “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
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
The Gospel According to Ephesians
The next three Wednesday nights I’ll be leading a study of Ephesians at the First Baptist Church of Christ in Macon. This will piggy-back on Dr. Dee Bratcher’s just-concluded excellent study of the book of Isaiah, and will continue the … Continue reading
Moses, John Tyler, and Skewed Generation Lengths
I thought this story about Presidential descendants was interesting: Former President John Tyler, born 221 years ago, still has two living grandchildren. The one-term president isn’t a well-known historical figure; he’s probably best remembered for helping to push through the … Continue reading
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Earliest Manuscript of Romans?
John Byron reports on a newly discovered fragment of Romans (chs. 9–10, to be precise), which has only come to light in the last 48 hours. CNN is reporting that a recently unknown fragment of Romans 9-10 has been discovered in the … Continue reading
A Variety of Views on Jesus’ Resurrection
Tim Henderson has summarized Michael Licona’s The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach. He looks in turn at five different hypotheses about what “really” happened. It’s a very helpful summary, and students in my CHR 150 class might appreciate … Continue reading
Rabbinic Awesomeness
Web Yeshiva has links to a cornucopia of rabbinic texts (Hebrew and English): Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, etc. (H/T: James McGrath) Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
