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It Looks Like a Serpent, Obviously
… because a moral gerrymander isn’t all that different from a political one. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
Another Stab at “The Powers”
Roger Olson has a nice summary contrasting the views of Walter Wink and Greg Boyd on the nature of the demonic. Since these are the two theologians who have most influenced my own thinking on this matter, I read Olson’s … Continue reading
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Reading the Bible like an Anthropologist
Tonight I’ll be concluding my study of Ephesians at the First Baptist Church of Christ. I’ll be talking about the “principalities and powers” and how educated Westerners might make sense of what Ephesians says about unseen forces of evil arrayed … Continue reading
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What Were You Expecting?
Not unrelated to my previous post, Charles Halton has written a nice piece about “Calibrating Expectations for Biblical Studies.” We get along better in reading the Bible if we have realistic expectations about what we expect to find there in … Continue reading
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It’s “Adam and Eve,” not “Adam and…”
Atrahasis? I’ve got to admit, the old quip about “Adam and Steve” was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the title of RJS’s post at JesusCreed. But don’t let my odd sense of humor keep you … Continue reading
February Biblical Studies Carnival
Slip on your best provolone and head on over to Cheese-Wearing Theology for this month’s Biblical Studies Carnival! Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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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
