N.T. Wright on How to Study the Bible
A Week in the Life of Corinth becomes Best Seller
I'm pleased to say that A Week in the Life of Corinth has done exceedingly well in the last six months, becoming something of a best-seller. In fact the publisher has decided there should be a little series of such books (say A Week in the Life of Antioch, Jerusalem, Ephesus, Philippi etc.). Here's where I ask you about which Biblical cities would you most like to see a historical novella recreation of Christian life in the first century? Now's the time to weigh in. Looks like I may do … [Read more...]
Hurtado’s Rules for Fruitful Comments on Blogs
Ben Jonson said that 'perspicuity is the chiefest virtue of a style'. I agree. See the post below--- BW3Postings, Comments, and Productive Discussion: Some Groundrulesby larryhurtadoWhen I mentioned to a few fellow scholars who were themselves experienced bloggers a couple of years ago that I was planning on launching a blog site, one of the strongly given pieces of advice was "Don't allow comments!" I chose otherwise, however, as my aim was to try to bring the results of scholarship … [Read more...]
An Elephant Never Forgets
The Elephant WhispererLawrence Anthony, a legend in South Africa and author of 3 books including the bestsellerThe Elephant Whisperer, bravely rescued wildlife and rehabilitatedelephants all over the globe from human atrocities, including thecourageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals during US invasion in 2003.On March 7, 2012 Lawrence Anthony died.He is remembered and missed by his wife, 2 sons, 2 grandsons& numerous elephants.Two days … [Read more...]
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