The Bible and Culture

Having had time now to digest James Tabor's latest discoveries  there are a variety of things that need to be said about them. Let's deal with a few facts first. I am going to assume that at the least you have scanned the report in Part Three of this series. If not, go back and look over the 46 pages closely. Here are some of the things that strike me about it. (To the right see the James ossuary with its inscription, which has no known connections with the Talpiot tomb and was found in … [Read more...]

http://bibleinterp.com/articles/tab368028.shtmlHere is James Tabor's preliminary and detailed archaeological report on the new tomb discovery. … [Read more...]

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Here's the next book in the Kingdom Perspectives Series for Eerdmans. Coming soon. … [Read more...]

Here is the first of many reviews (this one is quite sane-- by msnbc science editor Alan Boyle) of the new claims of James Tabor and Simcha Jacobovici to have found a tomb that has some relationship to the burial and family of Jesus.http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10521007-new-find-revives-jesus-tomb-flap … [Read more...]

(The following is a post by Larry Hurtado on important Biblical papyri in Dublin) Dublin: Biblical Papyri (and Guinness, the way God made it) by larryhurtadoI've just lined up interested PhD students from Edinburgh for another visit to the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin (http://www.cbl.ie/) to take in their wonderful holdings, and more specifically to examine the unrivalled cache of early biblical papyri housed there. (For general readers of this site who don't know the importance … [Read more...]

In a recent discussion on this blog we broached the subject of why the ending of Mark may be lost, and why the theory of deterioration may explain this, and why Mk. 16.9ff. is unlikely to be the original ending to this Gospel. In the following review by Larry Hurtado of a recent survey work on the field of textual criticism you will find reference to several books that provide a stimulus for further discussion on this matter, including Hurtado's own important work.It is not difficult to … [Read more...]

Animated movies for children have of course long been a profitable venture for many movie makers, especially if the film attracts and charms not only the children but the parents who bring them. We now have a Disney film that is in fact an import of sorts.... the Secret World of Arrietty, based on the Japanese Novel whose English title is, loosely, 'The Borrowers'. Here is the basic storyline of the movie...."Arrietty (Bridgit Mendler), a tiny, but tenacious 14-year-old, lives with her … [Read more...]

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