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July 14, 2008
The Serenity Prayer as Case Study of Oral Tradition
Stephen C. Carlson has recently posted a link to a blog post by Benjamin Zimmer...
July 13, 2008
License to Wed
I just finished watching an entertaining comedy, License to Wed, starring Robin Williams as a...
July 13, 2008
Discussing the Exodus
There is an interesting post (and the makings of a good follow-up discussion) about "Rabbis'...
July 12, 2008
Ancient Authors’ Practices and Procedures
This post is a question, addressed first and foremost to readers who may be scholars...
July 12, 2008
Lyrics of the Day
"Feel" by ChicagoSo everybody's pulling you in all directionsYou don't know how much longer to...
July 11, 2008
Quote of the Day (John Derbyshire)
John Derbyshire (of "The Corner" in the National Review) had the following to say about...
July 11, 2008
Proudly NOT Associated With Any Who’s Who
I received an invitation from yet another Who's Who today, this time by ordinary mail....
July 11, 2008
Wishing The Book Of Genesis Unmythical Doesn’t Make It So
Via Wishing Doesn't Make It So, I've ended up participating in a discussion at the...
July 11, 2008
Thank God For Blessing Us With A Fallible Bible
Lately I've been wondering what would happen if conservative Christians kept the same notion of...
July 10, 2008
What The Blogosphere Says
Doug Chapin has recommended abandoning talk of "what the Bible says", with further discussion by...
July 10, 2008
New iPhone Feature Needed
The current iPhone enables one to make and receive phone calls, e-mails, and text messages,...
July 09, 2008
The Mandaean Calendar and the Egyptian Calendar
The Mandaeans use a solar calendar which consists of 12 months, each consisting of exactly...
July 09, 2008
Cartoons Around the Blogosphere
John Pieret has a "cracker" of a post. Ann Fontaine highlights some bloggers who are...
July 09, 2008
What’s $1.5 Million Between “Friends”?
Here's another scam e-mail I received. As usual, when they make it through the spam...
July 08, 2008
Lived Long and Prospered
The news is just breaking in the blogosphere that Sir John Templeton, founder of the...
July 08, 2008
More Wildlife From Our Yard
Here are some better video clips of our hummingbirds: And now for a couple of...
July 08, 2008
Doctor Who: Journey’s End, Creation’s End, God’s End?
I just watched "Journey's End", the season finale of Doctor Who. This post contains spoilers....
July 07, 2008
Hummingbirds
Here's the first of several short videos of hummingbirds at our feeder that I'm in...
July 07, 2008
Ancient Texts Online: Rising Messiahs and Reproduced Mandaean Sources
A 2,000 year old stone tablet has (once again) been making news headlines because of...
July 06, 2008
You Don’t Know The Language Until You Can Say “Fireman”
I'm always on the lookout for resources related to the Mandaic language, primarily its ancient...
July 05, 2008
Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868–1947
My colleague Chad Bauman's forthcoming book on conversion to Christianity in India is now listed...
July 04, 2008
Happy Independence Day!
It is the 4th of July, and in the United States, we often find people...
July 03, 2008
Exploring Our Matrix contains no four-letter words
OnePlusYou Quizzes and Widgets
July 03, 2008
The Passion of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
July 02, 2008
An Appeal To The Public About Intelligent Design
Scientific theories are tested by scientists, whether in labs or in real-life scenarios that relate...
July 02, 2008
A Puzzle For The Would-Be Student Of Mandaic
OK, let me see if I've got this straight. There are scarcely any resources readily...
July 01, 2008
Family Guy: Blue Harvest
At the recommendation of several of my students, I watched the Family Guy - Blue...
July 01, 2008
Nosrim wa-Minim = Nasuraiia wa-Mandaiia?
Scholars of both the Bible and Rabbinic literature will be familiar with discussions of the...
July 01, 2008
Intelligent Design Is Pure Science…
"Intelligent Design is pure science" has been the claim of the movement associated with this...
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