Via Episcopal Church Memes. What so you think? Was it Comic Sans? Or maybe Papyrus?
Use the Force, Isaiah!
May 2, 2013 By 1 Comment
I liked this Biblical parody of the well known meme-image that aims to infuriate nerds. It works just as well. If you are a Biblical scholar, or just someone who knows the Bible well, did it make your head explode? From Cake or Death
Promised Land Expressway
April 17, 2013 By 3 Comments
Today's Non Sequitur is on a Biblical theme once again. It is rather silly, but then so too are those who make assumptions about the historicity of the Exodus story without knowing where the ancient Egyptian toll roads in the region were.
Ten Commandments – Complete With Carry Case
March 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
One could suggest that refusing the satchel is the reason why the commandments so often get broken…
The Ten Recommendations
March 5, 2013 By 2 Comments
When I saw yesterday’s Non Sequitur cartoon, it reminded me of something that I run up against regularly in class: For today’s students, the Ten Commandments have always been ten “recommendations” or “suggestions.” No matter how strongly they were ingrained in them from an early age, they have not had the status of law – apart from [...]
Modern Exodus
February 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If the Israelites crossed the Red Sea – or any body of water – in our day and age: HT Jim West
Lecture on Exodus and Conquest
February 18, 2013 By 18 Comments
I had hoped to make a recording of my class today, but we ended up discussing points raised by a student’s presentation, and so I recorded the above lecture in my office later in the day, so that I can post it and not take more class time covering the key points. I’d be interested [...]
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