Q. This book reflects an enormous amount of good research and reflection on both primary and secondary sources, though this subject has been treated in part by you in previous monographs. How long did it take you to put this detailed work together, especially considering the substantial discussion of the period beyond the NT era up to Constantine? A. Thanks for the question, Ben, and for this opportunity to engage in some extended conversation about my book. While I have... Read more
Terry Donaldson is a top drawer scholar who for some time has worked in the social side of the discipline of NT studies, and in this case the social scientific theory of social identity, which is used to study the development of self-understanding in earliest Christianity. In particular this is an examination primarily of the evolving uses of the Greek term ethne. This book is a detailed, carefully researched important study of more than 550 pages complete with copious notes and... Read more
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A Seussian Ode to Coffee Sometimes I get asked How I wrote so many books I tell them ‘it’s the coffee’ And then I get strange looks. To write a great book You must use your ole bean I took that advice quite literally And bought a good machine. I follow great examples From the hoary past Coffee is apostolic That’s why it’s meant to last. I’m thinking ole St. Paul Drank coffee for... Read more
Without much debate, Ian Rankin is rightly ranked as the leading writer of detective fiction in Europe, and in particular in the United Kingdom. He has created two characters Detectives John Rebus and Siobhan Clarke who rival Sherlock Holmes in their abilities to get to the bottom of things. This latest 325 page thriller is so fast-paced that it makes Grisham novels look like they are dawdling. The latest novel A Song for the Dark Times was written before the pandemic... Read more
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Today is my 69th birthday, and so the beginning of my 70th year on dear old planet earth. I was thinking back about Christmas mishaps of the past, for example the day our red tabby cat, Yellowball, decided to climb the Christmas tree and swat at the bubble lights. The tree came crashing down breaking not only those lights but various ornaments as well. This was back in the 60s when we still lived in High Point N.C. at 602... Read more
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