If you need something to jump start your quiet time, your devotional time, your way to start the day with the Bible, this is clearly the book for you. Here’s a sample of my grandfather’s eloquence about the Bible…. This book called the Bible contains the mind of God, the state of humankind, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its... Read more
In the same Cambridge volume I mentioned in the last post, there is a discussion about Aristotle’s Art of Rhetoric. Aristotle was neither the first and certainly not the last to provide a handbook on this subject, but there is little doubt that of the early volumes his was the most influential for a variety of reasons. Aristotle is in the first place concerned with the interface between rhetoric and good logical reasoning. In the first two volumes of his Art... Read more
Despite the expanded space in the 2nd edition of my rhetorical textbook (see above, readily available on Amazon) there are many other sources of helpful information relevant to NT studies found in literature on the Greek and Latin classics. In this and subsequent posts I will be dealing with things that can be gleaned from the series of books published by Cambridge U. Press, under the general title of The Cambridge History of Classical Literature. I will first deal with Volume... Read more
Here is a link to an interview I did almost ten years ago with the Logos crew about how to approach the relationship between Scripture and theologizing in a particular theological tradition. It also deals with the issue of the authority of Scripture. The interview was done with Jayson Bradley in March of 2012. —– Logos: What are the risks of reading the Scriptures through a particular dogmatic lens? Do you see any benefits? Dr. Witherington: I honestly don’t see any benefits... Read more
Just when you thought you’d seen the gamut or range of the Impressionists, then there was this fascination with the Orient or the Middle East…. for example, consider this painting by Constant…. a contemporary of several of these Impressionists. This is what art experts mean when they refer to how Orientalism affected some of the Impressionists… Last but not least, Monet’s famous hazy painting of the canals in Venice…. Read more
Certainly one of my most favorites is the the work of Alfred Sisley. I love the detail in his paintings, and the precision of representation. Here are two good examples…. Cezanne is also excellent in many regards. One of the things I especially like about Cezanne is his variety of subject matter, including still life portraits like the following Much as I like some of these other artists, sometimes they get so focused on one subject— water lilies for example,... Read more
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