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November 2015

November 07, 2015
I love a good Jewish book. And I’m especially fond of Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen’s...

July 2015

July 17, 2015
The Bible opens up with two distinct creation myths. Recently, I had an opportunity to...

May 2015

May 09, 2015
I feel lost. So where do I go from here? It’s not uncommon for religious...

April 2015

April 30, 2015
What are we to make of the Bible? It is a historical product that lacks...
April 19, 2015
Earlier this evening, I had a chance to visit with radio talk show host Van...
April 02, 2015
I’ve taken a position as the new online professor of Biblical Studies and Judaism for...
April 02, 2015
Secularism! Be afraid! It is a demonic force overtaking religious institutions as it consumes and...
April 01, 2015
Continuing this series, I would like to draw upon a quote from the Harper Collins...

March 2015

March 27, 2015
This Tuesday night (March 31st), author of the forthcoming book Buried Words: Recovering the Non-Violent...
March 24, 2015
Back in 1992, the Biblical Archaeology Society published a collection of introductory essays in a...
March 24, 2015
Brilliant textual analyst and historian of Mormonism, Brent Metcalfe, has started a new project titled,...
March 23, 2015
“A historical genre does not necessarily guarantee historical accuracy or reliability, and neither the evangelists...
March 22, 2015
Like many, I hold a deep affinity for B. H. Roberts. A brilliant theologian, Roberts...
March 21, 2015
Last night I had the opportunity to look at J.R.R. Tolkien's personal copy of the...
March 10, 2015
Joseph Spencer, co-editor of the Maxwell Institute's Journal of Book of Mormon studies, and author...
March 07, 2015
Fiona and Terryl Givens have made a thought-provoking contribution to recent online discussions concerning the...
March 05, 2015
Yes. Of course historicity matters. My own approach to scripture is founded in the historical...
March 03, 2015
When religious paradigms break apart through critical analysis, it is natural for believers to experience...
March 02, 2015
Over the years, I have really enjoyed the writings of prolific New Testament scholar Bart...
March 02, 2015
Tom Hardman, who posts at In Fide Scientiam: To Our Faith Add Knowledge, has posted...

February 2015

February 24, 2015
Thought I would share the following picture of my friend, Tyler. Tyler (far left) decided...
February 23, 2015
I thought I would share a helpful follow-up citation to the last critique I posted...
February 18, 2015
Last month, I wrote a three-part series titled "Don't Do Bible (but if you do,...
February 18, 2015
There's been some question as of late on the use of terms such as "historical"...
February 17, 2015
Joseph Smith embraced a dynamic religious view: freedom to believe; freedom to question; freedom to...
February 16, 2015
Despite his original divine masculinity, the anthropomorphic Yahweh was eventually emasculated in later biblical and...
February 14, 2015
From archeology, to literary criticism, to folklore analysis, modern biblical scholars use a variety of...
February 11, 2015
It was the first ever session for the first Faith and Knowledge conference at Yale...
February 06, 2015
The Book of Mormon begins by telling the story of a messianic figure named Nephi....
February 04, 2015
So the Hebrew Bible isn’t history. But what about the New Testament? The concept of...
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