{"id":832,"date":"2015-01-14T18:06:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T00:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/?p=832"},"modified":"2015-01-14T18:06:10","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T00:06:10","slug":"on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><figure style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Music\/Pix\/pictures\/2007\/12\/28\/bob460.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"276\" class><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob Dylan in the Film \u201cDon\u2019t Look Back.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure><br>\nToday is January 17th, 2015.  This day marks an important one in human history.  50 years ago today, the greatest singer-songwriter of the modern era recorded one of the most beloved Rock songs of all time:  \u201cSubterranean Homesick Blues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/72540087\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Video Version from the film \u201cDon\u2019t Look Back.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And so, today I remind readers that they don\u2019t need a weather man to know which way the wind blows, don\u2019t follow leaders, and of course, watch the parking meters.<\/p>\n<p>And since this blog is devoted to religious studies, I\u2019ll throw in a pitch for the fascinating book by Christopher Ricks titled, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dylans-Visions-Sin-Christopher-Ricks\/dp\/0060599243\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Dylan\u2019s Visions of Sin<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is January 17th, 2015. This day marks an important one in human history. 50 years ago today, the greatest singer-songwriter of the modern era recorded one of the most beloved Rock songs of all time: \u201cSubterranean Homesick Blues.\u201d Video Version from the film \u201cDon\u2019t Look Back.\u201d And so, today I remind readers that they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":316,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,76,1],"tags":[108,109],"class_list":["post-832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religion","category-social-justice","category-uncategorized","tag-bob-dylan","tag-sin"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today is January 17th, 2015. This day marks an important one in human history. 50 years ago today, the greatest singer-songwriter of the modern era\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today is January 17th, 2015. This day marks an important one in human history. 50 years ago today, the greatest singer-songwriter of the modern era\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"When Gods Were Men\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-01-15T00:06:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Music\/Pix\/pictures\/2007\/12\/28\/bob460.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Bokovoy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Bokovoy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/\",\"name\":\"On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-15T00:06:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-01-15T00:06:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#\/schema\/person\/be4af727e31eddd1dfc276404bd032a9\"},\"description\":\"Today is January 17th, 2015. This day marks an important one in human history. 50 years ago today, the greatest singer-songwriter of the modern era\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/\",\"name\":\"When Gods Were Men\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#\/schema\/person\/be4af727e31eddd1dfc276404bd032a9\",\"name\":\"David Bokovoy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7f89107af78c487bef86c870264a239?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7f89107af78c487bef86c870264a239?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"David Bokovoy\"},\"description\":\"David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Jewish Studies both from Brandeis University. He is currently the online professor in Bible and Jewish Studies at Utah State University. David has published articles on the Hebrew Bible in a variety of academic venues including the Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum, Studies in the Bible and Antiquity. His academic focus is on source criticism, historical Jesus studies, the Divine Council, and sexual imagery connected with divinities in Near Eastern and biblical traditions. The father of four children Kate, Rebekah, Joshua, and Madelyn, David is married to the former Carolyn Bird.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/author\/davidbokovoy\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History","description":"Today is January 17th, 2015. This day marks an important one in human history. 50 years ago today, the greatest singer-songwriter of the modern era","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History","og_description":"Today is January 17th, 2015. This day marks an important one in human history. 50 years ago today, the greatest singer-songwriter of the modern era","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/","og_site_name":"When Gods Were Men","article_published_time":"2015-01-15T00:06:10+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Music\/Pix\/pictures\/2007\/12\/28\/bob460.jpg"}],"author":"David Bokovoy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Bokovoy","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/","name":"On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-01-15T00:06:10+00:00","dateModified":"2015-01-15T00:06:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#\/schema\/person\/be4af727e31eddd1dfc276404bd032a9"},"description":"Today is January 17th, 2015. This day marks an important one in human history. 50 years ago today, the greatest singer-songwriter of the modern era","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/2015\/01\/on-this-day-50-years-ago-in-human-history\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"On This Day 50 Years Ago in Human History"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/","name":"When Gods Were Men","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#\/schema\/person\/be4af727e31eddd1dfc276404bd032a9","name":"David Bokovoy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7f89107af78c487bef86c870264a239?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7f89107af78c487bef86c870264a239?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"David Bokovoy"},"description":"David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Jewish Studies both from Brandeis University. He is currently the online professor in Bible and Jewish Studies at Utah State University. David has published articles on the Hebrew Bible in a variety of academic venues including the Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum, Studies in the Bible and Antiquity. His academic focus is on source criticism, historical Jesus studies, the Divine Council, and sexual imagery connected with divinities in Near Eastern and biblical traditions. The father of four children Kate, Rebekah, Joshua, and Madelyn, David is married to the former Carolyn Bird.","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/author\/davidbokovoy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidbokovoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}