For those who may still be unclear about real ad hominem, take a look at the comments here: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56184763-78/mormon-review-studies-institute.html.csp I can’t imagine that the Tribune editors would allow such things to be said about Judaism and Jewish studies. Read more

Blog by the insightful Larry Hurtado: http://larryhurtado.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/early-christian-monotheism/ Read more

Why is it that journalists never get it right? http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56184763-78/mormon-review-studies-institute.html.csp “Some argue for wider research; others keep focus on defending the faith.”  The implication of the article is that Dan was fired as editor because he opposed progress and wider research.  This is false. Really?  Is there any way an informed observer of the situation can make this claim?  No one associated with classic FARMS was ever, in any way opposed to “wider research.” For example, an Institute dedicated to the... Read more

Here’s a little discussion of some of those issues: http://www.facebook.com/david.bokovoy/posts/10200365960525041 Read more

This is a repost from Bob Smith at: http://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/60646-oldest-papyri-discovered/ Pierre Tallet,* director of an Egyptian and Sorbonne (Univ. of Paris) expedition, announced discovery of Fourth Dynasty Wady el-Jarf Papyri, from the time of King Khufu (Cheops), “the oldest papyri ever found,” i.e., forty mostly administrative papyri, including the partial diary of an official concerned with the construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, found in caves at an ancient port on the Red Sea. Photos of some of the papyri at https://www.egyptolo…adi_el-Jarf.pdf... Read more

Ritual immersion pools near Jerusalem from the time of Jesus. http://www.timesofisrael.com/2000-year-old-ritual-bath-uncovered-in-jerusalem/ Read more

Jeff Lindsey’s excellent review of Palmer’s claim that many GAs really don’t believe in the Church. http://mormanity.blogspot.com/2013/04/does-grant-palmer-really-claim-to-have.html What Palmer is essentially claiming is that many GAs are time-serving hypocrites who pretend to believe so they can keep getting a pay-check.  Sound familiar? Read more

My new article on Interpreter: http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/the-sod-of-yhwh-and-the-endowment/ Read more

Adam Miller gives his view of the merger of Salt and Maxwell http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2013/04/groundwork/ It interesting to note where they are coming from: French philosophy, Continental phenomenology, hermeneutics, Lacan, Heidegger, Badiou, and Derrida. Read more