Guess who got a new Canon 5D Mark III?

Last updated on: November 19, 2012 at 10:07 pm By William Hamblin

I’ve been experimenting with it all day. It’s fantastic! Here are some test photos. First Set Second Set Read more

New DN column on Tolkien and Christianity

Last updated on: November 19, 2012 at 9:48 am By William Hamblin

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765615763/Author-JRR-Tolkiens-tales-deeply-rooted-in-Christianity.html Read more

Jeremiah, Josiah, Barker, and Me (4)

Last updated on: November 17, 2012 at 10:55 pm By William Hamblin

4. Jeremiah’s attitude towards the Kings of Judah. Jeremiah says he prophesied during the reigns of three kings of Israel: “the word of YHWH came [to Jeremiah] in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the... Read more

Jeremiah, Josiah, Barker, and Me (3)

Last updated on: November 16, 2012 at 10:37 pm By William Hamblin

3. Did Jeremiah support Josiah’s Reform? If we try to examine what Josiah is said to have reformed, we find two parallel texts, the first listing the sins of Manasseh (2 Kings 21:2-7; 2 Chr. 33:2-7), and the second listing what Josiah suppressed in his reforms (2 Kings 23:4-20; 2 Chr. 34:2-7). The majors sins of Manasseh are all overturned by Josiah. I have condensed these into eight major practices which Josiah suppressed in the following list. Jeremiah consistently and... Read more

Jeremiah, Josiah, Barker, and Me (1-2)

Last updated on: November 16, 2012 at 5:12 pm By William Hamblin

Margaret Barker discusses whether Jeremiah supported or opposed Josiah’s reforms in her new book (Mother of the Lord, (2012), 54-75). I’ve read through her analysis, and I remain unconvinced. In this thread I’ll present some of my reasons why. 1. The Problem of the Received Text Barker begins her analysis of Jeremiah and Josiah’s reforms with a discussion of the question of the state of the text. She rightly notes that Jeremiah 29:16:20, 33:14-26, 39:4-13, 52:28-30 are not found in Greek Septuagint... Read more