I was gearing up to announce a winner for the Dale Allison Constructing Jesus giveaway, when I realized something odd. Mark Stevens clearly mobilized people most effectively in getting them to vote for him. But then I noticed that there was no actual entry from Mark! And so they were voting for his entry as the best even though there was no entry from him! I know Mark had some technical issues with commenting and so he may have submitted... Read more

Gordon explains to other residents of Edinburgh why creationism is bad for Christianity. Joel Watts reflects on Gordon’s post, Ken Ham’s and my own. Chris Brady explains how a literal understanding of Genesis 3 makes God a liar. Scott Bailey shares how Jubilees dealt with the issue. DoOrDoNot explains the fear that one’s worldview is like Jenga – pull at one element, and the whole thing may collapse. Robert Jimenez asks if inerrancy has outlived its usefulness. Jim Davila comments... Read more

I had it drawn to my attention by John Pieret and the Sensuous Curmudgeon that Ken Ham mentioned me in a recent blog post. There isn’t anything really that needs to be said in response. On the one hand, he says he is glad that he hasn’t had the sort of education I have. On the other, he claims that there are people with theological education among his staff – and at the top of his list is Terry Mortenson,... Read more

Given my interest in New Testament Christology, I am sharing links to two interesting blog posts from yesterday on this topic. Daniel Kirk posted on “Christologies High and Low“, while today Diglotting posted “Do The Synoptics Really Have a High Christology?“ Read more

Does anyone know where to look for find the list of biblioblogs most closely resembling that described in the title of this post? Read more

John Byron shares that the zombies in the Gospel of Matthew are to be made into a webcomic. April DeConick shares the latest news on additional fragments of the Gospel of Judas. Sean the Baptist shares Joel Marcus’ thoughts on the ending of Mark’s Gospel. Michael Coogan talks about the Bible’s shocking “family values.” TheoFantastique shares a debate about whether there is too much religion in science fiction. Jim West shares a link to the ITSEE Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yello... Read more

I’ll leave another day for entries to be submitted for the giveaway of Dale Allison’s new book, Constructing Jesus. If you have not yet entered but wish to, go here. The next phase will be for anyone interested – those with entries or any other parties – to vote on which entry is the best and deserves to win. You cannot vote for your own entry, and are under no obligation to vote in order for your entry to count.... Read more

There’s quite a bit of discussion at present about the attempt to censor the title of a scholarly paper scheduled to be presented at the 2010 Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. (The title of the paper, I might add, is one that is far more euphemistic than ancient Israel’s prophets themselves could be on occasion!). But the topic has probably reminded many that we have yet to organize this year’s bibliobloggers’ dinner. Are there any good sausage restaurants in... Read more

Dorothy King shared a link to a site that allows you to make your own blue heritage site markers. Read more

John Shuck shared a sermon that brings a famous parable, critical Biblical scholarship, cultural background both ancient and modern, economics, a bank commercial and ponies into fruitful interaction with one another. You won’t want to miss it! Read more