I thought I would try to clarify the point I was making when the webinar last Friday got interrupted. I don’t at all dispute the interpretation of Psalm 110 as involving Yahweh saying to another distinct figure, whom the author of the Psalm refers to as his lord, that he bestows upon that individual an exalted status, that of being enthroned at God’s right hand. Indeed, I think that this is the strongest way to make the case – by pointing... Read more
Unfortunately, my conversation with Anthony Buzzard got interrupted by an internet outage in my building. So we’re planning to resume the conversation next Friday, a little later than we started this evening (or a little earlier than we got interrupted – whichever way you prefer to look at it). When the video recording of the conversation tonight is available, I will share it. Here’s the link for next Friday: https://zoom.us/j/852536689 Read more
I thought I would post a reminder about the conversation tonight. It will be recorded, and so you can just watch and listen later. But if you’d like to listen as it is happening, and perhaps even join in, then here is the link to follow, for your convenience: http://zoom.us/j/725748189 Read more
It is distressing to see people blogging and “news” outlets reporting once again about the lead codices from Jordan as though they might conceivably be authentic ancient artifacts. It has been shown that they take text and images from known artifacts and reproduce them over and over again in an attempt to produce something that aims to give a false impression of antiquity, and significance, but making their authenticity less likely rather than more after closer inspection. That the lead is ancient... Read more
In preparation for, and to help promote your interest in, the conversation that I’ll be having with Anthony Buzzard tomorrow (which you can join in and ask questions in too if you like), here are his previous discussions with J. R. Daniel Kirk and Larry Hurtado: It is worth joining the conversation just to experience the Zoom platform, which works much better than Skype or Google Hangouts! Read more
Tomorrow evening, I’ll be having a conversation with Sir Anthony Buzzard about my work on Christology and monotheism in early Christianity. If you’re interested in this topic, mark your calendars and listen in! Read more
Psalm 109:8 got significant attention in recent years as Sen. David Perdue used it as a prayer against President Barack Obama. And so I wondered about musical settings of the Psalm. Some of them skip precisely those kinds of details, as for instance this version by Carol Clayton: Orlando di Lasso likewise selects a smaller section of the Psalm to set. So too does Samuel Sebastian Wesley: This free reworking by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan tries to give the anger in the hymn a more positive spin:... Read more
Via Meredith Warren on Facebook. “Call for applications: Workshop on “Religious Experience at the Intersection of Body and Cognition” taking place at the University of Sheffield on April 28-29, 2017. Deadline to apply is 15 January.” Read more
My friend Chuck Robertson, who is the canon to the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church USA, is a huge comic book fan. He contributed a great chapter on the subject to the book I edited, Religion and Science Fiction. You can hear him talking about this subject he loves on the most recent episode of Priest Pulse. You can find it on iTunes or download it as an mp3. Read more
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