Mythicists sometimes assert that an account like the Gospels, which features angelic interventions and other such details, ought to be set aside as fiction, rather than setting just the miracles aside and then sifting the rest for potentially useful historical data. As I prepared to touch on the books of the Maccabees in my course on the Bible yesterday, it struck me that the same objection could be made about those works. They too feature angelic interventions and miracles. There... Read more
Which of these corresponds to your view of where LEGO people come from? Images from God of Evolution and The Brick Testament Read more
Take an internet minute to read the above chart, that is. But what happens if you read it on the internet at the end of your workday? HT Marc Cortez Read more
The image was apparently created by an atheist. But contrary to what some claim, there is no particular reason why its viewpoint ought to be considered inherently atheistic. If we look at the Biblical literature, rarely if ever does anyone in it claim that it requires special divine revelation for human beings to tell right from wrong. Rather, the prophets, the wisdom teachers, the apostles, and many others appeal to what they believe their audience can safely be assumed to... Read more
Mention was made in a Facebook conversation I had recently of Paul’s reference (2 Cor. 3) to the Scriptures being read while veiled. Many refer to it as though it were about the inability of people to understand Scripture without supernatural assistance. But it doesn’t mean that, despite what is so often claimed. It is echoing the story of Moses’ face being veiled after he spoke with God face to face, to hide from people that the glory faded with... Read more
A website which bears the running title “A Brief History of Time…In Advance” was drawn to my attention by a student. It includes gems like this: “The Einstein Method reveals that Daniel received words from outside time-space through the Archangel Gabriel.” Since the website claims to be based on a book by someone named John Zachary, Gabriel’s Faces: Voice Of The Archangel, I can only presume that he is also the author of the site. I’m pleased that the student... Read more
Bob MacDonald has mentioned the upcoming Biblical Studies Carnival, to be hosted on his blog Dust. Apparently it is already stuffed full of ordinary Biblical studies blogging goodness. And so he has requested that further stuffing be provided, but of a particular sort. Can you find some academic Biblical studies blog posts connected with parts of the world not regularly represented in the monthly carnival? If so, please let Bob know about them! Read more
A friend shared this on Facebook. Discuss! Read more
Brian LePort and then Claude Mariottini asked whether biblioblogs are dying. No, they aren't. Of course, Brian went on to ask the question in a manner more focused on blogs about the Bible run by laypeople and students. With more professors and professionals blogging, there may well be a decline in interest in some biblioblogs. But that would not represent the death of biblioblogs in general. And I suspect that, as long as someone has interesting things to say and... Read more
It has been too long since I last blogged about a classic Doctor Who episode. In rewatching the Jon Pertwee era, a while back I reached “Frontier in Space,” which actually ends its final part with a cliffhanger, in which the Doctor has been injured and sends a telepathic message to the time lords, leading then into the next episode, “Planet of the Daleks.” The story focuses on tensions between the empires of Earth and Draconia. There have been attacks... Read more
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In