Eerdmans shared the above interview with James Charlesworth, talking about the excavations in Talpiot and the tombs found there, in connection with his forthcoming edited volume, The Tomb of Jesus and His Family?: Exploring Ancient Jewish Tombs Near Jerusalem’s Walls. For my own thoughts on the subject, see The Burial of Jesus: What Does History Have to Do with Faith? Read more
I suspect that this identifies one not merely as a Christian but as belonging to a particular subset of Protestantism. Via Christian Memes on Facebook Read more
“I always think that the clown and hero are different levels in the Doctor – there is no completely straight Doctor. The folk memory of Hartnell is he’s a cranky old man, but when you watch him he plays the Doctor as a stroppy child. Very twinkly and he’s not crotchety, he’s sulky, the way that an infant would be. Ian and Barbara are sort of his parents, indulging him to go and behave himself a bit better. The Doctors... Read more
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Today we talked about Star Wars (among other things) in my religion and science fiction class. One student presenter raised the question of how often “The Force” is mentioned throughout the six movies. Here is the answer. Count carefully! Also relevant, in case you haven’t seen it before, is the action figure of The Force: Read more
I’m grateful to J. K. Gayle for drawing the data graphed above to my attention. It shows just how recently the obsession with being “biblical” and all things “biblical” began to take off. There is a lot that can be learned by looking at how the frequency of a word changes over time in publications. Read more
A news article recently drew attention to the phenomenon of people gathering to drink beer and sing hymns. And then my pastor mentioned “Pub Theology” in his sermon on Sunday, which is apparently a popular phenomenon not just here in Indianapolis but in many other places. This is their logo: It sounds more like the informal gatherings at the SBL annual meeting than like most churches I’ve been to – and that isn’t a bad thing, from my perspective. But... Read more
Mark Goodacre pointed out that there is now a website for the series “Bible Secrets Revealed” which will be debuting on Wednesday on the History Channel. Read more
This classic interview from more than a decade ago is still worth watching, as it explores George Lucas’ spiritual vision and the nature of mythology in extremely interesting ways. Read more
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