I am taking an online course at Butler, offered to faculty who are gearing up ourselves to offer online courses. Here are some videos that were shared as part of the course, which I think offer important food for thought for educators. This classic bit of comedy makes the point that if you are going to university to learn information and expect to never use it but nonetheless to remember it after 5 years, then you are better off just watching... Read more
Nikki Stafford, whose wonderful blog became known to many of us during the era of LOST but also focuses on many other shows and topics, created Lostaholics Anonymous a while back. Have any readers of this gone back (as I still hope to do at some point) and rewatched the show from the beginning, knowing how it would end, to see what that would be like (and whether some mysteries sorted themselves out in the process)? Have you found another... Read more
Sandy disrupted things, but human beings endure and rebuild. And that is true in particular, it seems, of bibliobloggers. It was delayed, but not prevented, and now, at long last, the Biblical Studies Carnival – BLT edition, is here. Yes, there is bacon, lettuce, and tomato in it, as well as Bible, and blogging, and much more! Read more
Since no announcement about lab results testing the ink from the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife has been forthcoming, scholars and other interested parties continue to discuss, report, and try to draw conclusions as best we can based on the available evidence. Andrew Bernhard, author of several online articles exploring the possibility that the text is a modern forgery, added another one, this time bringing together in one brief article a number of notes and observations, with pictures and highlighting, offering... Read more
PZ Myers posted an entry on his blog with the title “Odious Christianity.” He is commenting on a tract that came his way which includes the following cartoon: After sharing it, he writes: Whoa, hang on there. How is justice served by punishing an innocent? So, with this judge, if I get a parking ticket I could get out of it by bringing in a baby and chopping off a finger, and announcing that there, I’ve more than paid off... Read more
Here’s a recording of a class I taught, recapping the Synoptic problem and then looking at the distinctive features of the Gospel of John: Read more
I had the movie From the Dust drawn to my attention yesterday. It focuses on the creation-evolution controversy, but with attention primarily focused on how the various viewpoints of our time are reading and interpreting the Bible. The web site for the movie has some bonus clips, including this one with several New Testament scholars talking about Adam in Paul’s thought: Read more
The Evolution Facebook page shared the interesting example of parasite behavior I am quoting in full below. The photo may give you nightmares. The question I want to ask is what young-earth creationists and others who reject evolution say about such organisms. Do they envisage God creating these parasites specifically to do the things that they do? And if so, why? I expect that I am not alone in finding evolution to give not merely the best scientific explanation, but... Read more
OK, it is Monday, and so it is time to pick and announce the two winners of copies of The Christian World of The Hobbit by Devin Brown, courtesy of Patheos. Using a random number generator, I’ve determined that the winners are…[drumroll]: comments #5 and #22! Which means that the winners are [drumroll continues]:  Dan Wilkinson and Robin Lionheart! Please let me know where to tell Patheos to send the book. You can send me your name and address via e-mail at... Read more
Libby Anne has posted an entry on her blog about that movement which claims that the King James Version of the Bible is the best, the only true Word of God. Since she gave me a mention in her post, I thought I should give her a shout out here – and also share a comment I left on that post. Click through for the broader context. Here’s what I wrote: Thanks for blogging about this – and for mentioning... Read more
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