Here’s a round-up of posts on the Talpiot tombs that have appeared since my last round-up: The Jesus Discovery web site now seems to be working, and has press releases, photos, and other interesting materials. Mark Goodacre asks “When is a fish not a fish?” and answers “When it has handles” See too the close-ups of the images provided by Michael Heiser. Mark Goodacre also blogged about Simcha Jacobovici’s fascination with The DaVinci Code. Bob Cargill and Tom Verenna suggest... Read more
It’s exactly what I said it was, but not what you expected, right? HT IO9 Read more
The third major section of the Doctor Who episode “The Trial of a Time Lord,” parts 9-12, are known under the subtitle “Terror of the Vervoids“. It is the Doctor’s chance to respond to the accusations of the Valeyard, and he has been given access to the matrix, the computer database of time lord knowledge, in order to make his defense. He will attempt to show that he improves in the future, and offers scenes from an adventure with a... Read more
If you are reading this in North America at the time I’ve scheduled it to post, then you really ought to go to bed, since you have presumably forgotten that you can’t afford to stay up so late. Tonight we lose an hour of sleep…so please consider changing your clock, and then going to bed! Read more
Jim West has posted a request for submissions for the next Biblical Studies Carnival. Read more
Religion that focuses entirely on an afterlife is at best Gnosticism and at worst nonsense. Which is fine if you are happy being in one or both of those categories. But if not, then here are some things to think about. As I emphasize in my book The Burial of Jesus, the doctrine of the afterlife appeared in Judaism in response to a crisis, in which people were being killed precisely because they were being faithful to what they believed... Read more
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Cameron has reviewed The Burial of Jesus on his blog The Passive Habit. Thanks, Cameron! UPDATE: Link fixed! Read more
I’ve been meaning for some time to come back to a topic that has been garnering attention, the news that some Bible translations aimed at predominantly Islamic contexts were not using the phrase “son of God”, ever since I circulated an online article mentioning the news and was met with expressions of concern because that particular piece posed the matter in an inflammatory manner. (See Eddie Arthur’s blog post and longer pdf for more information.) When it comes to this issue of translation,... Read more
Over on his blog Reading Acts, Phil Long has posted a review of my book, The Burial of Jesus. Thanks, Phil, for taking the time to read the book and to blog about it! Read more
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