If you like this, then see also The Holy Sith which I shared some years ago – a different approach to a Star Wars Monty Python mash-up. From The Poke HT Brad Matthies Read more
If you like this, then see also The Holy Sith which I shared some years ago – a different approach to a Star Wars Monty Python mash-up. From The Poke HT Brad Matthies Read more
“Tomb of the Cybermen” was the first Doctor Who episode to feature the cybermats that made a reappearance season 6 episode “Closing Time.” The episode has the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on the planet Telos, where an expedition from Earth has recently arrived, allegedly to do an archaeological investigation into why the Cybermen vanished. But in fact, some of the party have other plans, to find a way to harness the power of the Cybermen to their own ends.... Read more
The term “apologist” has become an insult, but it was not always so. If we consider those who tend to be placed in the category “apologist” in the early church – figures like Justin Martyr, Tertullian, and Origen – then clearly they were also as much “scholars” as anyone in their time. The lines can be blurry in the present day as well. At one end of the spectrum, that of “scholarship,” we might place those who simply seek after... Read more
The episode “Castrovalva” marked the beginning of the era of the Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison, until then the youngest actor to have played the role. The actor, writers, and the show itself had their work cut out for them. Tom Baker had occupied the role for longer than anyone previously or since, a total of seven seasons spanning the whole or part of eight calendar years, from 1974-1981. Even today, for many his Doctor is still the Doctor,... Read more
Two major resources that I want to share: The Cairo Genizah Collection at the Bodleian Library in Oxford (HT Dan McClellan and AWOL) The Israel Antiquities Authorities National Treasures (HT Jim West) Read more
A while back I posted on why I don’t think anyone today really believes that God, exactly as depicted in the Bible, exists. In the Bible, God doesn’t hesitate to show off, demonstrating power by sending fire from heaven, parting seas, bringing darkness at midday, and so on. Today, religious believers who claim to believe in the same God and take the Bible literally expect to get a parking spot to open up, not that a new one miraculously be... Read more
Duane Smith has posted a reminder that the next Biblical Studies Carnival is fast approaching. If you have posts related to Biblical studies that you have written this month, or have grabbed your interest on blogs other than your own, please submit them! Read more
A geologist from the NCSE explains why young-earth creationism’s Flood geology doesn’t fit the evidence: In other related news, it sounds like we haven’t heard the last of creationism bills in Indiana. Read more
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