Frankenstein<\/strong><\/p>\n Steve Wiggins blogged about bad eggs\u2026and Prometheus<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Matrix<\/strong><\/p>\n In the world of the Matrix, things seem<\/a> real but are simulations<\/a>. Tom Verenna pointed out that in David Elkington\u2019s virtual world, real scholars don\u2019t blog or use Facebook<\/a>. Steve Caruso created a page with information about the simulated (i.e. forged) lead codices<\/a>, showed derivation from known sources<\/a>, and offered careful, detailed analysis of the characters on them<\/a>. Dan McClellan highlighted Facebook dishonesty related to the Jordanian lead books<\/a>, offered photos of the codices<\/a>, and said that Steve beat and punched him<\/a>\u2026or something like that. One site about them has a definite sci-fi feel to it<\/a>. It is also worth considering that buying lead codexes may be a bit like buying a wooden iPad<\/a>.<\/p>\n Judy Redman blogged about the way the internet is changing research<\/a>.<\/p>\n Luke Timothy Johnson recognizes the limitations of our knowledge of the past, and offers a vision of how to live in that matrix<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jonathan Robinson blogged about Paul and Trinity<\/a>. Ian Paul is reloading his matrix<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/strong><\/p>\n Suzanne discussed women, work and childbearing<\/a> as well as the hoe culture<\/a>. Scot McKnight discussed gender and social distinctions in the Bible<\/a>. Danut Manastireanu blogged about complementarianism and egalitarianism<\/a>. Aristotle and Genesis also had something to say on the subject<\/a>, as J. K. Gayle blogged about sexism in Genesis<\/a>. David Lamb discussed the debate between two men about gender on Her.meneutics<\/a>.<\/p>\n April DeConick blogged about her forthcoming book, Holy Misogyny<\/em><\/a>, and mentioned that it is available for Kindle<\/a>.<\/p>\n Josh McManaway discussed Paul\u2019s interpretation of the Ishmael and Isaac story<\/a>.<\/p>\n Claude Mariottini blogged about honoring one\u2019s mother<\/a>. Michael Bird briefly considered Roman divorces<\/a>. And gender in sci-fi and fantasy was also discussed<\/a>, as was Dominionism<\/a>.<\/p>\n Doctor Who<\/strong><\/p>\n Without travelling back through time to understand the old perspective on Paul, you might not understand the new<\/a>. Hence Phillip Long\u2019s trip in the TARDIS. AKMA did some time travel too<\/a>. David Pettigrew went back to look for the historical Erastus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some ancient things still come to light<\/a> without time travel, such as the ancient churches in a BAR article<\/a> which Andie linked to<\/a>, and the Miriam ossuary<\/a> which appears to be authentic<\/a> (although that doesn\u2019t mean that Fox News is reporting about it accurately<\/a>). Others have been damaged<\/a> and would require time travel to ever visit them again<\/a>.<\/p>\n Paul Flesher discussed what a synagogue would have looked like in Jesus\u2019 time<\/a>. And a book by Ben Witherington<\/a> began to get reviewed<\/a>.<\/p>\n Planet of Giants<\/em><\/p>\n David and Goliath is going to be made into a movie<\/a>; Remnant of Giants unsurprisingly provides many details<\/a> (and brought Jonathan into the picture<\/a>). Jim West picked a side in this famous fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n Silence in the Library<\/em><\/p>\n Steve Caruso announced major innovations in the Biblioblog Reference Library, including a new journal and a new press!<\/a> Bill Heroman blogged about Jesus\u2019 so-called silent years<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Rebel Flesh<\/em><\/p>\n An interaction with Klyde Snodgrass on the subject of identity in the New Testament<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Impossible Astronaut<\/span> Bible<\/em><\/p>\n Continuing the extensive blogging that took place throughout this month about The Bible Made Impossible<\/em>, Scot McKnight responded<\/a> to earlier reviews, such as that by Peter Leithart<\/a> \u2013 to which the author, Christian Smith, also responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s Kill Hitler<\/em><\/p>\n Joel Willits had<\/a> two posts on giving the wicked hell<\/a>. Bob Cornwall discussed Paul\u2019s universalism in Philippians<\/a> (and Henry Neufeld discussed publishing the book Bob was reviewing<\/a>).<\/p>\n Chris Heard had previously asked the oldest question in the universe (and really did care what you think<\/a>). Bob McDonald<\/a> and John Hobbins<\/a> answered it. Silence will fall<\/a>.<\/p>\n TRON<\/strong><\/p>\n Flynn was digitized<\/a> in a matter of seconds<\/a>. Rome, on the other hand, wasn\u2019t digitized in a day<\/a>. Daniel Kirk had God become part of the story rather than remaining outside of it<\/a>.<\/p>\n Battlestar Galactica<\/strong><\/p>\n Undeception discussed why Protestants (but not others) demand a literal Adam and Eve (neither of whom was a Cylon)<\/a>. Mason explained why he cares about this<\/a>. Genetic evidence should not be ignored or fuzzed up in considering the topic<\/a>.\u00a0Danut Manastireanu considered the disagreement between Scot McKnight and Al Mohler<\/a>.\u00a0Remnant of Giants also discussed a book surveying quests for Eden<\/a>. And Religion Nerd mentioned several topics, including Adam and Even and the religion of Battlestar Galactica<\/a> (on the latter see also this additional post<\/a>). Matthew Malcolm could have illustrated his point by talking about church members wanting Gaius Baltar to be their pastor, but he went with Pontius Pilate instead<\/a>. There will be a conference on the Christian Moses<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dune<\/strong><\/p>\n In the future envisaged by Dune, the Orange Catholic Bible serves as Scripture for some. Larry Hurtado blogged about the distinction between Scriptures and canon<\/a>. Ricky Carvel discussed the question of how Paul\u2019s letters may or may not have been edited to produce the form in which we know them today<\/a>. Michael Patton discussed textual issues in Romans 5:1<\/a>.\u00a0Mike Kok introduced redaction criticism<\/a>.\u00a0The British Library posted about the New Testament in Codex Sinaiticus<\/a>. Eis Doxan mentioned scholarly editions of the Bible both in print and online<\/a>. Andrew McGowan explained that the Bible is not a book<\/a>. Randall Rauser ironically got accused of being a \u201cBible-hater.\u201d<\/a> Henry Neufeld discussed the importance of context<\/a>.<\/p>\n A Canticle for Leibowitz<\/strong><\/p>\n ETC reported on a fragment of 1 Corinthians that may be very early<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Talmud Blog mentioned Hebrew manuscripts galore<\/a>.<\/p>\n LOST<\/strong><\/p>\n John Anderson published a book about Jacob<\/a>. Deirdre Good has begun blogging about the Others (other scholars, that is)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Comic Books<\/strong><\/p>\n Scientific Blogging compared Solomon to Shazam. Respondents to a survey attributed a Bible verse to Captain America<\/a>.<\/p>\n G. I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephen Prothero suggested that we need to disconnect God from natural phenomena<\/a>.<\/p>\n Godzilla<\/strong><\/p>\n Nicholas to Myra blogged about mythical creatures in the Bible and Church Fathers<\/a> (HT Rantings of the Biscuitnapper<\/a>)<\/p>\n Night of the Living Dead Bibliobloggers<\/strong><\/p>\n Diglotting discussed the infamous zombies in the Gospel of Matthew<\/a>. Thom Stark discussed ancient Judean concepts of afterlife (with the dead, much too quietly)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Star Wars<\/strong><\/p>\n The Phantom Menace<\/em><\/p>\n Jeffrey Garcia told the back-story to the New Testament, focusing on Pharisees<\/a> and Jesus & the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Attack of the Clones<\/em><\/p>\n Doug Chaplin asked how unique Jesus\u2019 summary of the law was<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/p>\n Marc Cortez offered advice from Yoda, as well as from himself, for students and padawans<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kenny Paul Smith blogged about the blending of Star Wars and traditional terrestrial religions such as Christianity<\/a>.<\/p>\n Star Trek<\/strong><\/p>\n After the invention of the universal translator, will everyone switch to using Greek and Hebrew Bibles<\/a>? Until then, we still need translations<\/a>, and BW16 blogged about Tom Wright\u2019s not quite universal translation<\/a>, followed by Sheffield Biblical Studies<\/a>. Eis Doxan mentioned the REB<\/a>.\u00a0On the Main Line shared a Hebrew review of the Jerusalem Bible from 1956<\/a>. Joel looked for Matthew\u2019s ass<\/a>.\u00a0Chris Heard asked which translations people are using in academic classes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Language-learning resources likewise remain crucial. Chris Heard shared a poster explaining Hebrew prepositions<\/a>. Dirk Jongkind blogged about Greek particles<\/a>. Larry Hurtado discussed Martin Hengel\u2019s emphasis on the importance of languages in New Testament study<\/a>. And will technology ever be able to translate poetry<\/a>?<\/p>\n If StarFleet already existed in San Francisco, Jim West could have appealed to them to provide space for our bibliobloggers\u2019 gathering<\/a>.<\/p>\n JohnDave Medina blogged about the mission of the Word in the Fourth Gospel to explore strange new worlds<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMirror, Mirror\u201d<\/p>\n C. Sterling Bartholomew blogged about an alternative reality<\/span> reading in Ezekiel<\/a>. Michael Barber discussed theology as exegesis and exegesis as theology<\/a>.<\/p>\n Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/em><\/p>\n Brian LePort blogged about the Genesis device<\/span> motif in Romans 1<\/a>. Ken Ham turns out to take a cafeteria approach to Genesis after all, as many of us have long known<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deep Space Nine<\/em><\/p>\n In Biblical studies, when reference is made to \u201cthe Prophets\u201d it usually has in mind those of ancient Israel, or perhaps early Christianity, rather than interdimensional beings who reside within a wormhole. Lauren Anders seems to have learned more about the ministry from the former than the latter<\/a>, and continues blogging about it<\/a>.<\/p>\n Total<\/span> Partial Recall and Johnny Mnemonic<\/strong><\/p>\n Brian LePort blogged about chreia<\/em> in the New Testament<\/a>, and Nick Norelli responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n John Hobbins remembered Eugene Nida<\/a>, while J. K. Gayle remembered and compared Nida and Pike<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mark Vernon blogged about the Bible and doubt<\/a>. Allan Bevere discussed orthodox doubt<\/a>. Randall Rauser considered William Lane Craig\u2019s advice about doubt to be rather bad<\/a>.<\/p>\n Avatar<\/strong><\/p>\n Mark Noll shared thoughts about Christology and science<\/a>.<\/p>\n Behold the Man<\/strong><\/p>\n Deirdre Good mentioned Rembrandt\u2019s portrait(s) of Jesus<\/a> (which was featured in the NY Times<\/em><\/a>). Richard Hall quoted K\u00e4semann\u00a0on not knowing what to do with Jesus<\/a>. Andrew Perriman discussed 1 Peter as a \u201crevelation of Jesus.\u201d<\/a> Tom Verenna discussed Jesus possibilianism<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Golden Compass<\/strong><\/p>\n John Anderson discussed the morality, immorality and\/or amorality of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1984<\/strong><\/p>\n Duane Smith<\/a>, Jim West<\/a> and Roger Pearse<\/a> blogged about the keeping of academic publications<\/a> in the hands of an elite (and wealthy) few. James Pate asked who can interpret the Bible<\/a>. Joel discussed the authority of God and Scripture in a book review<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Fountain<\/strong><\/p>\n RJS reflected on immortality as divine gift<\/a>. Nick Norelli appealed to Highlander to make a point about immortality<\/a> \u2013 a theme that also was a focus of an episode of Torchwoo<\/a>d.<\/p>\n Starship Troopers<\/strong><\/p>\n Paul used military imagery \u2013 was he a pacifist?<\/a><\/p>\n Apocalyptic End of the World Blockbusters<\/strong><\/p>\n Matthew Crowe shared a preterist cartoon that many scholars of Revelation will appreciate<\/a>:<\/p>\n James Pate began the Dawn of Apocalyptic<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Mike Bird blogged about a new book about new creation in Revelation<\/a>. And Mike Beidler brought eschatology together with protology into the range of his blogging interests<\/a>.<\/p>\n David Opderbeck released the trailer for Reading Revelation Responsibly: The Motion Picture<\/a>. Daniel Levy found a video of N. T. Wright addressing the political ramifications of Revelation<\/a> (John Byron<\/a> and Jonathan Robinson<\/a> also had things to say about the political interpretation of the NT). Clifford Kvidahl reviewed a book on the connections between Eden and Revelation<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2012<\/em><\/p>\n Joel Willits blogged about the Noachide laws<\/a>. Steve Wiggins blogged about attributing hurricanes to deities<\/a> (which<\/a> many had been discussing due to Bachmann\u2019s quip<\/a>). Richard Anderson discussed Jesus not walking on the sea<\/a>. Randall Rauser asked whether songs about cataclysms are appropriate for a children\u2019s choir<\/a>.<\/p>\n Knowing<\/em><\/p>\n Rod discussed Ezekiel\u2019s oracles (including the racy bits)<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Road<\/em><\/p>\n Ferrell Jenkins blogged about travelling in Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Signs<\/strong><\/p>\n At Unsettled Christianity, a blog post about portents in the NT and Josephus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Quantum Leap<\/strong><\/p>\n A Republican, a Democrat and an illegal immigrant leaped back through time to become part of a famous parable of Jesus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Transformers<\/strong><\/p>\n Unreasonable Faith mentioned the flexibility of religion and the Bible to become different things<\/a> and serve different purposes.<\/p>\n Parable of the Talents<\/strong><\/p>\n Roland Boer discussed the cultural and economic context of this famous parable<\/a>.<\/p>\n The X Files<\/strong><\/p>\n Otagosh blogged about ghostwriting Paul<\/a>.\u00a0Matthew Malcolm discussed the soulish and the spiritual in Corinth<\/a>. Jim West compared a BAR article to the things Mulder tended to investigate<\/a>.<\/p>\n Death Race 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n Duane Smith blogged about a Bible targeted for a particular audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stargate<\/strong><\/p>\n A book from 1877 attempting to connect the pyramids and the Bible got reviewed<\/a>.<\/p>\n VALIS<\/strong><\/p>\n JohnDave Medina blogged about metaphysics and Scripture<\/a>.<\/p>\n Video Games<\/strong><\/p>\n American Jesus<\/a> and Matthew Paul Turner<\/a> blogged about El Shaddai, an Enoch-based video game<\/a> that Jim Davila<\/a> has also mentioned often, and Kristin Swenson more recently blogged about<\/a>:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/m1.ikiwq.com\/img\/xl\/tssjHW8s92LvukaqLwYnYa.jpg\")
In a world where we have yet to develop replicator technology that could give us whatever we ask for<\/a> and so\u00a0eliminate poverty (the relationship of which to the Gospel got some discussion<\/a>), Weekend Fisher pondered the relevance of the \u201creset\u201d model provided by the Jubilee year<\/a>. Even so, it may not lead to an egalitarian society<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/afistfuloffarthings.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/cartoon-about-70-ad.jpg\")
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