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Such a substantial number of posts related to the Bible, its interpretation, its historical accuracy and various other subjects of interest have appeared on blogs I read over the past few hours, that a round-up seemed in order. First, there\u2019s a post at A God-Sized Puzzle<\/a> which continues a series inspired by some images I created<\/a> a while back. Boulders 2 Bits has an interview with Pete Enns<\/a>. Science and the Sacred addresses science education among Christians<\/a>. Jesus Creed touches on the dark side of Bible reading<\/a>. Sects and Violence in the Ancient World notes that \u201cEven the Bible can be a golden calf<\/a>\u201c. And at The Bible and Interpretation<\/em>, archaeologist Eric Cline talks about the historicity of David and Solomon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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