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Helek Tov shared links<\/a> to 360 degree virtual tours of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher<\/a> and the Al-Aqsa Mosque<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Diglotting discusses Ya\u2019el (Yahoel) and the divine identity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Daniel Kirk tells why he kissed conserving goodbye<\/a>.
\n Michael Bird interviews Scot McKnight about the Letter of James<\/a>, on which he recently published a commentary.<\/p>\n

Daniel Kirk<\/a>, Joel Watts<\/a>, Otagosh<\/a> and even Michael Ruse<\/a> and Jerry Coyne<\/a> talk about Adam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

John Hobbins reads Genesis for all its worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This Lamp<\/a> points out that the SBL Greek New Testament is available for the Kindle, and tells you how to get it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Adam Kotsko discusses simple beliefs of simple believers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Steve Douglas quotes George MacDonald<\/a>: \u201cYou doubt because you love the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris Heard<\/a> and Roland Boer<\/a> disagree about reception history.<\/p>\n

John Byron thinks every Biblical scholar should go on at least one dig<\/a>.<\/p>\n

John Pieret talks about what really scares the Discovery Institute.<\/a><\/p>\n

Joel Watts starts a meme about things you\u2019ll find at the Ark Park gift shop<\/a>, following on his earlier post about the Ark Park\u2019s unicorns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rod of Alexandria can\u2019t find penal substitution in Galatians 3:13<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tim Bulkeley explains why verses are meaningless<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Landon Hedrick suggests that those who live in magical houses should not throw stones at mythicists<\/a>. Or something like that. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Tom Verenna discusses the historicity of Jesus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IO9 has an interesting post on the puzzles of the current Doctor Who season so far<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"