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The Doctrine of Retribution
I have been sick for three whole days now and my throat is really, really killing me. Now the sickness is being visited on my children … I wonder what I have done wrong?!
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Spotlight on Tim Bulkeley and 5minutebible.com
I was going to write a post today simply about the site 5minutebible.com, but then I started looking at all of the Biblical Studies work that Tim Bulkeley has been doing online. Most of the work I was aware of, but I had never seen all of the links in one place to really appreciate…
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Collins on Systematizing the Material in the Pentateuch
Have been re-reading through John Collins’ Introduction to the Hebrew Bible off and on lately. Here is a passage I read last night I thought worthy of citation: The Biblical text that resulted from this process (the final editing together of diverse material) is not a consistent systematic treatise. Rather, it is a collection of…
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This Psalmist Must Have Never Had Children
Today’s responsorial Psalm blew my mind, but not in some super spiritual way. Psalm 131 reads as follows: 1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted…
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I Now Have the #1 Biblioblog …
Among those listed as Postgraduates, Graduates, and Undergraduates that is. According to the new Biblioblogs by academic qualifications list, Jim West is listed under “Professors and Doctors” and Joel Watts and Matt Dabbs are listed under “Unknown Qualifications.” That then makes me #1 among those listed as Postgraduates, Graduates, and Undergraduates. That is something that…
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Quote of the Day
“Be that as it may, there is a reasonable likelihood that the vast majority of Christians today are unorthodox in their view of Jesus in some respect – I’ve rarely met a Christian without theological education who even understood classic orthodoxy, much less adhered to it in detail.” James McGrath in response to this blog…
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SBL Atendees Ask a New Orleanian (Sort of)
I thought I’d create a blog post for which the comments section can be kind of like a forum for those attending the Society of Biblical Literature meeting this year. I grew up just outside of New Orleans in St. Bernard Parish, and I know the city relatively well or least better than you if…
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Jim West's Tattoo
Jim West has been pointing out some Biblioblogger tattoos. So, I thought it only fair for someone to reveal his. He really does love Twitter after all. That is some real devotion!
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And, Might I Say a Nice Showing for Stellenbosch This Month
Here’s a citation from the Biblioblog Top 50 rankings this month: Who are the shakers and movers in biblical studies blogging for the month of October 2009? Jeremy Thompson’s podcast blog, Free Old Testament Audio Website Blog was up 32 places to No. 4. The freewheelin’ Ferrell Jenkins (Ferrell’s Travel Blog) was up 14 places to…
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Last Month #36 … This Month #…
4! That’s right. My blog was up 32 spots to number 4 among the Biblioblog Top 50 this month. Finally getting the props that I so assuredly deserve. Another month of that juggernaut type growth and I may become a top challenger to you know who. Sorry Joel. And, I’m sorry to all of you…