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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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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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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…