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"Bible" in Modern Usage
Here is a quote from John Riches in The Bible: A Very Short Introduction, which I think is instructive for those who throw the term Bible around: So, to put it simply, the term ‘Bible’, as a collection of sacred texts, is first used for the Christian scriptures, in their different versions. Only later is…
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Free PDF Bibles
I have had a number of people ask me about free text downloads of Bibles rather than just audio. I have started to look around a little. HERE is a link to a number of Bibles available for free download in PDF. These are in a variety of languages. But, they are all going to…
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On My Recent Work as an End-time Correspondent
I recently did some work as End-time correspondent doing a phone interview while conducting some field work (i.e. driving to work). This was in relation to my identification of the AntiChrist. For those who are interested, be sure to check out the interview for some of my thoughts. This audio would be of particular interest…
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Catholic Reasoning about the Canon becomes Circular too
I recently posted a comment (HERE) to a question about how we know which books belong in the canon (HERE). This is why I really am not a big fan of traditional apologetics. Issues are almost always oversimplified. I’ll give the gist of how the Catholic apologist thinks the discussion should go: Catholic asks Protestant:…
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My Idea for Countering the Book Burning – It Involves Fire
So, I’ve posted previously about this King James Only church Bible and book burning deal and how I think we can get these folks to lighten up. But, I’ve decided that we as students of the Bible and Biblical scholars need to take this a little bit more seriously. That’s why I would like to…
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Anglicans becoming Catholic – We'll Have to Wait and See
Thanks to John Hobbins for pointing out this article from the New York Times on the recent invitation for Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church. I think the author, Rachel Donadio, hits the nail on the head. The effects of this move are going to be long lasting and it is far too early…
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Old Testament Stories – Lego Style
Okay. Someone has way too much time on their hands, namely the creator of TheBrickTestament.com. A considerable number of Biblical stories are laid out with Legos. You really need to go check this out. I have seen a lot of people link to this before, but have never really taken the time to go look. …
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Old Testament Timeline – Ralph Klein
For those looking for a decent Old Testament timeline, you might check out Ralph Klein’s offering, which places the chronology alongside other events of importance in the wider Ancient Near East. Some Features of the Timeline As stated above, it correlates with the timelines of other areas in the Ancient Near East, which can be…
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Old Testament Vs. New Testament
Sounds like a boxing match doesn’t it, but it’s more of a recurrent theme at a popular level. I’ve posted on this issue a number of times (HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE), namely to point out that there is a serious lack of understanding involved from people who phrase the problem as Old Testament Vs.…
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Some Local Responses to Our Racist Judge
I posted last week that I reside in the parish in which a judge recently refused to perform an interracial marriage. I thought I would give a couple links to what the locals are saying. HERE and HERE are links to two opinion pieces in our local newspaper The Daily Star. The really odd thing…