In my last post I discussed two things that get under my skin in professional contexts, making me blow my top (to mix the metaphor): ignorance posing as expertise (not just in biblical studies but generally) and facile answers, by “experts,” to the biggest personal/philosophical/religious problem people have to face, why there is suffering in the world if there is an all powerful and loving God in charge of it. Read by Petra Ortiz
In in a guest post, Joel Scheller argues that Paul's views might have been heretical to those who later established the doctrine of the...
Another excerpt from Jesus, Interrupted, discussing the historical-critical approach to the bible taught in seminaries. Read by Mike Johnson.
Summaries of The Letter of Jeremiah, additions to 1 Daniel, and 1 Maccabees from the Old Testament Apocrypha. Read by Mike Johnson. Link to...