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
How likely is it that the Sermon on the Mount accurately reflects a real sermon given by Jesus? Read by Brandon M. Bender
James Tabor surveys what happened outside Waco, TX as Federal authorities confronted the Branch Davidians and David Koresh, whom the group saw as a...