Tag Archives: OT
The Historical Jesus
This is a post that’s taken a long time coming. I’ve written in several times, and still am not 100% happy with it. Still, here we go… — A Prelude In the archaeology of ancient Israel there are two famous schools of … Continue reading
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Reading the Resources — Ecclesiastes 2:25
Over on Sabio’s blog, he’s been blogging through Hector Avalos’s book “The End of Biblical Studies”. Now I confess that, like a lot of people who actually quite like biblical studies, I was prejudiced by the title. Also, I haven’t … Continue reading
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In the Beginning – Translating Genesis 1:1-3
In the previous post I alluded to the beginning of Genesis, and how it is translated. The form we’re most used to reading is something like this: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth … Continue reading
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Sunday Scriptures: The Source of Suffering
Sunday is a busy day here, as its the only day we all get to spend together as a family. So in this weekly spot I’ll dig out some interesting bits of religious literature and will post them without much … Continue reading
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Minimalism, Maximalism and Middlemalism
There’s been a bit of curfuffle lately about the (as yet unverified) ‘decyphering’ of an inscription on a pottery shard from Khirbet Qeiyafa by Prof Gershon Galil. I’ve written about my thoughts on the overblown press at Sabio’s blog (which … Continue reading
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