- The Biblical studies carnival which contains post from MAY is now up and is themed loosely around time travel and South Park
- The is a new blog for the young restless and reformed in the English URC
- Mark Goodacre tells a Roman joke about Jesus
- Doug Chaplin who i am pleased to see is blogging again is being sarcastic about the historical Jesus
- While Richard Fellows will get you thinking about Galatians and the Antioch incident
- And this is a beautiful example of what happens when creativity is allowed to be itself and not conform to some tepid commercial ideal
It's so typical isn't it? You are preaching all day long, training your disciples, sparring with the Pharisees, encouraging the poor and down trodden, healing the sick and casting out demons, all day, day after day, and even when you go up a mountain to get a rest the crowds hunt you down and follow you up, and then the one time you get a bit muddled up with some of the details of a biblical text . . . that is the one they write down in the first gospel - verbatim. At least Matthew and Luke had the good sense to do some editing. But Mark, he always had his eye on giving the public the "historical Jesus" whoever that is supposed to be . . . warts and all. Thanks a lot Mark!
Some think I made the mistake on purpose, just to show the Pharisees up.
For some there is no mistake worth mentioning, only a slightly ambiguous turn of phrase.
Others think I am doing something tricky with Abiathar's name, getting him to figuratively stand in for the priesthood.
It really has…
Some think I made the mistake on purpose, just to show the Pharisees up.
For some there is no mistake worth mentioning, only a slightly ambiguous turn of phrase.
Others think I am doing something tricky with Abiathar's name, getting him to figuratively stand in for the priesthood.
It really has…
Less of the young...
ReplyDeleteFor me anyway. The other three are all fresh faced whippersnappers.
i know you don't feel young, but i'm afraid among theologians and pastors and even bloggers we are still at the lower age quartile, besides i think it is a reference to some silly US soap opera.
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