- John Byron wonders about a paradigm shift in peer review for scholarship
- Jason Goroncy tells a tragic tale about pastoral ministry
- Elizabeth McNamer digs up biblical women (HT Jim West)
- Edinburgh University has a blog on Christian Origins with some very respectable contributors
- James McGrath gives us all some tips on evaluating sources
- Tom Wright pontificates on the humanity of Jesus
- Jim West helps us to be more accurate about Jesus' speed and timing in Revelation
- Marc Cortez is giving away a big book on Romans
- Maggie Dawn shares a video on the 21st century enlightenment
- Someone is cleaning up the streets of Britain (HT Jim West)
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…
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