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Careful Where You Point Your Bible
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Christian Carnival CCLXXXIX Posted
… at Parableman. An exceptionally good selection of reading, and I’d say that even if I didn’t have a post in there!
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Note: This is a second excursus in my series on Biblical criticism. When I begin my next entry, dealing with the parable of the sower, I will begin by discussing textual issues and applying these principles. I was encouraged to make a few notes on textual criticism after I read the collection of essays The…
Obama at Ebenezer Baptist
The entire text is available on Levellers, and it’s a good one. Head over there and read it. I have the same reservations that Michael Westmoreland-White indicates, but that doesn’t detract from the quality of the speech.