New Biblical Studies Carnival

Byhenry August 2, 2010

Jim West has brought back the Biblical Studies Carnival. (HT: TCOJC)

Christian Ministry | Christianity

Stephen S.J. Hill on Our Much Loved Identity
Byhenry April 6, 2023
It is very difficult to get me to watch any video. Yes, that’s true, even though I create videos and do online interviews on multiple subjects. It’s not my medium of choice. Getting me to watch an hour extends into the impossible. But I watched this one … I recommend that everyone, but especially those…
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Search Syriac Resources (Link)
Byhenry May 28, 2011
With hat tip to Bible Studies and Technological Tools, I link to a site that allows you to search online Syriac resources. Good stuff!
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Christianity

A God That’s Cool
Byhenry January 28, 2019
In the introduction to his book What’s God Really Like? S. J. Hill tells the story of a student who announced at the end of a term in a class he taught, that she had discovered that God was cool. I don’t know how you react to that, but the moment I read that line…
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Numbers 30-31, Biblical Cultural Shock, and the Process of Hermeneutics
Byhenry June 17, 2016
Since I wrote recently about biblical culture shock, and have also commented from time to time on our impatience with the process in politics, it was interesting for me to come to Numbers 30 and 31 in my evening reading. [ncs_ad pid=’9780842334280′ adtype=’aer.io’ float=’left’]Numbers 30 is a sort of kinder, gentler sort of culture shock….
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Christianity | Religion

Fear, Beliefs, and Questioning
Byhenry April 16, 2011
I’ve often said that I think people who become angry when their beliefs questioned are actually less confident of those beliefs, rather than more so. But that’s a pretty broad and inadequate statement, I think. I was discussing this with my wife recently, and we were wondering why neither of us get annoyed with people…
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If You’re Nice, Diversity Will Take Care of Itself
Byhenry January 7, 2025January 17, 2025
Bad Ideas I Learned from Good Leaders #2 I’ve heard this one from so many people that I would hardly know who to blame for it if I wanted to blame someone. I’ve been told that if you will just be nice and positive, you can ignore the differences in your congregation and everything will…
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