The September Biblical Studies Carnival Episode III Posted

Byhenry September 1, 2011

… at Exploring Our Matrix. So many posts, so little time. Who can possibly keep up? But this blog is actually linked twice.

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Biblical Studies Carnival XXXVI
Byhenry December 1, 2008
I violate my vow against reading or linking to Jim West to link to the latest Biblical Studies Carnival XXXVI, which is quite good in spite of because of its snarkiness. There’s a lot of good stuff there, much of which is about SBL.
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Good Point, Bad Exegesis
Byhenry June 1, 2006
John the Methodist on Locusts and Honey has an excellent post on sexual ethics and the exegesis behind it. He discusses the misuse of the story of David and Bathsheba in order to make a point that was nonetheless a good one. When he encountered this in a small group discussion, John was silent on…
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Let’s Get Critical
Byhenry July 12, 2013
It’s amazing to me how frequently we are do biblical criticism, but are not sufficiently critical in evaluating the results. Now don’t take this as the complaint of someone who is afraid that biblical criticism will undermine the scriptures. I think the Bible can handle it. It’s not that I don’t think there will be…
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Above and Below: Thoughts on Exodus 32
Byhenry November 11, 2019
Yesterday I taught the Sunday School lesson for my class. The primary scripture was Exodus 32, the story of the golden calf. Our Adult Bible Studies title for the lesson was “The Permission Trap” and the goal was “To recognize the consequences of giving ourselves permission to do that which we know to be wrong.”…
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A Lab for Parables
Byhenry September 25, 2007
I like to use Luke 16 as a training ground in interpreting parables, because so many of the possible problems are presented within a few verses. On Monday, I wrote a devotional, Outside the Box, in which I use what I believe is the primary focus of the Parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-9)…
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Source and Redaction Criticism: Ehrman on Job
Byhenry October 6, 2008
In chapter six of his book God’s Problem, Ehrman tackles the book of Job. (My notes on the book as a whole are here.) He describes the book as coming from two sources, one containing the narrative portions, and one containing the poetic dialogues. This view is not that exceptional, though one should also consider…
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