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Link: Bible Criticism – A Common Sense Approach to the Bible

Byhenry May 26, 2020

This article is quite helpful in understanding what biblical criticism is, how it is helpful, and also how it may be threatening to some. Here’s a quote: The basic point, however, is an important one: until we know what kind of material we are dealing with, we don’t know what questions it is sensible to…

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Careful Where You Point Your Bible

Byhenry November 23, 2011

At the beginning of the month I wrote a post about pointing texts at yourself first. I think it’s important to do so both in order to avoid misinterpretation or unbalanced emphasis, but also because in communicating the message you will do better in expressing something that has convicted you first. The temptation, of course,…

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A Rant about Study Bibles

Byhenry January 23, 2014

I dislike study Bibles. I almost said I hate them, but since I do tolerate some of them, that would be overstating the case. My problem with them is that they tend to blur the distinction between the text that we’re studying and the commentary made about it. I have managed to keep my annoyance…

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Christian Carnival CCLXI Posted

Byhenry January 28, 2009

… at The Ignorant Historian. There’s some good stuff in there. I also remind folks of the new archive I’m maintaining here.

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Amongst the Biblioblogs

Byhenry April 1, 2011

… I’ve attained #19 on the top 50 list, and do not appear in the Biblical Studies carnival (there’s good reason for this), which is extremely well done and links to some excellent posts.

Bible Backgrounds

Added to Blogroll: for the Sake of Truth

Byhenry August 18, 2009

I got an e-mail from Josh Mann of for the Sake of Truth, asking if I might take a look at his blog and see if I found it interesting. The results? Indeed I find it interesting, if for no other reason than that Josh has an MA in Biblical Languages. He’s going on to…

Bible Study | Bible Study Method | Biblical Criticism

Link: Bible Criticism – A Common Sense Approach to the Bible

Byhenry May 26, 2020

This article is quite helpful in understanding what biblical criticism is, how it is helpful, and also how it may be threatening to some. Here’s a quote: The basic point, however, is an important one: until we know what kind of material we are dealing with, we don’t know what questions it is sensible to…

Bible Study Method | Christianity

Careful Where You Point Your Bible

Byhenry November 23, 2011

At the beginning of the month I wrote a post about pointing texts at yourself first. I think it’s important to do so both in order to avoid misinterpretation or unbalanced emphasis, but also because in communicating the message you will do better in expressing something that has convicted you first. The temptation, of course,…

Bible Commentary | Bible Study | Bible Study Method | Bible Study Tools

A Rant about Study Bibles

Byhenry January 23, 2014

I dislike study Bibles. I almost said I hate them, but since I do tolerate some of them, that would be overstating the case. My problem with them is that they tend to blur the distinction between the text that we’re studying and the commentary made about it. I have managed to keep my annoyance…

Blog Carnivals | Christianity

Christian Carnival CCLXI Posted

Byhenry January 28, 2009

… at The Ignorant Historian. There’s some good stuff in there. I also remind folks of the new archive I’m maintaining here.

Bible Study Tools | Blog Carnivals

Amongst the Biblioblogs

Byhenry April 1, 2011

… I’ve attained #19 on the top 50 list, and do not appear in the Biblical Studies carnival (there’s good reason for this), which is extremely well done and links to some excellent posts.

Bible Backgrounds

Added to Blogroll: for the Sake of Truth

Byhenry August 18, 2009

I got an e-mail from Josh Mann of for the Sake of Truth, asking if I might take a look at his blog and see if I found it interesting. The results? Indeed I find it interesting, if for no other reason than that Josh has an MA in Biblical Languages. He’s going on to…

Bible Study | Bible Study Method | Biblical Criticism

Link: Bible Criticism – A Common Sense Approach to the Bible

Byhenry May 26, 2020

This article is quite helpful in understanding what biblical criticism is, how it is helpful, and also how it may be threatening to some. Here’s a quote: The basic point, however, is an important one: until we know what kind of material we are dealing with, we don’t know what questions it is sensible to…

Bible Study Method | Christianity

Careful Where You Point Your Bible

Byhenry November 23, 2011

At the beginning of the month I wrote a post about pointing texts at yourself first. I think it’s important to do so both in order to avoid misinterpretation or unbalanced emphasis, but also because in communicating the message you will do better in expressing something that has convicted you first. The temptation, of course,…