This letter is worth looking at for those interested in ancient letters, particularly Philemon.
A couple of days ago I linked to a post by J. K. Gayle which is in response to John Hobbins on the question of listing things one needs to read in order to understand the Bible. I mentioned that I might sound more like J. K. Gayle than John Hobbins when I got around…
Michael Patton blogs today about another way not to do apologetics, in this case responding to an e-mail he received claiming that giants had been found in Greece. The e-mail associated these giants with the Nephilim of scripture and claimed that the photos proved that the Bible was accurate. It shouldn’t be necessary to say…
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…
This article is fascinating, both because of subject and because of how it demonstrates how paleography functions (HT: Dave Black Online). I’m posting it here both for the interest and because I have cited P52 in discussing the dating of the Gospel of John with various classes. Just a few points: 1) In my own…
I’m embedding this interview with Dr. Herold Weiss, author of Meditations on the Letters of Paul, as it provides some background for understanding some of the discussion of the terminology that I’m doing right now in working through Paul. I find it very helpful in clarifying the issues.
I could have told him this wouldn’t work: On the other hand, it appears to me that he learned a number of lessons that Christians would do well to learn, such as the fact that we all pick and choose. The question is really whether our criteria for choosing are appropriate.