Bible in Literature Quiz

Byhenry February 17, 2009

Literary allusions. Quiz is here. HT: Alan Mann. I made 10/10, but a comment in the HT post may have helped. On the other hand, I haven’t read half of the literary works referenced–just the Biblical side!

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Brannon Howse Quotes an Etymological Fallacy
Byhenry August 16, 2011
Well, not a terrible one, at least not in the quoted material, which is from John MacArthur. But Howse makes an even bigger error. He first quotes Romans 16:17-18: Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. For those who are…
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Note on the Four Year Lectionary
Byhenry August 16, 2011
I’m doing a few comparisons of the passages in the four year lectionary I mentioned the other day. I’m posting them on my lectionary blog.
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Genesis 10: The Table of Nations
Byhenry September 2, 2007
Genesis 10 is one of those chapters that Bible students often try to avoid, because it is filled with names that are difficult to pronounce, and it’s hard for our modern ears to hear it as anything other than an interruption. But to the redactor of Genesis, these genealogies were serious business. Genesis 5 provides…
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Eschatology and Apocalyptic in Understanding Paul
Byhenry January 23, 2017
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.
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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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Reading the Bible Chronologically
Byhenry September 3, 2012
A number of bloggers have responded to Marcus Borg’s article at the Huffington Post on reading the New Testament chronologically. Responses include Gaudete Theology, Bill Heroman, and Philip J. Long. I’d suggest reading those responses before reading my few comments. Here are some points that struck me: Borg contends that there is a trajectory of…
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One Comment

Bible Quiz says:

May 28, 2009 at 10:35 pm

Interesting quiz. I didn’t do so well, 7/10. Guess I’m not that familiar with some ‘classics’ as I should be.

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