>In his book Art of Biblical History, The, V. Phillips Long approaches a question I get all the time from students - why do scholars disagree? The books I read in seminary on the OT are quite different from the critical books an IU student would read in an Intro the the OT. Why the … Continue reading >The Bible, History, and the Historian
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>Song of the Week
>This isn't a song that is real popular, but I love it. It's called the Martyr's Song (Todd Agnew), however, the imagery of God's delight in welcoming his saints home is not only applicable to martyrs, but to all the saints: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (Psalms … Continue reading >Song of the Week
>Beware of Over Interpreting
>I'm not sure if it's a women thing or what, but I know Lynn has a propensity to over analyze everything I say - especially when we're in punchy moods. In those times, my words are parsed, my tone is analyzed, and what is don't say is almost as important as what I do say. … Continue reading >Beware of Over Interpreting
>The Death of God and Knowledge
>I haven't posted much from my current reading on hermeneutics - partly because it's incredibly dense, pretty boring, and I'm not quite sure I understand all of it. However, one of Vanhoozer's main points in the book Is There a Meaning in This Text?: The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge (Landmarks … Continue reading >The Death of God and Knowledge
>More on Evangelicalism from McGrath (last installment)
>I finished McGrath's book a while ago but have been waiting to post on it till after we finished discussing it as a staff, knowing those discussions would bring additional insights.Again, let me say that I think McGrath's book is really, really good - insightful, hopefully, optimistic and yet critical as well. I tend to … Continue reading >More on Evangelicalism from McGrath (last installment)
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