I just picked up a copy of The Book Thief. The lady behind the counter in the Barnes and Noble Starbucks gushed about it. I wouldn't have bought it, but I saw that its the book picked for One Book One Bloomington and Beyond 2009 and that there were five or six book discussion groups … Continue reading The Book Thief
"My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man": Hair and Identity in Ancient Israel , by Susan Niditch
Book description from Oxford University Press:"The story of Jacob and Esau is told in the book of Genesis. With his mother's help, Jacob impersonates his hairy older twin by dressing in Esau's clothes and covering his own hands and the nape of his neck with the hairy hide of goats. Fooled by this ruse, their … Continue reading "My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man": Hair and Identity in Ancient Israel , by Susan Niditch
New Blog by DeYoung
Kevin DeYoung, co-author of Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be, has launched a blog, DeYoung, Restless and Reformed. Check it out. Also, I see he has two other books that I will be checking out soonish, maybe: 1) Just Do Something: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open … Continue reading New Blog by DeYoung
Questions About Scripture #5: My friend is Jewish and rejects the NT. How can I explain the legitmacy and relevance of the NT?
Another great question from Sunday night, "My roomate is Jewish and therefore disregards the New Testament entirely. How can I explain the legitimacy and relevance of the New Testament?"I think there are at least two possible approaches. First, to show from the Old Testament that the Messiah must suffer and die and be raised again. … Continue reading Questions About Scripture #5: My friend is Jewish and rejects the NT. How can I explain the legitmacy and relevance of the NT?
Questions about Scripture #4: If the Bible is authoritative, how do we take those passages in the Pentetauch which permit slavery?
I am forced to paraphrase this question from memory because the piece of paper is on my desk at church and I'm snowed in at home. The question, 'if the Bible is authoritative how do we handle the passages in the OT that permit slavery', is one I wish I had a whole semester to … Continue reading Questions about Scripture #4: If the Bible is authoritative, how do we take those passages in the Pentetauch which permit slavery?
God Entranced 