Archive for March, 2010

Break My Blog – No. 3 – Discover the Only True God – 1014 comments, Last Day

One of my first academic titles to review – the first I believe – was Dr. James McGrath’s The Only True God. His chapter on John’s Christology is, well, enlightening to say the very least. Further, his book started me on the whole Parting of the Ways theory(ies), Second Temple Judaism as an area of […]

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What’s In the Bible – Giveaway and Something Now.

Guess what? I have two What’s In the Bible DVD’s to giveaway. Who want’s one? Leave a comment and I will announce the winner on Friday. Oh, and Yes, I will ship international. Oh, and here are some color pages for the kids!

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Is this Your Church?

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Reflection: The Indelible Image, Beloved Theology and Ethics

Witherington’s latest work is an 800 page masterpiece. In order to help me keep track of my thoughts on this book, and in part to showcase more of the book than a review, I am posting ‘reflections’ on each chapter.

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 11:59 am by Joel · Permalink · View Comments
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Biblical plagues really happened say scientists

Whew – I was so worried about this: Researchers believe they have found evidence of real natural disasters on which the ten plagues of Egypt, which led to Moses freeing the Israelites from slavery in the Book of Exodus in the Bible, were based. But rather than explaining them as the wrathful act of a […]

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Fragments of Mark at Qumran

Well, hardly. Find a response here: Fragments of Mark at Qumran.

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Losing their religion? Catholicism in turmoil

An Austrian priest avoids mention of Pope Benedict XVI in his Masses. A Philadelphia woman stops going to confession, saying she now sees priests as more flawed than herself. British protesters call for the pontiff to resign. As the faithful fill churches this Holy Week, many Roman Catholics around the world are finding their relationship […]

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