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‘Is This Not the Carpenter’ in Paperback – Available for Pre-Order!
It’s here! Sort of… The paperback edition, published through Acumen (a subsidiary of Equinox), has produced the volume on their website for pre-order starting now! And what an attractive volume it...
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‘Is This Not the Carpenter’ in Paperback (on Amazon)
A few weeks back I announced that the collection of essays I co-edited with Thomas Thompson, Is This Not the Carpenter?, was coming out in paperback. At the time, I had (wrongly, it seems) believed it...
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Clogging: Blogging About My ‘Introduction to the New Testament’ Class (Week 2)
So this semester, I am taking an Introduction to New Testament course. This is a 200 level course and I’m pretty excited about it so far (if only because I predict an easy ‘A’). While I anticipate a...
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C-logging: Variants and Manuscripts (Or Textual Criticism vs Literary Criticism)
In my previous post I discussed some of the difficulties of Textual Criticism, but I probably could have spent more time on an example. The opportunity came up in class tonight. Since the professor...
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‘The Bible’ Series and the History Channel
So the History Channel is going to air a new ‘The Bible’ series. What does this mean? What is it exactly? What are the implications? “History” As you all know, I’m not a fan of the History Channel....
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Unless Someone Finds a First Century Copy of Mark…
…we will never have an original. Yet, somehow, lots of people find this to be a difficult concept to grasp. In class for the past few weeks we have been trying to come to a firm understanding of...
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The 2013 Acumen Publishing ‘Religion’ Catalog is Up!
You can all sit in joy (and joyness) and flip through the digital catalog here: http://www.acumenpublishing.co.uk/pdf/Acumen-ReligionCatalogue2013.pdf And make special note of pages 26-27! ‘What is...
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Spider-Man and the Gospel Genres
While checking out Bible and Interpretation’s ‘Featured News’ section as I normally do, I came across this interesting looking article on the so-called Spider-Man fallacy. I am always interested in...
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Book Review: Candida Moss –‘The Myth of Persecution’
I had very little knowledge of this book prior to receiving my copy, though I did have high expectations based upon what little I did know. A professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Notre...
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History’s ‘The Bible’ in Broader Contexts
In lieu of writing a much longer piece for an online journal, I have thought it useful to open up some to a conversation concerning the History Channel’s ‘The Bible’. Recently lots has been made about...
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What Happened to the Jerusalem Pillars?
In my paper for my Intro to New Testament class, I raised the follow: Though prominently the disagreements between Paul and the so-called Jerusalem Pillars; what is noteworthy is that Paul seems to...
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The Paperback of ‘Is This Not The Carpenter?’ Off to the Printers this Week
We just heard from the publisher (Acumen) that they are sending the book to the printers this week! They have informed us that the paperback will be available in early July! This is huge news and we...
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The Paperback of ‘Is This Not the Carpenter?’ Has Arrived!
At least my copies have arrived, which means that those of you who have pre-ordered your own copy can expect to have them in hand soon! My first impressions upon holding a copy were how heavy it feels...
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A Response to Dr. Witmer’s Article on the Evidence for the Figure of Jesus
Dr. Amanda Witmer recently wrote up a rather interesting response to the question of the historicity of Jesus; her conclusion, pointedly stated, “As it turns out, historical information about Jesus can...
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When Was Acts Written? Joe Tyson and the Acts Seminar Attempt an Answer
I’ve been a fan of Joe Tyson’s work from the first time I read anything by him. Since then, I continue to grow more impressed with everything he publishes. This is a book I will have to pick, both...
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The Paperback of ‘Is This Not The Carpenter?’ Off to the Printers this Week
We just heard from the publisher (Acumen) that they are sending the book to the printers this week! They have informed us that the paperback will be available in early July! This is huge news and we...
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‘The Bible’ Series and the History Channel
So the History Channel is going to air a new ‘The Bible’ series. What does this mean? What is it exactly? What are the implications? “History” As you all know, I’m not a fan of the History Channel....
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