Category: American History
‘The Bible Told Them So’ by J. Russell Hawkins: A Brief Review
Subtitled How Southern Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy, J. Russell Hawkins book The Bible Told Them So (Oxford University Press, 2021) demonstrates with clear lines of evidence how white Christians in South Carolina did all that they could to promote segregation in the wake of the… Continue Reading “‘The Bible Told Them So’ by J. Russell Hawkins: A Brief Review”
Paul, Slavery, and the African American Experience: A Recent Episode of New Testament Review
“Paul became…the patron saint of the master class” – Allen Dwight Callahan
Joshua Bowen: Slavery in the Biblical Period
Joshua Bowen, Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery? (Mechanicsville, MD: Digital Hammurabi Press, 2020), 196-197. Slavery was not endorsed arbitrarily, as it was part of a common economic system that existed in ancient Israel and in the wider ancient Near East long before the… Continue Reading “Joshua Bowen: Slavery in the Biblical Period”
Joshua Bowen: For Some ANE Texts, We Have the “Originals”
Joshua Bowen, Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery? (Mechanicsville, MD: Digital Hammurabi Press, 2020), 16. When discussing slavery in ancient Israel, we are more limited in our sources than if we were discussing slavery as was known in the wider ancient Near East. Generally… Continue Reading “Joshua Bowen: For Some ANE Texts, We Have the “Originals””
A Brief Response to Praise I Am That I Am by a “Disgruntled Apostate”
“Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.”– Ephesians 5:4 (NRSV) “At least liberal scholars have some type of accreditation to validate what they say. You don’t have shit….”– YouTube personality Praise I Am That I Am… Continue Reading “A Brief Response to Praise I Am That I Am by a “Disgruntled Apostate””
Book Review: ‘The Ultimate Guide to Debunking Biblical Slavery’ by Praise I Am That I Am
Author: Praise I am That I AmBook: The Ultimate Guide to Debunking Biblical SlaveryPublisher: Self-publishedYear: 2020Total File Size: 1250 KBPrice: $9.99 (electronic) I. INTRODUCTION There is something to be said for apologists’ work on biblical slavery. In their attempt to downplay it or deny its existence, they reveal their… Continue Reading “Book Review: ‘The Ultimate Guide to Debunking Biblical Slavery’ by Praise I Am That I Am”
Book Review: ‘Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?’ by Joshua Bowen
Author: Joshua BowenBook: Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?Publisher: Digital Hammurabi PressYear: 2020Total Page Count: 243Price: $19.99 (print) I. INTRODUCTION “Slavery in the Bible,” writes biblical scholar Wil Gafney, “represents more than the ubiquity of slavery in the ancient world; it represents the theological bulwark on which the Atlantic slave… Continue Reading “Book Review: ‘Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?’ by Joshua Bowen”
Video of My Discussion with Doug Carpenter and Triggerman1976
Earlier today I was afforded the opportunity by my friend Doug Carpenter to speak on the issue of the role of the Bible in society. You can read the text of my ten minute talk here and the full video of my talk, Triggerman’s… Continue Reading “Video of My Discussion with Doug Carpenter and Triggerman1976”
The Bible’s (Mis)Use in Society
Below is the text of a brief talk I gave for my friend Doug Carpenter today. Doug approached me a while back and asked if I’d be willing to speak on the role of the Christian scriptures on society. My talk was balanced by… Continue Reading “The Bible’s (Mis)Use in Society”
The Weekly Roundup – 12.14.18
“I think we have to allow that John’s Gospel differs from the Synoptic Gospels in this fundamental respect: it is not an attempt to remember the historical Jesus; it is an attempt to restate the significance of the historical Jesus from a later theological… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 12.14.18”
The Amateur Exegete 