Antiochus IV… Evangelical Eisegesis: A Dalliance with Daniel, part 2 8 Dec 2018December 8, 2018 In this series we are exploring the claim made by pop-apologist SJ Thomason in her post "Did Daniel the Prophet Accurately Predict the Timing of Jesus' Death?"1 that the prophetic utterance…
'The Bible for Normal People' (podcast)… The Weekly Roundup – 12.7.18 7 Dec 2018December 7, 2018 "The death of the messiah [in Mark's Gospel], at the hour of the cross, is the advent of the υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, who has come with great power and glory (13:26)."…
Ancient History… Evangelical Eisegesis: A Dalliance with Daniel, part 1 2 Dec 2018November 30, 2018 "Fulfilled prophecies are what distinguish the Bible from other holy texts and are evidence of direct revelations by God." - SJ Thomason.1 In a bid to demonstrate the superiority of…
Apologists… Hopelessly Confused: Heather Schuldt Takes on Bart Ehrman, part 5 9 Nov 2018November 9, 2018 This is the fifth and final post in a series examining pop-apologist Heather Schuldt’s attempt to take down New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman. The four previous posts can be viewed…
Apologists… Preaching to the Choir: On Pop-Apologists and Their Craft 28 Oct 2018 I'm not a very intelligent individual nor am I an exceptional writer. This blog, my presence on Twitter, and my (slowly) growing YouTube channel represent my rather insignificant contribution to…
Bernard Lamborelle… The Weekly Roundup – 10.19.18 19 Oct 2018October 20, 2018 The Weekly Roundup, ladies and gents! Bernard Lamborelle posted a response to @MiraScriptura's "Bernard Lamborelle vs. Mirror Reading" entitled "Facing cognitive dissonance." The humility exhibited in Lamborelle's piece is exemplary…
Atheism… Weekly Roundup – 10.5.18 5 Oct 2018October 3, 2018 Here's the Weekly Roundup! (Note: there will be no Roundup next Friday.) Over at bibleinterp.com there is an excerpt from John: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators (Eerdmans, 2018) entitled "The Spiritual…
Christian Scriptures… Evangelical Eisegesis: SJ Thomason, the Tabernacle, and the Trinity in the Old Testament 30 Sep 2018September 30, 2018 Few Christian doctrines are as bizarre as the doctrine of the Trinity. Most people have a vague understanding of what the doctrine entails but far fewer can articulate it without…
Ancient Israel… SJ Thomason Gets It Wrong (As Usual) 19 Jul 2018October 21, 2018 Last year I posted a seven-part series refuting a blog post pop-apologist SJ Thomason had written on how the Bible demonstrates God keeps his promises. It became readily apparent by…
Apologists… Some Thoughts on SJ Thomason’s Response to Elisha Ben Abuya 11 Feb 2018February 5, 2018 In December Twitter user Elisha Ben Abuya posted to his blog a piece on Isaiah 53. In it he lays out his case that the passage which Christians attribute to…
