'Mark' (Paideia)… Musings on Mark: Mary Ann Beavis on the Parable of the Tenants 12 Dec 2018December 10, 2018 Mary Ann Beavis, Mark, Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament (Baker Academic, 2011), 175. In Mark, then, the parable [i.e. of the tenants; Mark 12:1-12] is a sort of Passion prediction…
'The Case for Miracles'… Book Review: ‘The Case for Miracles’ by Lee Strobel, part 5a 10 Dec 2018December 9, 2018 In part one of my review of Lee Strobel’s The Case for Miracles I covered chapters 1-3, a section featuring Strobel’s interview of the skeptic Michael Shermer. In part two I…
Jesus… Musings on Mark: Jesus’ Origin Story in Mark 5 Dec 2018November 28, 2018 Every superhero has a back story, a tale about what made them the way they are. My favorite superhero is DC's Batman. What disturbing thing happened to him that made…
Amateur Exegete Version… Mark 1:29-34, AEV 3 Dec 2018November 30, 2018 Below is my translation of Mark 1:29-34, a pericope wherein Jesus has left the synagogue (cf. 1:21-28) and heads to the home of Simon and Andrew. Like the previous pericope,…
Atheism… The Weekly Round up – 11.9.18 9 Nov 2018November 12, 2018 "Jesus’ followers are to abandon any and all means of procuring a socio-economic livelihood, or more accurately conceiving of a livelihood in socio-economic terms." - Steven DiMattei Over at his…
Apologists… Hopelessly Confused: Heather Schuldt Takes on Bart Ehrman, part 4 8 Nov 2018November 8, 2018 This is the fourth post in a series examining pop-apologist Heather Schuldt’s attempt to take down New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman. The three previous posts can be viewed here: Part…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: How Modern Readers Form Their Own Gospel Account 8 Nov 2018November 5, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 163. When modern readers act as if [the Gospels of Mark and Luke…
Apologists… Hopelessly Confused: Heather Schuldt Takes on Bart Ehrman, part 3 7 Nov 2018 This is the third post in a series examining pop-apologist Heather Schuldt's attempt to take down New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman. The two previous posts can be viewed here: Part…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Luke vs. Matthew on Mary and Joseph’s Hometown 6 Nov 2018November 5, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 155-156. One of the telling differences between the two accounts has to do…
Christian Scriptures… Mark 1:21-28, AEV 5 Nov 2018November 6, 2018 Below is my translation of Mark 1:21-28, a pericope wherein Jesus enters a synagogue in the city of Capernaum and ends up casting out an unclean spirit. This story in…
