Category: Theism
Last month, blogger @AlchemistNon wrote a piece entitled “Is Yahweh a Perfect Being?” in which he argues that the god of conservative Christianity does not exist. The deductive argument he puts forward (based on an argument offered by Christian apologist Randal Rauser in a… Continue Reading “The God of Conservative Christianity (Probably) Doesn’t Exist: AlchemistNon’s Argument”
Over on the Digital Hammurabi YouTube Channel, Josh Bowen (PhD, John Hopkins University) interviewed renowned biblical scholar John J. Collins (PhD, Harvard University) on the subject of violence in the Hebrew Bible. Collins is the author of multiple books including the phenomenal textbook The… Continue Reading “Josh Bowen’s Interview of John Collins on Violence in the Bible”
The September 2019 Biblical Studies Carnival is here and was put out by Phil Long, the curator of the carnival in general. There’s a lot of good stuff to be found so I won’t waste my time going through it all. Click on the… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 10.4.19”
Category: Biblical Scholarship, Christian Apologetics, Evangelicalism, Hebrew Scriptures, Mary Magdalene, Monotheism, Presuppositional Apologetics, Theism, Torah, Weekly RoundupTags: Ben Sheppard, Biblical Studies Carnival, Clemson, College Football, Elizabeth Shrader, Evangelicalism, Mary Magdalene, Monotheism, Phil Long, Torah
“This is the only life that we know we get: use it in the best way you know how. Don’t wait around for a bonus life that may never come.” -@Paulogia0 @Paulogia0 published a video entitled “Why I am Not a Christian” over at… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 9.20.19”
Category: 1 Timothy, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Biblical Scholars, Biblical Scholarship, Candida Moss, Genesis, Hebrew Scriptures, Historical Jesus, Jesus, Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Pseudo-Paul, Religious ViolenceTags: 1 Timothy, Bart Ehrman, biblical violence, Candida Moss, forgery in the ancient world, Genesis 1, Literacy of Jesus, Paulogia0
I was finally able to listen to part 2 of “Pete ruins Exodus” over at the podcast The Bible for Normal People. As usual, great material looking at the beginning stages of Moses’ call to Egypt, including that bizarre scene in Exodus 4:24-26. The… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 7.5.19”
Category: 'The Bible for Normal People' (podcast), Atheism, Biblical Languages, Biblical Scholarship, Can I Say This at Church? (podcast), Exodus, Historical Jesus, Jesus, Koine Greek, Pete Enns, Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Problem of Evil, TheismTags: Adam Lewis Greene, animal suffering, Atheism, Bible, Book of Exodus, Dying and Rising Gods, Gospel of Mark, Historical Jesus, Koine Greek, Pete Enns, Problem of Evil, Robert Alter, Theism
“Mark, wanting to make a theological point, locates the event in a place whose name is associated with casting out demons – the language, as Marcus points out, does kinda support this. This strengthens the exorcism theme of the pericope– seems legit. A few years later, Matthew, using Mark… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 4.12.19”
Category: Atheism, Biblical Scholarship, Candida Moss, Characters in Mark, Isaiah, Mira Scriptura (podcast), Philosophy of Religion, Textual Criticism, The Gospel of Mark, Theism, Tzemah Yoreh, Weekly Roundup
Over on his blog Charles Payet has a post entitled “It’s the End of the World as We Knew It.“ Overall, it is a rather pessimistic piece and one with which I cannot help but sympathize. The very real threat of climate change, for example,… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 1.25.19”
Category: Atheism, Biblical Scholarship, Christian Apologetics, Cosmology, Evangelical Eisegesis, Fine-Tuning Argument, Hebrew Scriptures, J Warner Wallace, Multiverse Hypothesis, Phil Long, Science, The Book of Acts, Theism, Zechariah
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 covered chapters 4-6 featuring his interview with Craig Keener. In part three I covered… Continue Reading “Book Review: ‘The Case for Miracles’ by Lee Strobel, part 5b”
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 covered chapters 4-6 featuring his interview with Craig Keener. In part three I covered… Continue Reading “Book Review: ‘The Case for Miracles’ by Lee Strobel, part 5a”
“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 blog contradictionsinthebible.com, biblical scholar Steven DiMattei has begun a series exploring what he believes… Continue Reading “The Weekly Round up – 11.9.18”
Category: Atheism, Dead Sea Scrolls, Hans Moscicke, Jesus, Jesus and Barabbas, Museum of the Bible, Passion Narrative, Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Steven DiMattei, Theism, Uncategorized, Weekly Roundup