“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
Texts discussed: Genesis 1:26, 3:22, 11:7; 1 Kings 22:19-23; Job 1:6, 38:7; Psalm 82:1. Recommended reading: Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (Oxford University Press, 2014), 38. Mark S. Smith, The Priestly Vision… Continue Reading “Quora Questions w/the Amateur Exegete: #2 – God and the Plural in Genesis”
Category: ANE, Canaanite Pantheon, Canaanites, Genesis, Genesis 1-2:4a (P Source), Hebrew Scriptures, Quora Questions, TorahTags: Canaanite Pantheon, divine council, Genesis 1, God, Hebrew Bible, plural of majesty, Quora, Trinity
I don’t do a whole lot with my YouTube channel but I really ought to change that. So this is (hopefully) the first of many videos offering my amateurish answers to various biblical studies related questions over at Quora. My goal is to keep… Continue Reading “Quora Questions w/the Amateur Exegete: #1 – The Creation of Animals in Genesis 1 and 2”
Category: 'Genesis 1 and the Creationism Debate' (2016), Biblical Scholars, Biblical Scholarship, Creationism, Genesis, Genesis 1-2:4a (P Source), Genesis 2:4b-3 (J Source), Hebrew Scriptures, Quora Questions, Steven DiMattei, TorahTags: Creation of Animals, Creationism, Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Hebrew Bible, Quora, Quora Questions, YouTube