Monthly Archives: February 2010

Losing Interest

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

When I first saw the trailer for Shutter Island I thought it looked great.  I like Leo DiCaprio and who doesn’t like a Scorsese flick?  But the more I see the trailer the more I lose interest in the movie.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | 7 Comments

It Wasn’t Just Me

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

I couldn’t get to my blog or dashboard for a couple of hours and I didn’t know what the problem was.  My internet was fine and I wasn’t running any programs that would cause a problem but apparently I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 8 Comments

Sam Shamoun on The Line of Fire

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

When I was a new believer I was convinced that my ministry would be to Muslims.  I thought I’d learn Arabic and be able to recite the Qur’an from memory.  I had toyed with converting to Islam (both orthodox and … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Islam | 14 Comments

In the Mail

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

Last week I mentioned that Wipf & Stock sent an email announcing the third printing of Paul N. Anderson’s The Christology of the Fourth Gospel: Its Unity and Disunity in the Light of John 6 (with a new introduction, outlines, … Continue reading →

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Historiographical Assumptions

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

In his article “Jewish Historiography and Scripture in the Hellenistic Period,” in Did Moses Speak Attic?: Jewish Historiography and Scripture in the Hellenistic Period (JSOTSup 317; European Seminar in Historical Methodology 3; ed. Lester L. Grabbe; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies | 32 Comments

Quote of the Day

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

Michael Fishbane: Myth is that most elusive of cultural forms—forever avoiding the constraints of definition and analysis; yet always attesting, through its protean persistence, to an indomitable grip upon the human imagination. Call myth what you will, others will certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, Quotes | 2 Comments

Panko: I’m Not Impressed

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

Tonight I had chicken cutlets breaded in Panko bread crumbs for the first time.  They were unseasoned so ultimately the chicken was bland.  It came out crispy, which was nice, but it wasn’t nice enough to make up for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | 2 Comments

Inconsistency and Antisemitisms

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

If there’s one thing that irks me it’s when I read a book that renders Greek in Greek characters but transliterates Hebrew & Aramaic (or vice versa although I can’t think of any examples of transliterated Greek and untransliterated Hebrew … Continue reading →

Posted in Books (Misc.), Language/Translation | 12 Comments

Quote of the Day

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

David Bentely Hart: Whether one is moved to embrace as warmly as one ought the doctrine of divine impassibility, it remains the case that the doctrine was never simply a philosophical mistake on the part of patristic and mediaeval tradition, … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes, Theology | 3 Comments

The Devil Made Them Do It

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

James Pate recently watched Spike Lee’s epic biographical film Malcolm X again and it got him thinking and reflecting on some things.  At one point he asked: If the nature of black people is inherently righteous, then why did they … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Theology | 3 Comments