Monthly Archives: October 2010

On Must Reads

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

Plenty of discussion on ‘must reads’ as of late (see here & here with more to follow).  Here’s my take: The only ‘must read’ is the Bible.  Why?  Well, it contains words of eternal life.  Everything else at best helps … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | 13 Comments

Requisite Halloween/Reformation Day Post

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

It’s Halloween/Reformation Day so I suppose I should say something about both. Halloween — A few years ago I’d have told you it was demonic.  Last year I’d have said it’s commercialized.  This year I’m apathetic.  Regardless of the day’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Random Thoughts | 22 Comments

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Later

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

I just looked at the clock and saw that it is only 9:17 PM!  I thought it was closer to midnight!  I suppose this is a case of time dragging rather than flying.  Weird.  Anyway, now I need to think … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Example of the Uselessness of Blurbs

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

The blurbs to this book have me convinced that it’s not worth the effort to prove that they’re all much too flattering. B”H  

Posted in Books (Misc.) | 25 Comments

A Funny Homophone

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

So I was sitting there reading Martin Hengel’s Saint Peter: The Underestimated Apostle and on p. 16 he makes reference to Galatians 1:16 where Paul says that God has revealed his son ἐν ἐμοί (in me).  ἐν ἐμοί appears a … Continue reading →

Posted in Language/Translation | 3 Comments

Quote of the Day

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

I was talking to a friend yesterday and he said that his boss said the following to him: It took me 20 years to become an overnight success. Classic! B”H

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SBLGNT Available for Download

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Logos and SBL have released the SBLGNT that everyone has been talking so much about.  Mike Hanel has created a module for BibleWorks that I’ve  just downloaded. Update: Jim Darlack has created a module of the apparatus for BibleWorks as … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, New Testament | 26 Comments

Made Up Definition of the Day

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

This one comes courtesy of Derek Ashton: The goal of textual criticism is to painstakingly work back toward an inerrant original, to discover its actual contents as best we can. Inerrant original? Where’d that ‘inerrant’ come from? Let’s see how … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies | 16 Comments

What If the Dead Could Debate?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

I’m reading Alexander Broadie’s chapter “Maimonides and Aquinas” in History of Jewish Philosophy (ed. Daniel H. Frank and Oliver Leaman; London: Routledge, 1997) and he notes many of Aquinas’ criticisms of Maimonides (although he believes them to be closer on … Continue reading →

Posted in Debates, Random Thoughts | 5 Comments

Novelty and Crusading

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Did you ever notice how zealous people are for new things?  How whenever they’re introduced to something new it becomes the thing, like, the most important thing ever?  Case in point: some months back we had a guy come speak … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 3 Comments