Earlier on the blog, I talked about my first sermon at Pasadena Mennonite Church on 12/31/06 (see the previous posts here and here). Now you can listen to it online. First is the Scripture reading by David Gist of Luke 4:41-52. Then my sermon, which is about 20 minutes. The text is on the boy [...]
Browsing the blog archives for February, 2007
27 Feb 07
27 Feb 07
It’s that time of the quarter: the last two weeks before finals. On top of that, my wife was away for ten days and so that has made my scheduling all whacked out. That’s why I have been away from my blog for nearly two weeks.
I have good news, though. Yesterday, I received word on [...]
3 Comments
Posted in greek, tests
15 Feb 07
For those who don’t already know, it is the end of an era. The man who pretty much wrote the Bible (as my pastor says) has passed away. Bruce Metzger worked with the nitty gritty study of the New Testament manuscripts. He worked with the editorial board for the United Bible Society’s Greek New Testament [...]
0 Comments
Posted in NT studies, metzger
14 Feb 07
Michael Bird has announced that he has a new book out: The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective (Carlisle, UK: Paternoster, 2007). From what I gather, Bird approaches the issue from a balanced perspective, trying to summarize both sides and highlight the benefits of both. This balancing act [...]
1 Comment
Posted in New Perspective, Paul, books
13 Feb 07
I am a dolt. It has taken me a good seven months of blogging here to notice that my blog’s title (”kata ton biblon”) is grammatically incorrect. My intention was for its translation to be “according to the book,” as in “those who live their lives according to the book.” It could also be a [...]
10 Comments
Posted in blogging, greek
9 Feb 07
In a conversation about writing papers, I was once reminiscing on a particular paper I wrote in college that was especially easy to write. I said, “That paper just came right out of me.” And the person I was talking to (feeling a little silly) said, “Like a fart? … [laughter] … Well, you said [...]
7 Feb 07
Credits: Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 2/7/07(click image to enlarge)
0 Comments
Posted in comics
6 Feb 07
What does “works of the flesh” have to do with being “under the law”? That’s the question with which I’m presently wrestling. I don’t have my answer worked out yet (and I’m not sure I ever will), but here are some quotes that are helping me think about it. Dunn is, of course, from the [...]
9 Comments
Posted in Galatians, New Perspective, Old Perspective, Paul, law, papers, quotes, works of the flesh
3 Feb 07
You know the Bible 100%!
Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses – you know it all! You are fantastic!
Ultimate Bible QuizCreate MySpace Quizzes
I’ll join the crowd. Apparently I’m a biblical genius! [...]
9 Comments
Posted in bible quiz
3 Feb 07
Sorry Pittsburgh.
Credits: Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes, 12/20/1985
(By the way, you can search through all the Calvin & Hobbes strips here.)
0 Comments
Posted in comics
-
-
Elsewhere . . .- Some Thoughts On Being A DSS/Second Temple Scholar agathos
- Mellon Seminar Reflection 1: What are T/traditions? April DeConick
- Quote of the Day (Bob Cargill) James F. McGrath
- Fall 2010 Term at Duke Stephen C. Carlson
- NT Blog Seven Years Old Today! Mark Goodacre
- Teaching the Bible e-pub latest Mark Goodacre
- Biblical Studies Carnival, and Other Blog News Mark Goodacre
- First blind PhD graduate in biblical languages? paleojudaica@talktalk.net (Jim Davila)
- CONF: Second Qumran Institute Symposium rogueclassicist
- Received: Jefford’s Reading the Apostolic Fathers: An Introduction (author unknown)
-
As a member of RevGalBlogPals, I am committed to building a supportive online community for women clergy, women church professionals, and women in religious life.
Research assisted by: