Browsing the blog archives for December, 2007

10 Dec 07

A Muslim, a Morman, and a Jew Walk Into a Bar

I was listening to the radio program, “Chanukah: A Time for Schtick,” this evening and I heard a great story about a comedy trio of, well, a Muslim, a Mormon, and a Jew. They intentionally address religious stereotypes and misunderstandings. Some of the bits they played were great. The Mormon guy talks about the “rules” [...]

2 Comments Posted in humor, religion by Patrick George McCullough
9 Dec 07

SBL Reflections: Anabaptists and "Nonviolent Atonement"

Greater bibliobloggers have already done their reflections on experiences from the big SBL/AAR meeting in San Diego last month, but I just had to focus on my end-of-the-quarter responsibilities for awhile. Now that the Fall quarter is officially over, my main concern is making sure my doctoral applications are all taken care of and taking [...]

12 Comments Posted in AAR, SBL, anabaptism, atonement, books, violence by Patrick George McCullough
6 Dec 07

Who are these people? Jews? Judeans? Both?

A little bit ago, there was some discussion among biblioblogs regarding the identity of the Ἰουδαῖοι in early Jewish and Christian texts. The traditional translation of the term is “Jews,” but some scholars argue that “Judeans” would be more appropriate. Still others would like to emphasize that it refers to “Jewish authorities.” Such a translation [...]

4 Comments Posted in Gospel of John, antijudaism, antisemitism, ioudaioi, jewish/christian relations, jews, judeans by Patrick George McCullough

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