Quote of the Day – Justin Martyr

“For these words have not been fashionably arranged by me, nor embellished by human technique, but rather David sang them, Isaiah preached them, Zechariah heralded them, Moses recorded them. Do you recognize them Trypho? They are stored up in your Scriptures, or rather not in yours but in ours, for we are obedient to them, [...]

The Exodus as Portrayed in the Hebrew Bible is True!

Not really, but that sure got your attention didn’t it?  Well, anyway, according to the journalists over at MSNBC, it was a storm which parted the Red Sea which is portrayed in the Book of Exodus. Mother Earth could have parted the Red Sea, hatching the great escape described in the biblical book of Exodus, [...]

Anthropology and the Bible: Critical Perspectives (via Zwinglius Redivivus)

Being that this is edited by a friend of mine, I will of course support it and you should too! If you have the chance and the means, pick up a copy. Edited by my friend and yours, Emanuel Pfoh, and published by Gorgias Press. The papers in this anthology represent the proceedings of the [...]

Quote of the Day: Bill Maher

Found here. ‎”As long as you write something on the internet and do not add ‘lol’, it is true” – Bill Maher

Is the ‘Quest for the Historical Jesus’ Over? (via Zwinglius Redivivus)

Jim on the Quests. The Sheffield blog posts an interesting observation concerning the potential reasons why interest in the HJ seems to be waning. I have a simple answer (which i also shared there) – there’s scant interest in the question because it’s by now just boring.  It isn’t interesting at all to read the [...]

Minimalism and Ancient Historiography

In a recent discussion about the esteemed Jim West’s erudite explanation of minimalism over at Bible and Interpretation, J. R. Daniel Kirk wrote the following (towards the end of an excellent blogessay): But before signing up for the guild of biblical minimalists, I’d want to ask if the bifurcation and choosing of sides between historical [...]

More Discussion over Accreditation

Jim West has been making some interesting points on his blog about Accreditation and the ‘scheme’ that drives it. However, I must again stress that it is important to have a means in place to judge proficiency in the Humanities, particularly in the field of history.Richard Carrier explains why having the most qualified people keep [...]

The Debate: The Value of Peer Review, Accreditation, and the Battle for Academia

The title is a bit long-winded for this post.  As with all my posts recently, this will have to be kept short. I have been tied up with editing work for book projects, school work, and attempting to maintain some semblance of a life through it all.  As a result, my blogging has suffered. However, [...]

Whose Bones are they Anyway?

A colleague of mine, James Tabor, recently came under some polemic attacks concerning some of his interpretations.  While James and I come from different backgrounds, hold different epistemological beliefs, and have different interpretations of this so-called “Biblical history” in which many still cling (in regards to this, I must say I tend to find Joe Zias’ analysis [...]

Ancient Nubians Drank Beer Laced with Antibiotics

Interesting article on MSNBC today: People have been using antibiotics for nearly 2,000 years, suggests a new study, which found large doses of tetracycline embedded in the bones of ancient African mummies. What’s more, they probably got it through beer, and just about everyone appears to have drank it consistently throughout their lifetimes, beginning early [...]