Nov
12
The Gospels of Steve Jobs
The plethora of biopics and biographies that attempt to find a new angel of the life and contribution of Steve
1 min read
Biblical Studies
Oct
27
Early English Bible Translation (again)
I recently became the proud owner of Hendrickson’s Geneva Bible facsimile and, in the introduction, Lloyde E. Berry observes,
1 min read
Oct
12
Length of the Apocrypha
I’ve started preparing a 7-week study on the Apocrypha/deuterocanonical books that we’ll (hopefully) go through sometime next
1 min read
Aug
13
No, Mr. Eichenwald, The King James Was Not Translated from Latin
Speaking of the King James, I think it’s worth revisiting the Kurt Eichenwald fiasco from last Christmas (because, you
11 min read
Jul
28
Teaching the Bible Proportionally
[12/6/15 UPDATE: Updated the word count numbers and added some comments on teaching time based off those words
2 min read
Jul
24
Williams: Why I Don't Believe In the Septuagint
Okay, this is pretty heady stuff, but I think Peter Williams is making an important point here about “the LXX”
Feb
18
12 Ways The Eichenwald Piece Went Wrong (and how to avoid them)
I know there’s been much said about about the embarrassing Newsweek piece of last Christmas, but I do think
16 min read
Jan
27
Marginal Notes in the KJV 1611
One that that has always intrigued me about the 1611 is the plethera of maginal notes throughout the entirety of
3 min read
Jan
26
The Very Model of a Biblical Philologist
Completely brilliant.
(HT to Language Log)
Jan
20
Moral Objections to the Old Testament
I had the privilege of hearing Peter Williams speak at our local Passages lecture and again had the opportunity to