A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that after reading John A.T. Robinson’s book, Redating the New Testament, he was now convinced that the Synoptic Gospels were all written before AD 70. When I mentioned I hadn’t read that book, he recommended Jonathan Bernier’s more recent Rethinking the Dates of the…
In my last post, I noted a recent social media spat between Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy and Dan McClellan of Data Over Dogma. Long story short, they both got into an academic name-calling session and ended up saying very little, if at all, about the supposed reason for their feud to begin with: Did…
About a month ago, I stumbled upon a few videos between Dan McClellan (of “Data Over Dogma”) and Michael Jones (of “Inspiring Philosophy”)—a veritable video spat that spanned (to my count) four videos. It was so incredibly frustrating to watch these videos, I felt I had to write a post on the topic, just so…
In case anyone is interested and has an hour to watch, I got interviewed yesterday by Zach Miller on his channel about my recent BCBS NT Reader’s Guide. We focused on the Gospel of Mark, and all the Creation and Exodus allusions found in the opening chapter. In the process, I basically explain my understanding…
Let’s continue on in our quest for the Holy Grail, as told in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur. This post will consist simply of a summary of the final two chapters in Malory’s tale of the Holy Grail. This weekend, I will post a final “pure commentary/analysis” of the Grail Story. Summary of Chapter…
Let’s continue on in our quest for the Holy Grail, as told in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur. For this entry, allow me to just provide a summary of the action. Summary of Chapter 7: “Sir Galahad”Chapter 7 really serves as the beginning of the end of the Grail story. Once again, its focus…
Let’s continue on in our quest for the Holy Grail, as told in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur. Summary of Chapter 5: “Sir Gawain”The main character in chapter 5, obviously, is Sir Gawain. Sir Gawain is the knight who called for a quest for the Holy Grail back in chapter 1. In a sense,…
Summary of Chapter 4: “Sir Launcelot”The main character in Chapter 4 is Sir Launcelot, who is considered to be the greatest knight among sinful men. Because of his sin with Gwenevere, Launcelot will not be the Grail knight who achieves the Grail. Instead, as we began to see in Chapter 2, Launcelot’s tale within the…
Let’s continue on in our quest for the Holy Grail, as told in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur. Summary of Chapter 3: “Sir Percivale”The main character in Chapter 3 is Sir Percivale. In earlier Grail legends, Percivale is the pure knight who achieves the Grail, but in Malory’s version, he ends up being more…
In my last post, the quest for the Holy Grail had just been declared, and the knights were preparing to leave Camelot. Summary of Chapter 2: “The Miracles”The main character in Chapter 2 of the Holy Grail story is Galahad. Upon leaving Camelot, Galahad rides to an abbey built of white stone, where he meets…