Book Review: “(Mis)Interpreting Genesis” by Ben Stanhope…yes, it is REALLY GOOD
Over the past five years or so, I’ve written quite a lot about the creation/evolution debate, particularly on the misinterpretation of Genesis 1-11 by young ear...
Category: Biblical Studies
The Song of Solomon: A Reading
I admit that this is a rather different kind of post. In my Wisdom Literature class, we are currently going over The Song of Solomon, a book that, let’s f...
Can We Trust the Bible on the Historical Jesus? (Part 3)–Concluding Remarks
We now come to my final post in this short series involving my look at the book, Can We Trust the Bible on the Historical Jesus?, that covers a debate on that t...
Can We Trust the Bible on the Historical Jesus? (Part 2)–A Debate Between Bart Ehrman and Craig Evans: Responses and Some Analysis
We now come to Part 2 of my short blog series on the book Can we Trust the Bible on the Historical Jesus? that is essentially the transcript of a debate between...
Can We Trust the Bible on the Historical Jesus? (A New Series/Book Analysis of the Debate Between Bart Ehrman and Craig Evans)
Just recently, a new book came out entitled, Can We Trust the Bible on the Historical Jesus? It is essentially the transcript from a debate between Bart Ehrman ...
“A Biblical History of Israel” by Iain Provan: An Extended Book Analysis–Part 12: In Praise of Critical Thought (…and the gloves come off)
At the end of the 2nd edition of Provan, Long, and Longman’s book, A Biblical History of Israel (BHI), they have added an appendix entitled, “In Praise of Criti...
“A Biblical History of Israel” by Iain Provan: An Extended Book Analysis–Part 11: The Exilic and Post-Exilic Period
Chapter 11 of Provan, Long, and Longman’s book, A Biblical History of Israel, takes us from the Fall of Jerusalem in 587 BC all the way through to the Post-Exil...
“A Biblical History of Israel” by Iain Provan: An Extended Book Analysis–Part 10: The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (930-587 BC)
Chapter 10 of Provan, Long, and Longman’s book, A Biblical History of Israel, focuses on the kingdoms of Israel and Judah as recorded in I-II Kings, from the ti...
“A Biblical History of Israel” by Iain Provan: An Extended Book Analysis–Part 9: The Reign of King Solomon
Chapter 9 of Provan, Long, and Longman’s book, A Biblical History of Israel, focuses on the reign of Solomon, covering I Kings 1-11, as well as the correspondin...
“A Biblical History of Israel” by Iain Provan: An Extended Book Analysis–Part 8: King Saul and King David
Chapter 8 of Provan, Long, and Longman’s book, A Biblical History of Israel, focuses on the early united monarchy under Saul, the first king of Israel, and then...