(I don’t normally duplicate posts with the BiblePlaces Blog, but I’m guessing that some who might be interested in this post don’t read that blog.) The teaser is now out. The movie, entitled “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” comes out on May 22. Wikipedia has details about the filming and there’s… Read More »
Here’s some things you might enjoy: Cool time-lapse video of San Francisco (1 min) Cubicle warfare (2 min) Today’s BiblePlaces Newsletter: Waterfalls of Israel (and why not subscribe?) Someday I should read these books, the “top 12” for “knowing God” as recommended by the Biola honors program. I have read one of them. A Valentine’s… Read More »
One of the things I was asked in my oral entrance examination was about the relevance of Genesis 38 to the book. That is a good question. Why is this strange story of Judah and Tamar included in the midst of the Joseph story? Last week this came up in class and I share with… Read More »
I have a new system for collecting material for my blogs which may result in more collections of not-necessarily-related items in a single post, such as this one. I’ve noticed more recently than I am bugged by worship leaders whose physical expressions seem to be directly related to the music style (and not the lyric… Read More »
This week Al Mohler spoke in a lecture series in DTS chapel on the “New Atheism.” In it, he addressed such influential writers as Dawkins and Hitchens. After the first lecture, I was told that a professor said that it was the best lecture he had ever heard. I was only able to attend his… Read More »
I’m posting some more notes from last week’s lecture. As before, some critical points: 1) Don’t argue with me. These are notes I took from someone else’s lecture. In no place will you see any indication of my views. 2) Don’t ask me questions about this. I’d love to study it more and answer your… Read More »
Some of you know that my favorite music, just after John Denver and Megadeth, is Sovereign Grace Music. I’ve bought many most all of their CDs over the years, usually at $14 a pop. But this month, all of their CDs are $6 each with free U.S. shipping. The reason why I like their music… Read More »
Today in the Gospels/Acts seminar, we’re looking at Matthew 5-9. We had 30 questions to answer, which I spent about 7 hours on. Here are four of the questions with my answers. [We don’t turn in our answers; we just have to be ready when we are called on.] And now I am off to… Read More »
Anybody ever heard of Desmond Tutu? Well, apparently he has heard of me. I don’t usually talk about my fame here (ok, that would be a short talk. Real short.) But my two fans might like to know that the Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town has this to say: “The Cambridge Companion to the Bible… Read More »
I’m posting some excerpts of my class notes from Torah/Former Prophets. I do this only for those of you who enjoy sort of “peeking into” a doctoral course. I emphatically am not doing this 1) because I whole-heartedly agree with everything I heard; 2) because I completely reject everything and want everyone to laugh with… Read More »