Mythicism, Miraculous Conceptions and Ancient Historians
Over in a discussion at Debunking Christianity about mythicism and a recent post of mine, a proponent of mythicism claimed that ancient biographers and historians, unlike the authors of the Gospels,...
View ArticleHymn to the Virgin (Settings by Edmund Rubbra and Benjamin Britten)
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View ArticleMay The Faith Be With You
IO9 has previously shared examples of religious statues and iconography being transformed into superheroes, and when I’ve seen them I’ve shared some of them here. Today, IO9 shared samples of what an...
View ArticleDecember 2012 Biblical Studies Carnival
Abram K-J has posted a linguistically rich Biblical studies carnival, which starts off with a quote from Spurgeon explaining why carnivals are necessary. Click through to read it!
View ArticleChristianity in a Nutshell?
I probably should have saved this until Christmas, and called it “Christmas in a nutshell” – with or without the question mark. But the picture appeared on Reddit, and came to my attention today, and...
View ArticleAndrew Lincoln – Born of a Virgin?
The title is (I hope obviously) not asking whether Andrew Lincoln was born of a virgin. It is about the book which Andrew Lincoln has written, Born of a Virgin?: Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible,...
View ArticleChristmas: Damage Control or Outcast Inclusion?
Johnny Walker drew attention to one view of the Christmas stories in the Gospels that is heard about less often in churches: that they were an attempt at damage control, to cover up or distract from...
View ArticleAndrew Lincoln Interview
Click here to view the embedded video. Eerdmans shared the above interview with New Testament scholar Andrew T. Lincoln. He talks about his book Born of a Virgin?: Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible,...
View ArticleHymn to the Virgin (Settings by Edmund Rubbra and Benjamin Britten)
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View ArticleCreationism vs. the Virginal Conception
From Unreasonable FaithThe post Creationism vs. the Virginal Conception appeared first on Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath.
View ArticleMay The Faith Be With You
IO9 has previously shared examples of religious statues and iconography being transformed into superheroes, and when I’ve seen them I’ve shared some of them here. Today, IO9 shared samples of what an...
View ArticleDecember 2012 Biblical Studies Carnival
Abram K-J has posted a linguistically rich Biblical studies carnival, which starts off with a quote from Spurgeon explaining why carnivals are necessary. Click through to read it! The post December...
View ArticleChristianity in a Nutshell?
I probably should have saved this until Christmas, and called it “Christmas in a nutshell” – with or without the question mark. But the picture appeared on Reddit, and came to my attention today, and...
View ArticleAndrew Lincoln – Born of a Virgin?
The title is (I hope obviously) not asking whether Andrew Lincoln was born of a virgin. It is about the book which Andrew Lincoln has written, Born of a Virgin?: Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible,...
View ArticleChristmas: Damage Control or Outcast Inclusion?
Johnny Walker drew attention to one view of the Christmas stories in the Gospels that is heard about less often in churches: that they were an attempt at damage control, to cover up or distract from...
View ArticleAndrew Lincoln Interview
Eerdmans shared the above interview with New Testament scholar Andrew T. Lincoln. He talks about his book Born of a Virgin?: Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, Tradition, and Theology, which I blogged...
View ArticleA Complicated Pregnancy
Let me share my blurb endorsing Kyle Roberts’ new book: In A Complicated Pregnancy, Kyle Roberts offers a dramatic, sincerely honest, and deeply personal exploration of the question of Jesus’ virginal...
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