My head has been down focused on admissions and getting a new program started here at PSU that I neglected to note that Jim West has also contributed a volume to the Bible Briefs series: Obadiah. Stephen Cook made the formal announcement yesterday. Free Online: Lamentations and Obadiah Bible Briefs […]
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My short introduction to Lamentations for the Bible Briefs series is now available in a lovely pdf. Free download here.
I began writing this as a reply to John’s comment on my introduction to Lamentations, but I think I would like to move the discussion up to the level of a post. In so doing I hope that some of you who have counseled those in grief or gone through […]
It has not yet been put into final pdf format and when it does I will post a link, but I (finally) finished the Lamentations volume for the small pamphlets in the Bible Briefs series that Stephen Cook is editing! Since I think Lamentations is a rather good book for […]
In class this passed Tuesday in which we were discussing Samuel and the rise of the monarchy a very sharp student asked why/how God could “regret” having made Saul king since God was all-knowing (1 Sam. 15:10 and 1 Sam. 2:3 respectively). I gave my usual, admittedly overly-simplified comment, that […]
I hope you weren’t looking for a thoughtful post on the biblical character of Samson and why we should possibly consider him a “hero” of the Bible. I mostly wanted an excuse to share this cartoon with you. As it happens we were talking about Judges and Samson this week […]
Artdaily.org is reporting that Sotheby’s will be displaying 11,000 works from the Valmadonna Trust Library. This looks like an amazing exhibit and will feature the Bomberg Talmud, dating from 1519-1523. It is said to be “nearly perfectly preserved.” (See the brief story of its acquisition below.) NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s […]
Tyler Williams has an excellent introductory post for us on the Septuagint in honor of International Septuagint Day! You may be wondering why I am bothering to relate something of my experience of teaching about the LXX. Just in case it didn’t come pre-marked in your calendar, February 8 is […]
Read to the last line. From Truemors: Titanic Snake Reveals Hot Info On Ancient Climate Next time the express bus to downtown goes by, take a moment to imagine that sucker with a head, a tail and an appetite, and you’ll get a rough idea of the enormous discovery made […]