We've interviewed Peter Gurry before on the Naked Bible podcast, and I've blogged some of his posts over at the Evangelical Textual Criticism blog. Peter is a bona fide New Testament textual critic, so he's a good authority for the question posed in the title of this...
Text Criticism & Canon
Update on First Century Mark Papyrus
This just in from Peter Gurry of the Evangelical Textual Criticism blog. Readers will recall we interviewed Peter last year for the Naked Bible Podcast SBL interview series. Thanks for this update, Peter!
Currently Running Projects on the Text of the Hebrew Bible
Someone sent me this link a couple days ago. It's about the Oxford Hebrew Bible project, of which Ron Hendel of UC-Berkeley is the chief editor. The article makes some silly statements that make it sound like this project is going to see things in the biblical Hebrew...
New Logos Resource Series for Understanding Biblical Criticism
The Logos Bible Software blog announced a pre-pub today for a four-volume book series (with ample visuals and info-graphics) that I'm excited about. Its aim is to educate (in plain language) non-specialists in the methods of biblical criticism scholars use with...
Moses and the Law of Moses in the New Testament
In this final post on the issue of the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, I want to examine a couple items in the New Testament. As noted before, my position is that "law of Moses" is an appropriate designation for the Torah/Pentateuch despite sound evidence that...
Bart Ehrman vs. the Son of God in Mark 1:1 – A Response
I've posted on Bart Ehrman and his work several times before on this blog (e.g., here and here). My contention with Bart is that he's a fundamentalist -- someone who is unwilling to process an issue in any other way than the black-and-white, either-or fallacy that he...
The (Bart) Ehrman Project
I heard today about a new website just starting up that seeks to address the various claims of New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman. I've blogged about Bart Ehrman before, so in case you don't know who he is, go here (you'll have to scroll down and through some pages to...
Paul and Jesus: Their Use of the Old Testament
I will return to Amos 9 in the next post, but I came across these two articles on the web recently and wanted to make them part of the discussion / your consideration. One is on Paul's use of the OT (it draws on the next article) and the other is on how Jesus used the...
Crucifixion in Antiquity Update
The ETC blog posted this recent update on the "controversy" surrounding the recent dissertation that archeoporn-peddling journalists touted as saying Jesus didn't die on a cross. I had blogged a bit on that.
Genesis 1 and Creationism
I'll be presenting this topic in church next month, so this powerpoint video is a warm-up of sorts. It's one the *real* issue in Genesis 1 with respect to the "timing" of creation: the clause structure. You probably just yawned, I know. But a majority of you asked...
Mr. Potatohead Explains the Synoptic Problem
You just have to love this. Thanks due to Mark Goodacre.
Mark Goodacre Podcasts on the Synoptic Problem
Check out Mark's podcasts on this notorious and fascinating issue. One is an overview of the synoptic problem; the other is on the question of Marcan priority.
John Hobbins’ Fourth Installment on the Canon
John Hobbins' fourth installment is about establishing coherent tests of canonicity. Too often the tests proposed by apologetics textbooks and other works commonly circulated in evangelicalism are simplistic and self-serving, designed to point readers (only) to the...
A Good Reminder About the “Original Text”
Post from the Evangelical Textual Criticism blog. Editor's note: Link's content reproduced below,From Evangelical Textual Criticism: John Updike and the Problem of the Original Text, originally published February 20, 2009. John Updike and the Problem of the Original...
Free Video Course on New Testament Textual Criticism
The New Testament Textual Criticism blog posted this link to Dan Wallace's course on the basics of New Testament textual criticism. It was created under the auspices of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM), Dan Wallace's non-profit. Here's the...