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.
Text Criticism & Canon
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...
Mr. Potatohead Explains the Synoptic Problem
You just have to love this . Thanks due to Mark Goodacre.
Another Thoughtful Critique of Bart Ehrman’s “Orthodox Corruption of Scripture”
Some careful analysis here by Rafael Rodriguez, courtesy of the Evangelical Textual Criticism blog. And you know what makes his critique so enjoyable? He applies logic. Think of that! I once said in a doctoral seminar that I thought a course in logic should be a...
Mark Goodacre on How John Differs from the Synoptic Gospels
Check out this recent podcast by Mark on that topic. A nice intro.
How Can You Be a Textual Critic and Not Lose Your Faith?
This is something I never struggled with, primarily (I guess) because I never bought into seeing inspiration as an event vs. a process ruled by providence. But some people do, so here’s a link to an interview with a real life textual critic. (Point: Many...
Does Higher Criticism Attempt to Destroy the Bible?
This link will lead you to what is actually Part IV of a series of posts over on Scotteriology. I think the discussions are worthwhile, though I may not agree in all respects with the way things are articulated. Granted, I think certain critical approaches lack...
Bad Day for Vatican Conspiracists: 80,000 Manuscripts to Be Digitized
Just when you were almost convinced that the Vatican wasn’t asleep at the switch in its herculean effort to keep its ancient manuscripts secret. Bummer. You can read about the initiative here . Oh, wait . . . I’ll bet that all these years they’ve...
Mark Goodacre Podcast on Q
Here’s a treat –Mark Goodacre’s summative thoughts on Q (a hypothetical source behind the Synoptic gospels of Matthew and Luke). Mark is skeptical of Q and has written much on the subject.
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 .
Constantine and the Canon: The Law of Unintended Consequences
I had an interesting discussion a few days ago at work. I’ve been trying to get one of my co-workers (Vince Setterholm) to guest blog for me on the canon matter since he’s done a lot of thinking about that. I think he’ll end up contributing. In...
Clarification from John Hobbins on Canonicity
John is apparently following my re-posting (and that of Ros Clarke) of his canonicity discussions, and posted a clarification/answer to my question this morning on his own blog. He says: My wording, “establishing a direction of thought or action,” was not...
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...
Bart Ehrman On Coast to Coast AM Tomorrow Night
In case you like late-night talk radio, you might want to tune in. The C2C site has a list of affiliates by state to catch the show. I’ve been on C2C many times. The host for this one will be Ian Punnett. Ian is a seminary grad (went to both Univ of Chicago Div...
Hobbins on the Canon, Part 3: An Excerpt
I may post more from John Hobbins’ third installment later. I’ll keep it here to this one extended excerpt. I think you’ll find what John is angling toward interesting: Sooner or later the pluriformity of the tradition that eventually came to be...