By now I've probably received a heads up on the story about Canaanite DNA disproving the biblical conquest narrative a dozen times. Here's my own heads-up: If you see some "news" about the Bible in mass media, you can presume it's click-bait archaeoporn that will...
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The Giant Clans and the Conquest
Those who have read The Unseen Realm know that I have an atypical perspective on the conquest -- specifically, the contention by many that the Israelite conquest was an indiscriminate genocide of the inhabitants of Canaan. My view is that it wasn't indiscriminate at...
Heiser Article on Rephaim in LBD (Lexham Bible Dictionary)
Can't believe I forgot to post this when I wrote it a few months back. LBD is available for free with the download of the Faithlife Study Bible (I did the notes for Genesis through Judges on that). Anyway, here's my article on "Rephaim" in PDF: Rephaim LBD I also did...
Thoughts on ETS 2009
I'm still in New Orleans, where, since Wednesday, I've been attending and participating in the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). The next conference begins tomorrow, the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). Before the...
ZIBBC Volume 2
Volume 2 of the ZIBBC covers the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth and 1-2 Samuel. Like volume 1 (Pentateuch), this volume is a go-to resource for ant pastor and serious Bible student. It is aimed at supplementing a traditional commentary that seeks to pay close attention...