1 Samuel 13:1 is sort of a classic OT textual criticism problem. The United Bible Society's Handbook for Translators of 1 Samuel describes the problem this way:[1. Omanson, R. L., & Ellington, J. (2001). A handbook on the first book of Samuel. UBS handbook series...
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The Naked Bible’s Thoughts on Inspiration, Part 5 – Which Edition of the Book of Jeremiah Originated with God but not the Human Writers?
It's been pretty quiet at The Naked Bible. The last post on the multiple editions of Joshua didn't get much of a response. It's made me wonder about posting more edition "problems" -- especially this one -- but I promised. Again, the issue of the biblical books being...
The Naked Bible’s Thoughts on Inspiration, Part 4 – Which Edition of the Book of Joshua Originated with God but not the Human Writers?
My focus for this post is Joshua 8:30-35. For centuries scholars have considered the placement of Joshua 8:30-35 to be a odd problem in that book. The reason is that it is completely out of place (or so it seems) with the campaigns of Joshua. In Joshua 5 the new...
Beginning a Serious Discussion about Inerrancy
I've been thinking about inerrancy a good bit lately--not whether I want to surrender it, or whether it's a term that has any value or not. My thoughts have focused on the Peter Enns dismissal from Westminster. I think they made the wrong decision, and the reasoning...