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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Tom Bartlett Responds to National Geographic’s Defense of its Gospel of Judas
Tom Bartlett, the reporter who wrote the article about the sloppiness of National Geographic's Gospel of Judas project, was kind enough to email his response to NG's "rebuttal" of his article. Here is his reply (NG's rebuttal comments are marked by *): The press...
More on the National Geographic Gospel of Judas Controversy
Here are some items from April DeConick's blog: National Geographic's Response to Tom Bartlett's Chronicle of Higher Education article on the Gospel of Judas Editor's note: broken link. Was National Geographic's Gospel of Judas Footnoted so that it should not be...
More Trouble for the Gospel of Judas National Geographic Hype
And deservedly so. The Chronicle of Higher Education has an interesting, lengthy article on why many scholars think National Geographic had an axe to grind. Ya think? Editor's note: formatting.