From the daily archives:

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Biblical Studies Carnival 43 is up

July 1, 2009

Congratulations to Pat McCullough for an entertainingly creative take on the Biblical Studies Carnival genre. It’s easier to work out what the posts are about than who the poster is: but that makes for a great game. Let the reader understand

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Science does not lead to atheism, say scientists

July 1, 2009

Do check out this article based on actual research from The Panda’s Thumb. Panda’s Thumb is a pro-evolution, anti-creationist science blog. It’s a real treat to come across this kind of evidence-based study of scientists and their beliefs that avoids the polemics that are normally a staple of this kind of discussion.

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The final form of the text is not enough

July 1, 2009

Ken Schenk has started a series of posts towards a basic study guide of critical issues in approaching the Bible. The first two are here and here. Take a look at these as they get posted. As far as short introductions go, he packs a lot in, and his introduction to the OT Canon is [...]

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Why is it a boy? Taking Bible ignorance to a new level

July 1, 2009

Thanks to Eddie Arthur for pointing me to something I missed, a report in the Independent on a new survey of Bible literacy. For those of you who can get it, there’s a very good news report on iPlayer from the BBC Sunday Programme (the package begins at 33 minutes). The survey unsurprisingly reveals a [...]

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Biblioblog top 50 – is this a record?

July 1, 2009

Thanks to James McGrath and others for noting the June top 50 has been posted. The list is accompanied by some really useful summarising of change in the world of those blogging on the Bible. Well, obviously on a great many other things as well since The Pink Poster is still at number one.
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