Comments on: Repost and update: Biblical Studies Carnival XXIV http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/repost-and-update-biblical-studies-carnival-xxiv/ an everyday tale of stardust, spit and spirit Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:12:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: clayboy http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/repost-and-update-biblical-studies-carnival-xxiv/comment-page-1/#comment-315 clayboy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:47:23 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/repost-and-update-biblical-studies-carnival-xxiv/#comment-315 I think it's a both-and. Apparently irrelevant chasing down of intellectual questions (which much of the above can look like) often provokes new ways of thinking about the familiar. On your last question – I hope so. I think it’s a both-and. Apparently irrelevant chasing down of intellectual questions (which much of the above can look like) often provokes new ways of thinking about the familiar. On your last question – I hope so.

]]> By: David Keen http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/repost-and-update-biblical-studies-carnival-xxiv/comment-page-1/#comment-314 David Keen Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:38:11 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/repost-and-update-biblical-studies-carnival-xxiv/#comment-314 I know you're really into Biblical studies, which is good, and makes up for people like me who just want to rush straight to the practical application. But I wonder what all this debate looks like in the context of the recent biblical literacy survey, which found that hardly anyone in the UK knows anything about the Bible any more. Could some of this theological energy and commitment to scripture be going into educational materials and addressing the wider population? I know you’re really into Biblical studies, which is good, and makes up for people like me who just want to rush straight to the practical application. But I wonder what all this debate looks like in the context of the recent biblical literacy survey, which found that hardly anyone in the UK knows anything about the Bible any more. Could some of this theological energy and commitment to scripture be going into educational materials and addressing the wider population?

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