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Witherington or Blitherington?

December 13, 2009

I’m aware that Ben Witherington is often credulous about various archaeological claims like the James Ossuary. He also seems to me to be overly trusting of the sources, and able to gloss over other peoples sticking points. However, I was quite astonished to see his latest post, passing on a chain email.
Not only does the [...]

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The five primary sources meme: my take

July 8, 2009

Ken Brown has tagged me with the Kevin Scull variation of his original five books meme. (Thanks, Ken.) The rules are:
1.) List the 5 primary sources that have most affected your scholarship, thoughts about antiquity, and/or understanding of the NT/OT.
2.) Books from the Bible are off limits unless you really want to list one, I [...]

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