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November 2007

November 09, 2007

My Margaret Barker Experience

I first heard about Margaret Barker seven years ago and have watched from the sidelines...

November 06, 2007

Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, and Various Near Eastern Texts

Two quick notes: Non-LDS scholar Peter Flint gave a lecture on the Dead Sea Scrolls...

October 2007

October 24, 2007

Five or so... First, a good Bible or two, meant for understanding and personal study....

October 23, 2007

Offenders for a Word

The classic Daniel Peterson/Stephen Ricks historical defense of LDS doctrine, Offenders for a Word, has...

October 17, 2007

Curses!

A discussion I had recently with a friend of mine reminded me of one of...

October 17, 2007

LDS at SBL: Roll call

The annual Society of Biblical Literature conference will be held next month in San Diego,...

September 2007

September 06, 2007

Ten Tidbits about the Old Testament

This post joins the previous ones of similar title on the New Testament and Book...

August 2007

August 21, 2007

The Divine Council and its Doctrinal Implications: an EV-Mormon Discussion

Several months ago, I mentioned Mike Heiser's paper, " You've Seen One Elohim, You've Seen...

August 13, 2007

Ten Tidbits about the NT

A friend of mine recently asked me to sketch out ten "provocative" axioms about the...

August 02, 2007

Is Jesus a God in the NT?

The short answer: not really. The long answer: There are two texts that might say...

July 2007

July 07, 2007

The Song of Songs and Divine Eros

It might surprise many Christians to know that for nearly a millennium, the Song of...

June 2007

June 19, 2007

Ancient Justification for Modern Practice

Kevin Barney's post over at BCC has me thinking about the ramifications of female Apostleship...

June 01, 2007

What is an Author?

As Mormons I think that we are deeply invested in authorial intent as the source...

May 2007

May 14, 2007

A Case for the DH, Part III: No New Covenant (not in Exod 34, anyway)

The evidence and discussion in parts I and II are more than just academic exercises...

April 2007

April 30, 2007

A Case for the Documentary Hypothesis, Part II: The Clincher

In part one of this post, I outlined "internal" reasons for dividing Exodus 34 into...

April 27, 2007

A Case for the Documentary Hypothesis, Part I: The Division of Exodus 34

HP's very recent post provides a good springboard for a discussion of the Documentary Hypothesis....

April 25, 2007

Except by Prayer…and Fasting!

There is a somewhat strange episode in the Gospel of Mark (okay, so all of...

April 17, 2007

Strange Bedfellows: Fundamentalism and Historical Criticism

Fundamentalist Christianity grew up around the turn of the 20th century, primarily as a reaction...

March 2007

March 19, 2007

Ugaritic! Huh! What is it good for?! Absolutely everything…

The texts from the city of Ugarit and the language they were written in (Ugaritic)...

March 13, 2007

The Talpiyot Tomb of Jesus: A Sober Assessment

Here's a link to an article on the Talpiyot tomb written by Jodi Magness of...

March 09, 2007

A tentative list of general LDS biases in approaches to the Bible

Scholars have a tendency to operate on shorthand and stereotype whenever they feel like they...

March 08, 2007

The Incoherence of the Flood

It's been too long since I posted anything controversial so I guess I better start...

March 07, 2007

Mormon Hermeneutics: A Modest Proposal

I have recently argued that Mormon biblical studies needs to be more critical of its...

February 2007

February 14, 2007

African-American, Feminist, and Mormon Biblical Studies

Recent discussions here and elsewhere have focused on the role of contemporary critical biblical studies...

January 2007

January 26, 2007

Mormons and Biblical Scholarship II

Over at FPR, there is an excellent discussion of Mormon biblical exegesis. I am very...

January 25, 2007

Mormons and Biblical Scholarship

Check out a couple of great posts at Faith Promoting Rumor: here, here and here.Update:...

November 2006

November 22, 2006

Slavery, Homosexuality, and the Authority of the Bible

I've been thinking about the status of the Bible in Mormon culture. Really, my thoughts...

November 09, 2006

Oh Snap! Society of Biblical Literature is lame all around

Anyone interested in the state of Biblical Studies in North America should read this article:The...

October 2006

October 14, 2006

A Resurrection of Flesh and Bone?

In 1 Cor 15, Paul declares that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of...

October 13, 2006

No Mormon Love for Paul?

There is an aversion to Paul in Mormon thought and culture. A recent comment by...

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