MSH | December 20, 2012
That’s the subject of the most recent podcast episode of Mark Goodacre’s NT Pod. As Naked Bible readers may know, my own answer is no. Professor Goodacre (Duke University) agrees. Have a listen! Technorati Tags: almah, birth, Jesus, Mary, parthenos, Stavrakopolou, translation, virgin
Category: Jesus, Virgin Birth |
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MSH | October 21, 2009
That’s the title of one of the articles in the upcoming (Nov-Dec) issue of Bible Study Magazine. As many of you know, I am the Academic Editor for the magazine. I don’t make a habit of plugging work stuff on the blog, but this is a cool article that may provide some seasonal Bible Study [...]
Category: Jesus |
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Tags: Bible Study Magazine, birth, Christmas, Jesus, Joseph, manger, Mary, Nativity
MSH | May 28, 2009
Here’s an interesting article that advanced students of the Old Testament should read and digest. Egyptologist Donald Redford traces what he calls the “exposed child” motif through ancient literature. By “exposed child” he means stories that have the elments of the Moses birth in them. Redford’s goal isn’t specifically to deal with the Moses story, [...]
Category: Exodus, Genre study |
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Tags: ark, basket, birth, exposed child, Moses, Nile, river, Sargon