This is an annotated list of posts dealing specifically with Bible passages or Biblical theology. I will try to choose posts in which both believers and non-believers alike may find something of value.
This index is update to and including my August 2011 posts.
Resources
About Bible
- Translation pathways: How we get our Bible Translations
- NT Sources & Translations: Diagram of where Bible comes from
Christian Sects & Theology
- Give Mormonism a Chance: Heaven & Hell : Mormon’s view is more generous
- My Favorite Type of Christian : Different Christian Theologies
- Soteriology Theology : Different view on the fate of nonbelievers
- Eschatology Theology : Great illustrations of the various view of the end times
- Atonement Theology : Various positions on the meaning of Jesus’ death
- The Emergent Church : Not all Christians are the same
- Making Millenialism Work for You : What you believe can affect your life
- Wow, a god died for me : Jesus death was not a big deal
- Goyology : A theology word for how you treat non-believers
Book Reviews
- Theological Roots of Pentecostalism by Donald Dayton (Pentecostal Christian scholar)
- Tokens of Trust (2007): An Introduction to Christian Belief by Rowan William (Anglican Bishop)
- The Burial of Jesus (2008) by James McGrath (Christian religion professor, Butler University)
- The End of Biblical Studies (2007) by Hector Avalos (Atheist religion professor, Iowas State University)
Jewish Texts
- Proverbs 27:17 : Bloggers help each other
- Ecclesiastics 3:1-7 : A time to rend
- Deuteronomy 32: 8-9 : Polytheism in the OT
- Ecclesiastes 2:25 : Humanism covered up
Christian Texts
- Was Jesus a Coward : a different view of Mark’s account
- “Goad” : Acts 26:14
- Great fear seized the whole church : Acts 4:32-5:11: A comic version
- Jesus Friend or Foe : Do these NT passage contradict each other?
- Matthew 6:11 : “daily bread” should be “supernatural bread”
- The Last Supper : a later addition which disobey Jewish blood prohibitions?
- John 7:53 – 8:1-12 : Adulteress Pericope, added to John’s Gospel
- Romans 3:28 : Luther’s adds “alone” to “save by faith”
- James : maybe it was written by a Jew to Jews and not to Christians
Miscellaneous
- Ambulance Snake: Nehushtan, Asclepius & Caduceus
- Biblical Criticism : Tools for studying the Bible
- Metaphorical vs. Literal Truth : How can we speak of “truth” in myths?
- Original Source Mysticism: Making a big deal out of Greek
- The Homogenized Bible: How some Christians mix things up
- Holy Spirit as Author: A common Christian error
- Marcion : a collection of links
