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Loving, but not Recommending, the REB

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

There has been a good deal of talk in the biblioblogosphere about translation theory, and in connection with that support for the REB.  In particular, I would note John Hobbins post Why the REB is a Great Translation, and to … Continue reading →

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Stories in a Chronological Context

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

Several things over the last couple of weeks have called my attention to time.  My pastor preached about it last week, speaking of times of God’s extended silence.  I lost some of it while being sick this week which always … Continue reading →

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The Jonah Problem Redux

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

Bruce Alderman wrote an interesting post today on what has to be somewhere close to my favorite book of the Bible–Jonah.  He referenced an earlier post of mine from my Threads blog, but I’m not really commenting on that part.  … Continue reading →

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Reading Psalm 100 Out Loud

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

One of my Bible study methods, though most important for devotional reading, is to read a passage aloud.  Since the lectionary Psalm for this week is Psalm 100, which is very short, I thought I’d read it aloud in a … Continue reading →

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Trashing Bible Translations is Trivial

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

. . . not to mention easy. In the just completed presidential election here in the U. S., were I to list all of the reasons why I might not vote for the candidate for whom I eventually did vote, … Continue reading →

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Patience for the Nuts and Bolts

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

Last night I attended a Bible study in which my pastor was teaching on Romans 1:22-32.  If that verse selection doesn’t fully make sense to you, consider that he was simply following up from the point at which he stopped … Continue reading →

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Biblical Studies Carnival XXXV Posted

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

. . . at Abnormal Interests.  Besides the fact that I have a post from my Threads blog listed, there are a couple of major sections that are particularly worth taking a look. First, there are numerous posts relating to … Continue reading →

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Sacrifice then and Now

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

What meaning is evoked in people’s minds by the word “sacrifice?”  One of the things I like to do when teaching is to simply write a word on the board that is commonly used in Biblical and/or Christian discourse and … Continue reading →

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More Study Bible Comparisons – Introduction to Romans

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

I haven’t written on this for a bit, and I wanted to note some differences between three of the major study Bibles I use in terms of introductions to books.  I’m studying Romans right now, so I thought I’d compare … Continue reading →

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Preserving Literary Quality?

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

Bryon’s Weblog has a quote from Leland Ryken and some commentary, followed by some rather silly comments by an obvious troll. What I found interesting here, however, was the idea of preserving the literary qualities of the Bible.  Let me … Continue reading →

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