Category Archives: Bible Backgrounds

More on Inerrancy the Term

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

I found this post by Roger Olson via my reader (HT:  Chrisendom) and it reminded me of my own recent post Inerrancy – Romancing the Term. Though my experience is largely outside of academia, I can relate to much of … Continue reading →

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New Biblical Studies Carnival

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

Jim West has brought back the Biblical Studies Carnival.  (HT:  TCOJC)

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Larry Hurtado is Blogging

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

… at larryhurtado.wordpress.com.  He’s Professor of New Testament Language, Literature & Theology at the University of Edinburgh, and it looks like he’ll be a nice new addition to the biblioblogosphere. I think I’m about the thousandth person to mention this, … Continue reading →

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Review: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Hebrews

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

My primary training in biblical studies placed an overwhelming emphasis on historical study.  The idea was to get at the original meaning of the text as it would have been understood by those who first heard or read it.  I … Continue reading →

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Of Lists and Understanding

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

A couple of days ago I linked to a post by J. K. Gayle which is in response to John Hobbins on the question of listing things one needs to read in order to understand the Bible.  I mentioned that … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Need to Be/Read to Understand the Bible

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

J. K. Gayle takes on John Hobbins’ question.  Not precisely answers it.  He takes it on. I have this post on my list of posts I want to respond to, but I haven’t yet had time.  Let me simply state … Continue reading →

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The Nephilim have NOT been Found

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

Michael Patton blogs today about another way not to do apologetics, in this case responding to an e-mail he received claiming that giants had been found in Greece.  The e-mail associated these giants with the Nephilim of scripture and claimed … Continue reading →

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50 Great Books Every Christian Should Read

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

At least so says the Online Christian Colleges blog.  I received a notice of the post in e-mail.  Usually that’s not a very productive way to get me to blog about something unless you’re someone I know, and more importantly, … Continue reading →

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Inerrancy – Romancing the Term

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

I’ve previously expressed my surprise about what some people can believe about the Bible and yet call their belief “inerrancy.” As an example, I responded to Earnest Lucas’s excellent commentary on Daniel in which he maintains that one can hold … Continue reading →

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On the Old Testament and Vengeance

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

Peter Kirk linked to my post on “an eye for an eye” in responding to David Ker’s post What to do with the vengeance in the Old Testament? Skip it! As a result I’ve been able to follow a rather … Continue reading →

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