Feb 22, 2014
Two New Books on the Psalms
See this article on two new books written from a Jewish perspective by Conservative rabbis: A New Psalm: The Psalms as Literature, by Rabbi Benjamin Segal and Joy, Despair and Hope: Reading Psalms, by Rabbi Edward Feld.
Feb 21, 2014
The Debate about Sodom
Christianity Today has brief summary of the debate regarding Steven Collins' identification of Tall el-Hammam with the biblical Sodom. You can access the article here.
Feb 20, 2014
Exodus Videos
The Biblical Archaeology Society’s Bible History Today website has added over a dozen new full-length free lecture videos from the recent Out of Egypt Conference. You can access links to the videos here.
Feb 19, 2014
Leadership and Authority
Shane Lems, interacting with Timothy Witmer's book The Shepherd Leader, has enumerated five observations concerning the authority of elders (and I would suggest all church-based leadership). Lems distilled list is further summarized below. See his entire post here.
1. All human authority is derived.
2. The exercise of authority is designed to serve the well-being of those under its care.
3. This authority is to be directed by God’s Word.
4. All who hold derived authority are ultimately accountable to the One who gave that authority.
5. The flock is called to submit to the authority of the elders.
1. All human authority is derived.
2. The exercise of authority is designed to serve the well-being of those under its care.
3. This authority is to be directed by God’s Word.
4. All who hold derived authority are ultimately accountable to the One who gave that authority.
5. The flock is called to submit to the authority of the elders.
Feb 18, 2014
Camels and the Bible
I have refrained from getting into the recent flood of reports related to camel domestication, archaeology, and the accuracy of the Bible. A great irony here is that many of the same folks who criticize so-called fundamentalist Christians for misusing archaeological evidence (and often rightly so) are doing much the same in this case. The claims have well-exceeded the evidence. Thankfully, Todd Bolen, although not the first, has provided a nice response with a number of links here. To paraphrase and adapt something Mark Twain once said, "the reports of the death of the Bible's accuracy have been greatly exaggerated."
Feb 17, 2014
Beyond the River Chebar

Feb 16, 2014
Top Ten Books from Dr. J. Carl Laney
Those who appreciate the work of J. Carl Laney might also appreciate this list of his recommended books.
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