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• Beyond Belief: Archaeology and Religion

  I have always enjoyed listening to Beyond Belief on Radio 4, especially since they started releasing it as a podcast. Back in the day I used to guest on the... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Biblical Studies Online Website

  Several have already publicized this great new resource from James Crossley and Deane Galbraith, both friends of the bibliobloggers:Biblical Studies OnlineIt... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Francis Watson Discusses Gospel Writing

  Eerdmans has posted a new interview, this time with Francis Watson, all about his excellent Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Library of New Testament Studies Latest

  

  Here's the latest from the Library of New Testament Studies. Interested in making a proposal to the series? Please get in touch with me, or see the further... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Apostle Paul - A Polite Bribe in New York

  

  SVA Theater advertises A Polite Bribe, 19 December 2013I have previously mentioned Robert Orlando's film A Polite Bribe, a documentary that uses animation and... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Skepticism About Jesus' Wife Papyrus in the Chronicle of Higher Education

  The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article on the Gospel of Jesus' Wife. The news is that there is no news:Skepticism About 'Jesus' Wife' Papyrus Grows... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Defining an Apocalypse and Making Toast

  

  We have recently come to the end of the semester here at Duke and in my New Testament Introduction, we reached the Book of Revelation right at the end, just as... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Apostle Paul - A Polite Bribe

  

  Robert Orlando's documentary film about Paul, A Polite Bribe, premieres in New York City next Thursday, 19 December, at 8.10pm (poster to the left), where... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Jesus' Wife?

  

  Larry Hurtado ("Jesus Wife" Fragment: A Continuing Puzzle) has been raising questions about the Jesus' Wife Fragment, which was announced with a great fanfare i... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• If It Walks Like a Duck: Ossuary 6 of the Talpiot 'Patio' Tomb Depicts Commonly...

  

  I am delighted to be able to publish today a guest post from Wim G. Meijer about the images on the ossuary 6 in Talpiot Tomb B. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• When Two Worlds Collide: SBL & the Day of the Doctor

  There will be lots of doctors walking around in tweedy jackets this weekend in Baltimore but sadly, most of them will be obsessing about their papers at the... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• "Tomb of Jesus" Volume from Eerdmans - Charlesworth Interview & Errors in the...

  

  Over on the EerdWord blog, there's a new video interview with James Charlesworth (on Youtube here) in which he discusses the forthcoming volume The Tomb of Jesu... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Bible Secrets Revealed on History Channel, Wednesday

  

  History Channel now has a website devoted to its new six-part documentary series about the Bible: Bible Secrets Revealed The site features the "sneak peak"... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jerome Murphy O'Connor, O. P., 1935-2013

  

  I was so sorry to hear of the death of Jerome Murphy O'Connor earlier today. Not only was he a fine scholar, but he was also a kind-spirited, sweet-natured and... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Bible Secrets Revealed Intro

  Here's the first couple of minutes of the forthcoming History Channel series Bible Secrets Revealed: This is taken from the Prometheus Entertainment website. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Death of François Bovon

  I was very sorry to hear today of the death of Prof. François Bovon of Harvard Divinity School. (HT: several Fb friends Jim West). Update (4 Nov. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Britney Spears Musical About Jesus?!

  

  Thanks to Helen Ingram for this one. If it were April Fool's Day, I'd think this was a particularly fine prank. But it seems to be true -- there's a musical tha... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Bible Secrets Revealed, History Channel

  

  Candida Moss in Bible Secrets Revealed Over on his XKV8R blog, Robert Cargill announces a new six part documentary to air soon on History Channel. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Bride of God Or the Lost Gospel of Joseph and Asyath, Richard Bauckham

  On Sunday, I posted some comments on Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson's forthcoming book and documentary, Jacobovici and Wilson's "Lost Gospel". Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jacobovici and Wilson's "Lost Gospel"

  

  While I was noodling around on the internet to remind myself of the exact titles of Marcus Borg's and Burton Mack's Lost Gospel books last night (see Q, Doctor... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY