Rick Lowery, at the Huffington Post, discussing abortion and the Bible: It’s hard to ask biblical texts the modern question, “when does human life begin?” because the Bible has a very different understanding of human reproduction. Biblical writers don’t talk … Continue reading
This is the second in a series of posts on Joshua and the leadership transition from Moses. The first post can be found here. Despite a new face to lead the Israelites, Joshua proves to be pretty similar to Moses. … Continue reading
The Pentateuch has proven to not keep with the times when it comes to marriage, sex, and women (among other things). Here are a few of the most ridiculous claims we’ve encountered so far. If you’re brother dies, be prepared … Continue reading
This is the first in a two-part post series on Joshua and the leadership transition from Moses. The next book after the Pentateuch, Joshua, carries the name of Israel’s successor to Moses, who is described here as “filled with the … Continue reading
Maggie Lamond Simone, at the Huffington Post, uses the controversy over Chick Fil-A’s stance on gay marriage to make a broader point about the Bible: Those who base their prejudice on the Bible’s teachings are cherry-picking their beliefs, which I … Continue reading
One of the most popular and most searched-for types of post on this site has been our series of the most ridiculous things in scripture. The series serves as a sort of round-up post on each book of the Bible that … Continue reading
Note: This is the fifth post in an ongoing series where we look at what the Bible actually says about marriage. Earlier posts can be found here, here, here, and here. Deuteronomy doesn’t disappoint when it comes to laws regarding marriage, women, and sexuality. … Continue reading
We come to the end of Deuteronomy. After the long “Song of Moses”—which, as we mentioned in a previous post, is likely the oldest bit of this book—Moses dies, aged 120 years (Deut. 34:7: “yet his eyes were not weak nor … Continue reading
Perhaps the oldest portion of the Book of Deuteronomy, scholars believe, is now part of its end: Deuteronomy 32, also called “The Song of Moses.” The Song, as I’ll call it, is particularly striking in many ways. But for the … Continue reading
One of my favorite webcomics, xkcd, has done it again: they’ve made a keen observation that biblical scholars have missed for centuries:
