Bible Junkies Podcast 3: Dr. Adele Reinhartz

A new podcast with Adele Reinhartz has been posted. I spoke with Professor Reinhartz for the third Bible Junkies podcast on March 26, 2012....

Gospel of Mark Commentary Act 2. Scene 3

This is the tenth installment, comprising Act 2. Scene 3, in the online commentary on the Gospel of Mark, which I will blog on throughout...

Francis X. Clooney, John 3:16 and Hindus

There is a terrific piece by Francis Clooney, S.J. on interfaith dialogue at America Magazine dealing with how he is understood in the Hind...

Gospel of Mark Commentary Act 2. Scene 2

This is the ninth installment, comprising Act 2. Scene 2, in the online commentary on the Gospel of Mark, which I will blog on througho...

Who Can Interpret the Bible?

Who can interpret the Bible? Easy answer, right? Anyone with enough money to buy a Bible or borrow one from the library, or steal one I supp...

Lent 5: "I hate all virgins, who shun human feeling"

In preparation for a paper on the Christian response to late antique views of sexuality , I have been reading a number of books and articles...

International Theological Commission and the Bible

For those who have not seen the International Theological Commission’s new document , Theology Today: Perspectives, Principles And Criteria...

Gospel of Mark Commentary Act 2. Scene 1

Introduction to the Series: I think that the Gospel of Mark is a dramatic narrative, by which I mean not simply that the content is dra...

Richard Bauckham on The Talpiyot Tomb B Inscription

A terrific article by Richard Bauckham on the Talpiyot Tomb B Inscription that has been creating a buzz (for all the wrong reasons?). Bauckh...

Inerrancy: Approaches to Dei Verbum 11

Some time ago I wrote a blog post in which I responded to a post by Alexander Pruss on the relationship between inerrancy and literalism ...

Miracles: Part 2, or Miracles Never Cease

For the initial posts on miracles in this discussion, p lease see my first post here and David Jenkins’ response here . David, Th...

Gospel of Mark Commentary Act 1. Scene 8 and Scene 9

This is the seventh installment, comprising Act 1. Scenes 8 and 9, in the online commentary on the Gospel of Mark, which I will blog on thr...