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THREAD: Once More into the Details of Judas’s Death.SUB-TITLE: An embarrassment to inerrantists or an embarrassment of riches?SPOILER: I’m of the latter view. I do, however, think Judas’s death presents

TITLE: The Serpent, Balaam’s Donkey, and the Cross.Animals don’t speak much in the Hebrew Bible, so, when they do so, we should pay attention to them.With that uncontroversial premise in

SOME NOTES ON BIBLICAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.Below, a five mina weight-stone from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ ,where 𒈠𒈾 = «ma-na» = ‘mina’. MONEYMoney has been in use in the Near East for many millennia.

THREAD: The Neatness of God’s Handiwork…SUBTITLE: …despite the Chaos of Man’s Kingships.(Not a bad thing to bear in mind in the present times.) Daniel 5 is a remarkable chapter of

THREAD: Daniel’s Date of Composition (2nd Ed.).Historically, the vast majority of Bible commentators took the book of Daniel to represent the memoirs of a 6th cent. exiled prophet (named Daniel).In

THREAD: Strange Times call for Strange Threads.Remarkably, I’ve been asked to include more (not less) chronology in my threads.And so, with that extraordinary fact in mind, please join me in

THREAD: The Best Form of Defense is Prosecution.In Acts 7, Stephen delivers what is (arguably) the Bible’s longest sermon.Controversially, however, he makes a number of historical blunders,and leans heavily on

THREAD: The Book of Judges and Anti-Feasts.The book of Judges is—among many other things—a book about acts of deliverance,which may (at first blush) make it sound a fairly upbeat volume.Sadly,

THREAD: Social distances in John 4.1–44 (Part II).For Part I, click below. Otherwise, please scroll down.https://twitter.com/JamesBejon/status/1250945560330276865 Jesus’ offer of living water has clearly aroused the Samaritan woman’s curiosity.What s

A LONG THREAD: Reader beware!John 18–21 and Penal Substitutionary #Atonement (2nd Ed.)As an uncommon #PassionWeek unfolds, I thought some (perhaps) uncommon thoughts about atonement in John’s Gospel might be of

MINI-THREAD: Communion in the Corono Era.Over recent days, I’ve come across quite a few different takes/articles on the ‘online observation’ of the Lord’s Supper.Below are some thoughts on the subject,

@PJWilliams has a brilliant article on the Gospels’ birth narratives in the latest edition of ‘Ink’ (linked below),which is full of characteristic insight:https://twitter.com/Tyndale_House/status/1197912702733172748 Below are some extra observations