Biblical Studies/Book Review

Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s Book: “God: An Anatomy”–An Extended Book Analysis Series (Part 9: This is the End! What is Biblical Exegesis? How Absurd an Interpretation Can I Come Up With? And What’s Up with the Twitter Hyenas?)

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We now come to the end of my extended book analysis of Dr. Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s controversial book, God: An Anatomy. Two months ago, I could not have imagined that I would have done a nine-part series on the book. After all, I hadn’t heard of her, and it wasn’t until witnessing the Twitter spat between…

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Biblical Studies/Book Review

Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s Book, “God: An Anatomy”–A Book Analysis Series (Part 8: Nearing the Finish Line..and apparently God raped Mary)

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Here in Part 8 of my extended analysis/overview of Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s book, God: An Anatomy, I am going to cover “Part 5” in her book, entitled “Head.” Within this section, there are five chapters: (16) “Face to Face,” (17) “Headstrong Beauty,” (18) “Profile,” (19) “Sense and Sensitivity,” and (20) “Gasp and Gulp.” As with the…

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Biblical Studies/Book Review/Church Fathers

Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s Book, “God: An Anatomy”–A Book Analysis Series (Part 7: Galloping Through Some Theological Gish)

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It has been a few weeks, and I’m still trying to make why way through Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s controversial book, God: An Anatomy. As much as I have appreciated the number of people taking the time to read these posts, if I keep going at the pace I’m on, this book analysis will last another month….

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Biblical Studies/Book Review

Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s “God: An Anatomy”–A Book Analysis Series (Part 6: Phallic Masculinities, Perfecting the Penis, and Divine Sex…subtext: down with the patriarchy!)

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We now come to Part 6 of my book analysis series on Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s (Dr. S) controversial book, God: An Anatomy. In this post, I am going to conclude looking at Part 3 of her book, entitled “Genitals.” In particular, we will be looking at chapter 6 (“Phallic Masculinities”), chapter 7 (“Perfecting the Penis”), and…

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Biblical Studies/Book Review

Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s “God: An Anatomy”–A Book Analysis Series (Part 5: Penises, Penises, Penises)

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We now come to Part 5 of my book analysis series on Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s (Dr. S) controversial book, God: An Anatomy. In this post, I am going to look at Part 3 of Dr. S’s book, which is entitled, “Genitals,” and includes four chapters: Chapter 4 (“Cover Up”), Chapter 5 (“Phallic Masculinities”), Chapter 6 (“Perfecting…

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Biblical Studies/Book Review

Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s “God: An Anatomy”–A Book Analysis Series (Part 4: Trick or Treat, Wash my Feet!)

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Welcome to the next installment of my book analysis series on Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s book, God: An Anatomy. In this post, I will be looking at “Part 2” of her book, entitled, “Feet and Legs,” which constitutes chapters 2-4, “Grounded” (Chapter 2), “Footloose” (Chapter 3), and “Sensational Feet” (Chapter 4). As I said in an earlier…

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Biblical Studies/Book Review

Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s “God: An Anatomy”–A Book Analysis Series (Part 3: History, Myth, and Dissecting the Divine…in just under 4,000 words!)

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It’s the end of the week and I have a little time to write my third post on Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s controversial book, God: An Anatomy. In these next few posts, I will be diving into the specific things she argues in her book. Truth be told, though, I have been a bit hesitant to get…

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Biblical Studies/Book Review

Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s “God: An Anatomy”–A Book Analysis Series (Part 2: Main Arguments and Laying the Groundwork)

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Here in Part 2 of my book analysis of Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s controversial book, God: An Anatomy, I am going to lay the groundwork of my book analysis by highlighting what I feel are the main arguments and fundamental problems in the book. In my previous post, I simply gave the backstory that led to my…

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Biblical Studies/Book Review

A Book Analysis Series of Francesca Stavrakopoulou’s Book, “God: An Anatomy” (Part 1: A Backstory)

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First, a BackstoryThe inspiration for this new book analysis series has a curious backstory.  A few weeks ago, as I was thumbing through my Twitter feed, I chanced across a certain video made by a biblical scholar who has his own YouTube (or is it TikTok?) channel. This gentleman was commenting on something yet another…

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Church Fathers/Church History/Creation Evolution Debate

I Was Interviewed to Talk a Little Bit About Irenaeus! Enjoy the most interesting hour of your week!

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Hi Everyone. As the title says, a few weeks ago I was interviewed to talk a bit about the early Church Father, Irenaeus. In particular, the talk is in regard to his reading of Genesis 1-3 and the figures of Adam and Eve. I hope you enjoy it!

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