Book Review: Sam Harris and “The End of Faith” (The Bible, Part 1)
After a week off from blogging to celebrate Christmas, it’s time to start posting again, well sort of. Over the next few weeks I am going to re-post a series I ...
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Biblical Intertextuality and Jonah (Part 4): The White Whale, Moby Dick–Satanic or God-like?
It is ironic that the central question literary scholars ask concerning the identity of Moby Dick is virtually the exact same question biblical scholars ask con...
Biblical Intertextuality: Captain Ahab, the Diabolical Antithesis of Jonah (Part 3)
One of the main questions concerning Moby Dick is the exact identity of the white whale: is Moby Dick symbolic of God himself, or just symbolic of nat...
Biblical Intertextuality: Jonah in Moby Dick–Father Mapple’s Sermon (Part 2)
At various times in college, I attempted to read Moby Dick—I failed every time. My natural inclination was toward poetry, and Moby Dick was a novel…a long novel...
AiG’s Attack on Karl Giberson’s “Saving the Original Sinner” (Part 2)
Yesterday, I began assessing the assessment that Elizabeth Mitchell of Answers in Genesis gave to Karl Giberson’s book, Saving the Original Sinner. Today, I wou...
Answers in Genesis Attacks Karl Giberson’s “Saving the Original Sinner” (Part 1)
Back in August I wrote a four-part post series in which I critiqued the “book review” of Elizabeth Mitchell from Answers in Genesis on Peter Enns’ book, The Bib...
Book Review: Karl Giberson’s “Saving the Original Sinner” (Part 3)
Here is the rest of my book review of Karl Giberson’s book, Saving the Original Sinner. Chapter 6: The Origin of Mrs. Cain (and the Posse that Chased her ...
Karl Giberson: Saving the Original Sinner (Book Review: Part 2)
Today I wish to briefly review the first half of Karl Giberson’s book, Saving the Original Sinner. It is “Black Friday,” and I’m sitting...
Book Review: Karl Giberson’s “Saving the Original Sinner” (Part 1)
Karl Giberson is a Christian scholar and scientist who is at the forefront of the current “creation/evolution” debate in the United States. Among his other acco...
The Final Installment of my Book Review of Mere Christianity: 4:11–The New Men
The final chapter of Mere Christianity is entitled, “The New Men.” In it, Lewis touches upon something that will no doubt drive your modern day fundamentalist c...