In case anyone is interested and has an hour to watch, I got interviewed yesterday by Zach Miller on his channel about my recent BCBS NT Reader’s Guide. We focused on the Gospel of Mark, and all the Creation and Exodus allusions found in the opening chapter. In the process, I basically explain my understanding…
Let’s continue on in our quest for the Holy Grail, as told in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur. This post will consist simply of a summary of the final two chapters in Malory’s tale of the Holy Grail. This weekend, I will post a final “pure commentary/analysis” of the Grail Story. Summary of Chapter…
Let’s continue on in our quest for the Holy Grail, as told in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur. For this entry, allow me to just provide a summary of the action. Summary of Chapter 7: “Sir Galahad”Chapter 7 really serves as the beginning of the end of the Grail story. Once again, its focus…
Let’s continue on in our quest for the Holy Grail, as told in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur. Summary of Chapter 5: “Sir Gawain”The main character in chapter 5, obviously, is Sir Gawain. Sir Gawain is the knight who called for a quest for the Holy Grail back in chapter 1. In a sense,…
Summary of Chapter 4: “Sir Launcelot”The main character in Chapter 4 is Sir Launcelot, who is considered to be the greatest knight among sinful men. Because of his sin with Gwenevere, Launcelot will not be the Grail knight who achieves the Grail. Instead, as we began to see in Chapter 2, Launcelot’s tale within the…
Let’s continue on in our quest for the Holy Grail, as told in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur. Summary of Chapter 3: “Sir Percivale”The main character in Chapter 3 is Sir Percivale. In earlier Grail legends, Percivale is the pure knight who achieves the Grail, but in Malory’s version, he ends up being more…
In my last post, the quest for the Holy Grail had just been declared, and the knights were preparing to leave Camelot. Summary of Chapter 2: “The Miracles”The main character in Chapter 2 of the Holy Grail story is Galahad. Upon leaving Camelot, Galahad rides to an abbey built of white stone, where he meets…
At this point in the school year, in my AP Literature class, I am taking my seniors through a bit of the Tale of the Holy Grail, as found in Sir Thomas Malory’s classic, Le Morte D’Arthur. All most people know about the Holy Grail tale in the Arthurian legend is that it involves the…
We now come to what should be my final post in this series. After briefly looking at Barr’s final two chapters in her book, I want to share some of my own thoughts on the issue of women’s positions in the Church. Chapter 7: Making Biblical Womanhood Gospel TruthIn chapter 7, Barr hammers home the…
In this next post in my book analysis series of Beth Allison Barr’s The Making of Biblical Womanhood, I’m going to take a look at chapters 4-6. Hold on tight, we’re going to go fast. Chapter 4: The Cost of the Reformation for Evangelical WomenIn chapter 4, Barr argues that, although she is a Protestant…