28 June 2009
Henotheism in the Bible
04/07/09 09:55
I have recently decided to make comments on some
weekly lectionary readings in my blog posts, though I
will continue to post on other matters as well.
Today's responsorial Psalm is Psalm 135, which gives
a good illustration of the presence of henotheism in
the Bible. Henotheism is a big word, but it basically
means that if a group of people worships one God
while not denying the existence of other deities.
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Psalm 117
03/07/09 13:57
The responsorial psalm in today's lectionary readings
was Psalm 117. This is the shortest chapter in the
entire Bible, whether for you that is the Hebrew
Bible or the Old and New Testaments. However, though
it is the shortest chapter, it contains a profound
statement of universalism. The text reads:
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Debating June's Audible Selections
02/07/09 10:51
So, I still had not used my Audible credits for June (which
is very strange for me) until today. This month
I chose two less academic titles. First, I chose
Eugene Peterson's Christ Plays in Ten
Thousand Places. I have heard a lot of
people that I respect very highly speak well of
Peterson's books, though a lot of them are not
crazy about his Message Bible. So, I
thought I would give this book a chance. From
what I understand it is the first in a five part
series, which makes me hope that it it
worthwhile. That would make my Audible
selections for next month considerably easier.
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Earworms Rapid Language Courses
30/06/09 09:21
After just finishing a couple of audiobooks, I
decided this morning to begin a bit more language
learning instead of another book. So, I started
listening to the Earworms Rapid Language Course
entitled Rapid Greek Vol. 1, which I
had downloaded some time ago. And, I must say
that Earworms is one of the best language
learning audio resources that I have come across
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The Gnostic Gospels
29/06/09 09:08
This past weekend I just finished listening to
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels and
wanted to write a brief review. My overall impression
of the book was that it was a bit disappointing. My
area of expertise is Biblical Hebrew language and Old
Testament; however, I have always wanted to delve a
bit more into Gnosticism. I had read some about
Gnosticism in my New Testament courses, but felt as
though I had barely scratched the surface.
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