by Caleb | Sep 24, 2018 | The Old Testament, Uncategorized
I am reading The Oxford History of the Biblical World. A few interesting points. There are parallel stories. One of the most surprising is that from the Song of Deborah you count 10 tribes, not 12. Of which 2 are not considered tribes generally. From Judges 5:14...
by Caleb | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
I recently went through Tom Wright’s book Paul: A Biography. It made me think about what we would learn about Paul’s background and comings and goings if we did not have the book of Acts. The results were quite surprising to me. It turns out we learn a...
by Caleb | Sep 18, 2018 | Big Questions, The New Testament
How did the early Christians come to believe that gentiles did not need to be circumcised? For us today it seems obvious but in those times they believed that the Law was given by God and it was a clear requirement of the law. We still believe that. Circumcision,...
by Caleb | Aug 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
I learned a few interesting nuggets of information watching Son of God from Amazon Prime. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jesus-Son-God-Luke-Waldock/dp/B01IRRNX5G/ref=sr_1_3?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1535386946&sr=1-3&keywords=son+of+god The references...
by Caleb | Jun 10, 2017 | Book Reviews, Mormonism
I have had very little to do with Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormons till this year. I recently help set up a website for a local evangelist who engages with them. Home I went to my local library and found this book “By the Hand of Mormon” by Terry L...
