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 | 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 | May 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Paul quotes most from Isaiah, The Psalms, Deuteronomy and Genesis. Isaiah is an obvious choice with its large focus on eschatological hope, and also the inclusion of the gentiles. The Psalms would be a good choice as the songbook of the Jews and the early Christians....
by Caleb | May 11, 2017 | Notes, The New Testament, Uncategorized
Romans 1 The gospel reveals the covenant justice of God. God has come to put the world to rights. The good news is about God’s Son, and power is released when Jesus, the Crucified One, Israel’s Messiah, raised from the dead is proclaimed Lord of the World....
by Caleb | Dec 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I listened to (on my Bible Audio app) the Gospel of Mark in pretty much one sitting. Here are some notes on what struck me. There is the intensity of it. The intro about the Good News then the quotation mixing Malachi and Isaiah. Then soon we have the time...