Monthly Archives: November 2007

Christmas shopping for Bibliobloggers

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: November 28, 2007
What better way to remember your favorite Biblioblogger this Christmas than to get them a 100% silk tie with the titles of the books of the Bible against a blue patterned background? Perhaps accompanied by their own copy of The Books of the Bible? Or perhaps a tie with the names of Jesus? or for the [...]
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William Barclay: theological hero or heretic?

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: November 28, 2007
There’s a set of books on my shelf that have long intrigued me, or at least they did several years ago when I had time to read most of them: the Daily Study Bible (Revised Edition, 1975-76), a 17-volume series of New Testament commentaries written by Scottish theologian William Barclay. From Wikipedia: Despite the series name, [...]
Posted in books, theology | 12 Comments

Feeling a little homesick…

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: November 28, 2007
You might be an Alaskan if… You have ever been asked if you use Canadian/Russian currency. You have ever been asked if you live in an igloo. Power outages don’t seem to bother you. You laugh at people who wear coats when the temperature drops to 50°F. You refer to Lower-48ers as foreigners. You know what a Lower-48er [...]
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Is the absence of sin sufficient to make God happy?

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: November 27, 2007
Essay question: “Is the absence of sin sufficient to make God happy?” Be sure to define sin and happiness. Please use the terms expiation, propitiation, grace, works, salvation and atonement in your complete answer.
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New additions to the Bible quiver

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: November 27, 2007
For regular readers of this blog, it should be no great secret that I’m a fan of the Revised English Bible (REB). Like Esteban Vázquez and Rick Mansfield, this is one of my finalists for “desert island” translations. I’ve extolled the virtues of the translation before – suffice it to reread this post or Rick’s [...]
Posted in bible publishing, choosing a bible | 9 Comments