why christians should abandon bc/ad and adopt the bce/ce dating system

Posted on September 30, 2009 by bobcargill

bible and interpretation has published my new essay entitled, ‘why christians should adopt the bce/ce dating system.’ it’s a peeve of mine and a battle i have been fighting on wikipedia for some time now. scientific and archaeological articles shoud employ the bce/ce system to label dates, and should not continue to utilize the archaic [...]

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possible new resource for sunday school class (or for some, a freshman religion course)

Posted on September 30, 2009 by bobcargill

the dead sea comic popped up on my radar this morning. it appears to be a comic book-themed activity book for children filled with facts and figures about the bible. it is the brainchild of british cartoonist steve english. it appears to be a new offering for sunday school literature. downthetubes.net has blogged about it [...]

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christian brady on genesis 1 and the ‘image of god’

Posted on September 28, 2009 by bobcargill

there is an excellent post about genesis 1 and the ‘image of god’ by penn state schreyer honors college dean christian brady on the targuman website. dean brady states: There is also no inherent hierarchy in this account. Man and woman are created at the same time and are given the same directive. Some who [...]

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moody bible and southwestern seminary grad accused of murder of porn actress

Posted on September 26, 2009 by bobcargill

what do you get when you cross christian fundamentalism, reality television, and porn? murder. reports of an odd murder in monrovia, ca (near pasadena) tell of a moody bible institute grad, who received a seminary degree from southwestern baptist theological seminary, suffocated and killed his porn star girlfriend on september 11, 2009. Brian Lee Randone [...]

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on the ‘accreditation’ of bibliobloggers

Posted on September 25, 2009 by bobcargill

the following was originally an excursus within an earlier essay on role of online universities. i have posted this revised and expanded excursus as its own essay here. -bc some have recently complained about the recent announcement of the society of biblical literature’s affiliation with individuals who identify themselves as ‘bibliobloggers’ – a loosely connected group [...]

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why online universities will never take the place of real ones

Posted on September 25, 2009 by bobcargill

according to a recent chronicle of higher education report by marc parry entitled, ‘unmuzzling diploma mills: dog earns m.b.a. online,’ a dog successfully received an m.b.a. degree from an online university. GetEducated.com, an online-learning consumer group, managed to purchase an online M.B.A. for its mascot, a dog named Chester Ludlow. The Vermont pug earned his [...]

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update in the new york vs. raphael golb identity theft case

Posted on September 24, 2009 by bobcargill

yesterday, new york supreme court judge carol berkman denied all defense motions to dismiss the case against raphael golb, son of university of chicago oriental institute historian norman golb, on the grounds of free speech. golb’s attorneys also attempted to suppress statements made by golb at the time of his arrest and suppress evidence gathered [...]

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if m.i.t.’s methodology is correct, i may be outed against my knowledge

Posted on September 24, 2009 by bobcargill

researchers at boston’s massachusetts institute of technology (m.i.t.) have apparently developed a way to determine whether or not someone is gay (well, at least gay on facebook). this new technological advance purports to determine statistically whether or not one is gay by examining a person’s facebook profile, including the sexual orientation of one’s facebook friends. [...]

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goodacre on the use of internet resources in scholarship

Posted on September 22, 2009 by bobcargill

there is an absolutely wonderful article by dr. mark goodacre (duke) entitled, ‘celebrating the use of internet resources,’ on the bible and interpretation website that is mandatory reading for anyone – student or scholar – doing research on the internet. goodacre is the brains behind ntgateway.com – an online resource for all things new testament. [...]

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tali turns ten today

Posted on September 18, 2009 by bobcargill

ten years ago today, my life changed forever. my ‘little girl,’ talitha joy, was born on september 18, 1999. it is still the proudest moment of my life. i surprised her with tickets to the miley cyrus concert at the staples center. oh the lengths to which parents will go to sacrifice for their children! [...]

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