Tag Archives: Bible

Piety isn’t always pithy

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Tim Archer

People like quotes. Short little sayings that quickly convey an idea. We like to be able to refer to something Tolstoy said without actually having to read Tolstoy’s works! In the business world, the idea of the “elevator speech” is … Continue reading →

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Stopping to see the beauty of the text

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Tim Archer

Had thought to write a bit more about context today, but technical issues slowed me up this morning. Instead, let me share a quote from the introduction to The New Testament in Modern English by J.B. Phillips. I love to read … Continue reading →

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Putting Bible books in order

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Tim Archer

Is there a Bible out there that attempts to group the books in the order they were written? There would be some guesswork involved, of course, but surely such decisions could be worked out. It seems to me that it … Continue reading →

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Provincialism and translations

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Tim Archer

There’s another surprising place where provincialism raises its ugly head within the realms of Christianity. That’s in the area of translations. Most people take a fairly healthy view toward translations. They choose a translation according to their needs and give … Continue reading →

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The Bible & War: General Abraham?

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Tim Archer

OK, I’m ready to start looking some at God’s people and war in the Bible. Genesis 14 seems like a good place to start, though someone may want to point out an earlier passage. In Genesis 14, we see two … Continue reading →

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