June
2011
The Chi-Rho and other “Christograms”
“Last night, my wife and I watched the final episode of Neil Oliver’s series on the History of Britain, this one dealing with the Roman impact on ancient Britain. Overall, so far as I can judge, interesting and informative. But one thing got up my nose, and prompts me to correct and clarify.”
November
2010
Perspectives in Translation
A series of articles dealing with translation issues. So far, there have been a couple of questions which are then answered from a variety of perspectives:
- Should I consider using multiple translations or stick with one?
- How should a translation render Romans 1:17?
August
2009
Q and the Historical Jesus
A good example of current work on the Historical Jesus can be found at the Thoughts on Antiquity site, and in particular the short, ongoing series on Q by Chris Zeichmann.
I mention this as it is interesting to see the thought processes and methods behind this strand of New Testament work, regardless of your confidence in attempts to reconstruct a Christ who does not reflect current sensibilities!
November
2008
Judaism in the First Century
The Jewish Roman World of Jesus is a site maintained by James Tabor which looks at the backgrounds to the Judaism(s) which provide the context to the gospels and the New Testament writings in general. Worth a click.