Daily Archives: February 8, 2012

Did the Ancients Interpret Their Cosmologies Literally?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

The blogosphere is abuzz with discussion about Kevin deYoung’s post, 10 Reasons to Believe in a Historical Adam.  James McGrath responded to deYoung’s post, as did Joel Watts. Charles Halton has an excellent response to deYoung, and Charles links to … Continue reading →

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Names, Appeals to Eyewitnesses, and Whether It Matters

Posted on February 8, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I’m continuing my way through Richard Bauckham’s Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony. There were a lot of arguments that I encountered in this book for the Gospels containing eyewitness testimony: 1.  When a Gospel mentions the … Continue reading →

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Nixon’s Civil Rights 8

Posted on February 8, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

For my write-up today on Dean Kotlowski’s Nixon’s Civil Rights, I’ll use as my starting-point what Kotlowski says on pages 75-76: “While many observers cheered the vice president as the administration’s resident civil rights advocate, Nixon had not earned a … Continue reading →

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