Daily Archives: February 9, 2012

The Middle on Trying to Be Profound and Thoughtfulness

The Middle had a good episode last night (see here).  Axl was trying to write a paper about something he learned in his life, but he was having a hard time because he did not have too many profound experiences … Continue reading

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Nixon’s Civil Rights 9

In my reading today of Dean Kotlowski’s Nixon’s Civil Rights, the Nixon Administration attempts to arrive at an acceptable voting rights bill with Congress. There were a variety of issues that came up as different sides hashed this out.  There … Continue reading

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Mark and Peter

I’m still reading Richard Bauckham’s Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony. Bauckham argues that the Gospel of Mark contains eyewitness testimony that goes back to Peter.  Here are some reasons: 1.  Bauckham compares the Gospel of Mark … Continue reading

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