Daily Archives: March 22, 2012

Writing and Naturalistic Bees

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

My church’s Bible study group was good last night.  We’re going through Margaret Feinberg’s Scouting the Divine: My Search for God in Wine, Wool, and Wild Honey.  Two things stood out to me. 1.  We watched the DVD in which … Continue reading →

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Susan Faludi, Backlash 21

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of Susan Faludi’s 1991 book Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, Faludi talks about how the anti-abortion movement—-along with its sympathizers among individuals, politicians, and judges—-has created an environment in which it is very difficult … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus Gather Large Crowds?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I started volume 3 of John Meier’s A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. Meier accepts the historicity of the Gospels’ depiction of Jesus gathering large crowds.  He believes that it is multiply attested, not only in the sources within … Continue reading →

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