Old School Script

Paper or plastic? How do you like to read?

Posted by Kris (with a “K”) In an age were digital is becoming king, do you ever wonder what this means for your reading experience. I’m sure you’ve thought about this and have your own opinions, already. Do you prefer the smell of an old book? The weight of it in your hands? Or the dim … Continue reading →

Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha! When God Spoke Greek Ch. 6 Review!

Aaron White has posted the most recent chapter review of Michael Law’s When God Spoke Greek over at Mosissiumus Mose. Aaron is the primary reviewer with Ed Glenny and I responding. In Ch. 6, Law discusses the so-called Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, offering helpful summaries of the books and then discussing their relation to the canon. There is … Continue reading →

Review of When God Spoke Greek Ch. 5 is Up!

By Chris (with a “C”) Ed Glenny’s review of Michael Law’s When God Spoke Greek Ch. 5 (with Aaron White and me as respondents) is now live over at Mosissimus Mose. This chapter goes into a bit more detail on the differences one may find between the Greek and Hebrew versions of the Old Testament and gives brief … Continue reading →

On Mother’s day, remember: The Jackass and the Kangaroo

A close friend of my brother’s died several days ago. He and his mother were very close. Tomorrow, as I’m reminded of the wonderful mother my daughter has, I’m also reminded of this one who was stripped of her own. On days like this, I think it’s important to both cherish those we still have, … Continue reading →

PART 1: “Be a doer of the law” –James (and Paul?)

By Kris (with a “K”) This is the first part of a series of posts aimed at determining whether or not James and Paul could share a drink together, if ever they were to meet up at a pub to discuss their soteriology/eschatology like real armchair-theologians. Before we begin our discussion of the elephants in the room (e.g. … Continue reading →

James and Paul, duking it out… Or do they?

By Kris (with a “K”) In the coming weeks you’ll be reading a series of post centered around answering the question: Would James and Paul be able to have a beer together? Well, not really, but you get the idea. These two titans… hmmm, I guess we don’t really think of James as a titan. But … Continue reading →

Your two cents: What’s holiness mean, after all?

By Kris (with a “K”) So I’ve been curious about this word “holiness” for quite some time now. Ever since I listened to “No one holy” by Gentry back in 2010, it got me thinking about what we mean when we say things like God is holy, or we’re holy because he’s holy—or for that matter, the … Continue reading →

The black and white world of James

As I’ve been reading through James lately its come to my attention that he uses a lot of categories for different types of people that I don’t often, if ever, resort to. I much prefer to go with the typical jargon of “Christian” or “believer” when talking about, well… must I say, Christian. But not … Continue reading →

Wrestling with James

Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time in James because of the material I’m writing for work. While it mainly has to do with the discourse features involved, it’s re-invigorated old interests I had when I once wrestled in my teens with the theology James espouses. I think I ended up walking away with … Continue reading →

Back in business (in more ways than one)

Well, I realize Chris and I may have been a bit ambitious when we changed the tagline to “Your weekly linguistic digest.” And to be fair, I’m the one to blame for this—it was my idea. I thought that surely with two people blogging this would be a cinch. Ha. Little did I know I’d … Continue reading →

When God Spoke Greek: Ch. 4 Review

Law’s fourth chapter of When God Spoke Greek (titled “The First Bible Translators”) is an excellent discussion on the origins of the Septuagint and the limitations of what we can currently know given the evidence. The review is (finally!) up over at Mosissimus Mose. I was the primary reviewer this time, with Ed and Aaron responding. Check … Continue reading →

When Rocks Talk :: Discourse Features of Luke 19.40

Wow. So I really miss writing. A lot. I’ve been preparing for a move, ending a couple jobs, still figuring out how to be a new dad, and everything in between – so apologies for my quietness here. Thankfully, Fresch has been keeping you all entertained with his (very engaging) dialogue with others at Mosissimus Mose. … Continue reading →

Review of When God Spoke Greek Ch. 3 is up!

The third chapter of When God Spoke Greek is up over at Mosissimus Mose. Check it out! The third chapter, “Was There a Bible Before the Bible?”, deals with the plurality of textual traditions before the MT became the prominent one. It also touches on the issues of Scripture and canonization. This time, Ed Glenny … Continue reading →