Prompted by this discussion at Better Bibles Blog, I think there is one important side to the debate which is often overlooked. First some brief background. I’ve always been somewhat fond of versions which render יהוה by Yahweh or something similar, partly because it makes better sense in many places to actually use a name…
Month: March 2009
does the Bible mandate corporal punishment in child-rearing?
The book of Proverbs is often used, it would seem, to justify the claim that a true Christian approach to raising children must invariably include the use of corporal punishment (see, for example, Prov 13:24; 22:15; 23:13–14; 29:15). Partly because I keep running into this argument, I thought I’d post a few comments and observations…
another model of herod’s temple?
OK, it’s not really complete. But, as I said, Lego is the way to go here, so here’s a starter for anyone interested, including a Lego Jesus (only one type, unlike the 32 versions available in the model referred to in the previous post). Next is a Lego version of the Tower of Babel for…
model of herod’s temple
The UK Telegraph has some photos of a very elaborate model of Herod’s Temple which are worth a look just because of the detail and work involved. The next step is to produce a lego version (actually, a CGI version that we could walk through would also be nice)! It includes 32 versions of Jesus…