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Month: February 2010

litter with impunity!

Posted on Friday, 26th February, 2010 by martin

I spotted this sign on a local field: I’m somewhat surprised not to see it knee-deep in litter, given that no fines apply!

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valentine’s day

Posted on Tuesday, 9th February, 2010 by martin

Once again Eisenbrauns is running their annual Valentine’s Day competition inviting original expressions of love in an ancient Near Eastern language. A shame that the entry I’d like to post has already been created by another, as you can see here where the late Ronnie Barker interprets hieroglyphics:

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job’s perfection and paul’s objection

Posted on Wednesday, 3rd February, 2010Tuesday, 27th April, 2010 by martin

Job, we are told in the opening verses of the book which bears his name, was ‏תם וישר וירא אלהים וסר מרע — “blameless and just, fearing God.” Much of the point of the book rests upon the veracity of this assertion. Job did not deserve to suffer as he did. David Clines claims that…

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