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Wise Time Lords Still Seek Him
I was reminded of two quick passing references on Doctor Who that had completely slipped my mind: I wonder whether somehow missed the first time I saw these episodes, or if perhaps I made a mental note...
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Today’s Round-Up of Talpiot Tomb Posts
Here are key posts around the blogosphere today related to the Talpiot tombs.James Tabor posted on his own blog about the names in the tombs, and both there and on the ASOR blog about the imagery of a...
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Contrasting Views on the Authenticity of the James Ossuary (and related...
Michael Heiser indicates that his mind is changing about the matter of the authenticity of the James ossuary, because of a photo of the ossuary, with its full inscription, dated prior to the discovery...
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Into and Out of Tombs Round-Up
Blogging about the Talpiot tombs and the historical Jesus blends into other topics that come up in particular during the week before Easter. And so a range of those intersecting subjects appear in...
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Missa Mirabilis: Doubt as an Act of Worship
Tonight (actually, yesterday by the time I am posting this) I went to hear a concert at the Hilbert Circle Theater featuring the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir....
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Talpiot Tomb/Good Friday-Easter/Passover Round-Up
Since the book and documentary promoting the view that Talpiot Tomb B is connected with the earliest Christians was timed to coincide with the Easter season, it is unsurprising that the attention to it...
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Transcending Death
A lot of discussion about Easter, the resurrection, and afterlife focuses on surviving death. Did Jesus return to life? What sort of life? Will other human being do the same? Where do we go when we...
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Happy Easter!
Χριστός ανέστη, Hristos a înviat, and Happy Easter to those who observe the orthodox calendar!Thanks for the above image to Pithless Thoughts – who I hope will also share how one actually says “Christ...
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Click here to view the embedded video.A first attempt at using a digital whiteboard while recording a class – one that is freely available online at Scriblink.com, since the classroom I am in does not...
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Good News: Doctor Who Will Rise Again; Bad News: In More than Three Days
The BBC has confirmed that Doctor Who will return to screens Easter weekend, Saturday March 30th.Cartoon from The Daily Dalek
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Dalegg will Easterminate
I am sharing this now so that Whovians who wish to do so can get their supplies ready for making these Dalek-style Doctor Who Easter eggs.
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A Song for a Snowy Palm Sunday
You can sing this to the tune of “I Believe in Father Christmas” by Greg Lake (there are also versions by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer and also by U2 that you may be familiar with): I Believe in Snow at...
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I’m Dreaming of a White Easter
Today in my class on the Bible, we talked about the crucifixion. In my class on the Gospel of John, we are entering the passion narrative. And this is what the Butler University campus looks like...
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Easter Ham
What exactly is the symbolism behind the custom of eating ham at Easter – of eating a non-kosher food to celebrate a story that is set against the backdrop of the Jewish Passover?
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Drive Carefully!
Thanks to Hemant Mehta for reminding us that it is not only Easter tomorrow, but also “Jesus, Take The Wheel” Day. I am pretty sure no one will be observing the occasion. But be careful out there,...
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Easter Flash Mob
Click here to view the embedded video.I’m grateful to Mike Bird for sharing the above video. Christianity is a diverse global phenomenon – indeed, so diverse that Eastern Christians will be celebrating...
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