Musings on biblical studies, politics, religion, ethics, human nature, tidbits from science| Vridar
In discussing how researchers create narratives to portray historical events or write biographies, Benedict Anderson, author of the highly acclaimed Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, drew a contrast with the Gospel of Matthew. These narratives . . . are set| Vridar
Second Thoughts Revising the "Simonian Origin for Christianity" hypothesis Revising the Series “A Simonian Origin for Christianity”, Part 1 Revising the Series “A Simonian Origin for Christianity”, Part 2 Revising the Series “A Simonian Origin for Christianity”, Part 3 Revising the Series “A Si| Vridar
14th March 2019: New post covering the professional side of my life as a librarian: On Being a Librarian ... Since I wrote the following spiel -- in late February 2012 to be more precise -- Tim Widowfield has joined me as a regular co-contributor to this blog. The closest piece to a little "bio" o| Vridar
The previous post presented a historical Dutch language criticism of Galatians and here I offer a sceptical analysis from France. I have selected from Henri Turmel's discussion those paragraphs that address Galatians 1-2, -- as per my earlier explanation. In my coming post on J.C. O'Neill's detailed| Vridar