Tony Burroughs on The Real Family of Jesus

The Real Family of Jesus airs on Discovery Channel today; here is a piece interviewing the presenter of the programme, Tony Burroughs, and...

Easter break

I'll be away from the blogging machine now for a good week or so, with Easter greetings to all. I look forward to seeing you next week.

Open Access Repositories

I have enjoyed the discussion in the various biblioblogs on Open Access and the need for a stable repository for articles. If you've no...

Passion Synopsis?

On Ricoblog , Rick Brannan asks: As such, I'm curious to know if Marc [sic] Goodacre (NT Gateway Weblog) or Stephen Carlson (Hypotypose...

CiteULike

On The Macintosh Biblioblog , Joe Weaks has an interesting post called CiteULike for web-based bibliography citation . Here's the link:...

Perspectives on the Passion Picture

I took my digital camera to the Sunday of the Perspectives on the Passion conference in Oxford last week (I forgot on the Saturday). This ...

Vermes on Good Friday (with comments)

Geza Vermes has developed an uncanny ability to pop up at all the major moments of the Christian calendar, and at other times too, to commen...

Bibliotheca Sacra and Lesson in Stature

Just over a week ago, AKMA had an interesting post headed Lesson in Stature all about the troubling phenomenon of his students citing artic...

Happy birthday Paleojudaica

I'd like to join the others who are wishing Jim Davila a welcome Happy Birthday to Paleojudaica , now two years old. I look forward to ...

Review of Biblical Literature latest

Latest from the Review of Biblical Literature under the NT heading, including an enthusiastic review by E. P. Sanders of a new book on Colo...

David Wenham lectures in Texas

BP News has a report on a lecture series given in Fort Worth, Texas, by David Wenham of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford (which the report calls "...

Perspectives on the Passion Conference

Thanks to Helenann Hartley for this picture from the Perspectives on the Passion conference last weekend. Helenann has blogged her initial...

Robert Fowler to advise on Gospel of Mark film

In connection with my previous post on the Gospel of Mark film, I've looked around to see what else I can find, and here is one item of...

Gospel of Mark teaser trailer

Many thanks to Mark Cannon for this -- there is a teaser trailer available for the Visual Bible International's next venture, the Gospel...

Latest Tyndale Tech

The latest Tyndale Tech arrived this morning from David Instone-Brewer at Tyndale House in Cambridge. It's an excellent list of journa...

Perspectives on the Passion Conference

Today in Oxford a conference on the reception of the Passion Narrative in art, music, literature and theology begins. I have announced this...

Last Temptation and the Passion of the Christ

Tonight on Channel 4 they are showing The Last Temptation of Christ for the first time in ten years, and they are showing it as part of the...

New book from Steve Davies

On the Gospel of Thomas list , Michael Grondin notes that Stevan Davies has a new book out and it is on the Apocryphon of John : The Secret ...

DVD Review: Gospel of John

Monsters and Critics DVD carry a review of the Gospel of John DVD: DVD Review: The Gospel of John By Patrick Luce It's not a particular...

Peter Chattaway's FilmChat blog

Peter Chattaway, who often makes useful comments on the Jesus films (as well as on films in general, especially those with religious themes)...

Review of Biblical Literature latest

The latest from the Review of Biblical Literature under the NT heading: Levine, Amy-Jill, ed. A Feminist Companion to Mark Reviewed by Heik...

The Real Family of Jesus

If you are in the USA and have access to Discovery Channel, it is broadcasting a new two hour BBC / Dicovery co-production on Easter Day: Th...

SBL Forum latest

The March 2005 SBL Forum is now available, and focuses on Forgeries, including an article by Ed Cook. I am looking forward to reading.

Review of Questioning Q

It's nice to see Church Times carrying a review of a book I co-edited: Questioning Q By Mark Goodacre and Nicholas Perrin (editors) Rev...

E P Sanders Powerpoint Presentation

The Paul Page notes the following new resource. It is a powerpoint presentation on the work of E. P. Sanders and it is by Reggie Kidd: E P...

Pretzel watch takes interesting turn

The Jesus and Mary Pretzel is closing in on its deadline in a couple of hours time at $10,600.00, having dropped a bit recently after some ...

TNIV Search now available

The TNIV Bible (Today's New International Version) website have now added their long-promised Search, Browse and Read on-line facilities...

The Passion Recut Website

The new cut of The Passion of the Christ now has an official website here: The Passion Recut It features a minute or so of video introducti...

Scholars: H

A couple of URL corrections on Scholars: H , with thanks to Eric Rowe for pointing these out: Richard Hays at Duke Divinity School and Lar...

Beyond Belief: Gnosticism

I am on Beyond Belief today, BBC Radio 4, 4.30--5.00 pm GMT, with Timothy Freke and Michael Green, talking about Gnosticism. Elaine Pagel...

Jesus sighting on crucifix

AKMA has a most enjoyable post headed Another sighting . I and others probably ought to let it be the final comment on these, but I'm a...

Disney makes The Passion for kids

I loved that headline -- it's from today's Telegraph . It's actually about how the forthcoming film of The Lion, the Witch and...

Jesus Pretzel watch

The Jesus pretzel watch has gone through the roof, now at $13,100. There is not, seriously, anyone willing to pay over £6,000 for a crisp,...

I'm feeling lucky

Jim West mentions an experiment with google I tried -- I'm always interested to see what gets turned up, and I was wondering if there a...

On not reading but wishing to

I have lots of sympathy with a recent post on AKMA's Random Thoughts headed Biting Back at Reality all about the problems of never bei...

Another image

Thanks to David Meadows for this latest: Miracle or myth in sleepy town church By SHANE MAGUIRE This is from The Advertiser in Australia an...

Postmodern bible blog returns

It is good to see the brief return of Pete Phillips's postmodernbible blog and it is good to hear his mention in his post Oops of his ...

Review of Biblical Literature latest

Missed the chance to blog these last week and this, but Michael Pahl has done so in the Stuff of Earth : this week's and 22 February po...

Virgin Mary and Jesus Pretzel

Jim West reports on this classic of the recent Jesus sightings in every-day places, this time in a pretzel; it's from NBC10.com: Does ...

Review of Francis Watson

Today's Church Times also has a very favourable review of the following: PAUL AND THE HERMENEUTICS OF FAITH By Francis Watson The revie...

Review of Dunn Festschrift

Today's Church Times carries a short review (its books reviews are always too short) of the Festschrift for Jimmy Dunn: THE HOLY SPIRIT...

Image of Virgin Mary and Jesus on Bathroom Mirror

These sightings just get better and better. Thanks to David Meadows for this link from WZZM13.com: Cleveland Area Woman claims image of Vir...

Matthew and the Didache

Another press release from Fortress: --------- Fortress Presses Releases Matthew and the Didache MINNEAPOLIS (March 3, 2005)— In Matthew and...

Charles Hedrick article on the formation of the Bible

Newsleader.com (Springfield, MO, USA) carries this opinion piece: Bible shaped by competing forces Charles Hedrick . . . .The story "ab...

Paul in Recent Research

The Paul Page lists in its latest updates makes notice of this article on Bible and Interpretation . I must have missed this before, but i...

Greek Study Day

Yesterday was the fourth NT Greek Teachers' Study Day here in Birmingham, a most enjoyable day, with talks led by Glen Balfour, Peter H...

Greek Study Day materials

With the fourth Greek Study Day taking place later today, I have been updating the website with some materials sent to me by Steve Walton: ...

Passion Recut in the UK

Jim West mentions this article in today's Guardian : Gibson re-edits Passion for Easter audience I've mentioned the new cut here be...