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About Benj

I’m a native North Jerseyan, transplanted to Pennsylvania...lived and taught in Eastern Europe for six years…Old Testament professor, author, minister, musician, liturgist…husband to Corrie…father to Daniel and Elizabeth.

Best of 2015

Happy New Year! You’ve been waiting with bated breath: here are the nominees for the best posts of 2015. Choose Your Heresies Carefully For All the Nations I Love Ruining Bible Verses Microcredit, “Borrowing-to-Save,” and Social Norms Thoughts on Canon … Continue reading

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Links: 28 December 2015

Lots about suffering this week… Continue reading

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Best of 2014

It’s about 11 months later than I had thought it would be, but here are my nominations for the Top Eleven posts of 2014… Continue reading

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Happy Hanukkah!

I’m going out a limb to say that Christians can celebrate Hanukkah, too. I know it’s possible, because I do. Continue reading

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Dear Undergraduate Student (III)

“Over the course of a college career, you will sometimes get a better grade than you probably deserve for this or that assignment, and sometimes you will get a worse grade than you deserve.” Continue reading

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Dear Undergraduate Student (II)

I appreciate that technical difficulties prevented you from uploading your assignment when you attempted to do so on Monday night. However, in order to be consistent and fair to all students, I unfortunately can’t give you credit for this assignment… Continue reading

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Links: September-October-November

I’ve collected quite a few interesting bits over the last few months, but haven’t had time to put them together into a post. But, here they are–enjoy… Continue reading

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SBL statement opposing campus concealed handgun carry legislation

A recent statement from the Executive Director of SBL… Continue reading

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Inerrancy

‘Deductively, we know that Scripture does not teach error; inductively, we learn the form that that inerrancy takes.’ Continue reading

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Greetings from Atlanta

Papers and pigeonholes… Continue reading

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