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Magical Magi? Scot McKnight’s Take
By
Ben Witherington
There’s some discussion now about Brent Landau’s Revelation of the Magi: The Lost Tale of the Wise Men’s Journey to Bethlehem, a new and previously inaccessible translation of a (Syriac) Christian fictional, fantastical text about the magi. Patheos is hosting a commons on this very book. Since we know so little about the magi, they…
Jesus and Women— an Interview
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Ben Witherington
Jesus and Women from CPX on Vimeo.
The Narnia Franchise Sails On– The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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Ben Witherington
One would think that one of the pre-requisites for a critic who reviews movies based on novels, is that they were actually literate in the most basic sense— namely, that they had actually read the novel, and oh yes, knew a little bit about which comes first— the chicken or the egg, or in this…
VIRGIN TERRITORY— WHY THE VIRGINAL CONCEPTION?
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Ben Witherington
Let’s make one thing clear from the start. It really shouldn’t be called the virgin birth. Yes a virgin gave birth in this story, but the miracle took place at the point of conception, not at the point of birth. And another thing, Isaiah 7.14 in the Hebrew really didn’t adequately prepare anyone, even…
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