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A Writer and His Reading
Category: Religion
The Age of Atheists
Peter Watson’s The Age of Atheists: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God is a book that I had long wanted to read and one that took me about as long to actually read it, after finally getting my hands on… Continue Reading “The Age of Atheists”
Joshua 5-Judges 2 #2018BibleRBR
Reading the Bible as Literature Week Eleven: Joshua 5 – Judges 2 The book of Joshua unfolds as a sequence of battles, one after the other, which demonstrates Joshua’s prowess as a military leader and ultimately result in the total settlement of Israel. The… Continue Reading “Joshua 5-Judges 2 #2018BibleRBR”
Deuteronomy 17-Joshua 4 #2018BibleRBR
Reading the Bible as Literature Week Ten: Deuteronomy 17–Joshua 4 Deuteronomy closes with Moses reminding his people of all the good god has done for them and of all the laws that must be kept if the people are to honor god and stay… Continue Reading “Deuteronomy 17-Joshua 4 #2018BibleRBR”
Numbers 35-Deuteronomy 16 #2018BibleRBR
Reading the Bible as Literature Week Nine: Numbers 35-Deuteronomy 16 We have reached the fifth and final book of the Pentateuch – and the last of the books of Moses. Numbers closes with the Israelites reaching the promised land and the borders of the… Continue Reading “Numbers 35-Deuteronomy 16 #2018BibleRBR”
Exodus 33-Leviticus 13 #2018BibleRBR
Reading the Bible as Literature Week Five: Exodus 33-Leviticus 13 I’m going to be honest and say that I probably won’t have much to write as we work our way through the Book of Leviticus (the Third Book of Moses). The same will probably… Continue Reading “Exodus 33-Leviticus 13 #2018BibleRBR”
