In a few places, this book modified my understanding of what inerrancy requires. But in the last analysis, I am more deeply committed to inerrancy from having read this book.
This fall quarter I took a PhD seminar called Historiography. Its basically a research methods class for work in historical studies, and specifically church history. I’ve been plowing through a lot German and French stuff,...
Read moreIn my Historiography seminar this fall we worked through Bryan A. Garner’s Modern American Usage: The Authority on Grammar, Usage, and Style (3rd edition; Oxford University Press, 2009). Its basically a reference tool for issues...
Read moreI’ve been enjoying the TV show Sherlock lately. Its nice to get into a show that is relatively clean, and its very clever and engaging (portrayed right is Benedict Cumberbatch’s incarnation of Sherlock Holmes—he does...
Read moreAs you can see, I’ve upgraded to a new background theme for my blog. I’ve also shortened the domain from gavinortlund.wordpress.com to simply gavinortlund.com (although either one will automatically direct you here). Thanks for checking...
Read moreI believe in biblical inerrancy. I never read the Bible wondering which parts are true and which parts are false. Doing so would seem to me inconsistent with accepting the Bible as the Word of...
Read moreI am taking the youth through the night visions of Zechariah 1-6 on Sunday mornings these days. Its a lot of fun! I’m reminded of God’s wisdom in communicating to us in such rich and...
Read moreMy Dad recently directed my attention to the story of Hagar in Genesis 16, and its been on my mind a lot over the last week or so. The other day I jotted down a...
Read moreThis would make for a fun journal article. And it would be a window into some important larger issues, like continuity/discontinuity between creation and new creation. Here’s my tentative answer: certainly there are some realms...
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