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Ramblings about God, theology, books, video games, and whatever else takes my fancy.

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    "Windows on the World of Jesus" by Bruce Malina

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    Manwë Súlimo
    , January 21st 2012 at 02:00 AM (The Red Book of the Westmarch)
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    ***THIS IS A REPOST FROM AWHILE BACK - JUST POSTING HERE FOR THE BLOG'S SAKE***



    "Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to Ancient Judea" is a novice's guide to understanding the social world of the Bible. Malina takes the interesting premise of modern Americans somehow traveling back in time to Biblical Judea and interacting with the natives there (don't put too much thought into it - the premise is just a conceit to contrast our two ...

    Updated May 7th 2013 at 05:14 AM by Manwë Súlimo

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    The Social World of the Bible - Why does it matter?

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    Manwë Súlimo
    , January 21st 2012 at 01:47 AM (The Red Book of the Westmarch)
    A recent TWeb conversation involving Spartacus and ThePuppyTurtle and my desire to make use of our new sparkly blog feature (thanks, Chris. Dork.) have caused me to talk about this subject matter.

    When it comes to the Bible, otherwise sober-minded human beings tend to go insane. Skeptics like to mock it for its alleged atrocities and believers sometimes come away with ludicrous interpretations. If the Bible is to praised, condemned, or otherwise studied, we must judge it by reasonable ...

    Updated May 7th 2013 at 05:14 AM by Manwë Súlimo

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    Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Human Augmentation Ethical?

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    Manwë Súlimo
    , January 21st 2012 at 01:46 AM (The Red Book of the Westmarch)
    Video games generally get derided by the adult world as being childish, frivolous, or even dangerous (Columbine anyone?) I think these complaints leveled against the industry have declined considerably as more and more adults invest into the video game industry as a hobby. Working in a major retail corporation, I routinely see 20-30+ year old purchase consoles and video games, especially the Wii to involve the whole family. I think this is a good thing because I think video games can be "art" ...

    Updated May 7th 2013 at 05:14 AM by Manwë Súlimo

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    How did I get here? I'm not good with computers.

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    Manwë Súlimo
    , January 19th 2012 at 03:28 PM (The Red Book of the Westmarch)
    Just trying out this new blog widget.

    NOTE: Please be sure to visit my free-standing blog, Upon Mount Taniquetil.

    Updated May 7th 2013 at 05:11 AM by Manwë Súlimo

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