The Huffington Post - Religion

The Huffington Post has a rather extensive religion section.  They have also started a gospel commentary section.  Here Dr.Emillie Townes shares her thoughts on Matthew 7:24-27, A House Built on the Rock of Righteousness.

Study Resources - Recommendations From Marcus Borg

If you are interested in book recommendations from Marcus Borg, you are in luck.  A tab on his new website lists a number of study resources with a brief comment from Marcus about each book listed.  While you are there, you might take a look at his article on mysticism and his personal experience of God.

The Official Blog of Dr. Robert R. Cargill

Another blog to bookmark is that of Robert R. Cargill.  Here is a link to his blog bio.  One of Cargill's responsibilities is that of Chief Architect and Designer of the Qumran Visualization Project, a real-time reconstruction of the site of Qumran.  Dr. Cargill's course at UCLA can be found at U-Tunes University.  And here is a sample of his writing from Bible and Interpretation.  The piece's title is:  Forget About Noah's ark; There Was No Worldwide Flood.

The Centre for the Study of Christian Origins

The Centre for the Study of Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh has started a blog for faculty members. This should be a rich source of information from top flight scholars so make to bookmark their site. To read about the school and faculty, click here. For their initial blog, this one from Helen Bond, click here.

Imperial History of the Middle East

Here is 5,000 years of history in 90 seconds, thanks to Maps of War.

Arcing and the Bible

I was recently reminded of a class I took many years ago (1976?) while attending Fuller Theological Seminary. The course was Hermeneutics and was designed by Daniel Fuller. While Fuller did not teach the section I was in, all classes at the time used his method of working with the biblical text called "arcing."

What called this class to mind is a relatively new website, Bible Arc, that uses Fuller's arching method. The site both explains the methodology, and also make it easy for students to develop their own arcs. Check out the video explanation and the site by clicking here.

360 Degree View of Jerusalem Sites

First, you likely would appreciate visiting the Bible Places blog site to learn more about locations of significance from the Bible.

Second, these 360 degree shots at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Dome of the Rock, and the Western Wall are awesome!!! Make sure and view them in "full screen."

One Last List for 2009. Really. I Promise.

Here are two blogs that I look forward to reading each time a post show up in Google Reader:

April DeConick - The Forbidden Gospels (academic biblioblogger)

Bob Cornwall - Ponderings on a Faith Journey (Disciple minister, theological blogging)

If you haven't visited these two quality sites, bookmark them as part of your 2010 resolutions.

Surfing Safari

Here are five websites/blogs that I enjoyed this year. When you're in the mood to surf the net, give them a visit.

1. The Pioneer Woman Cooks - Ree Drummond (cowboy cooking)
   
2. My Jewish Leaning (all things Jewish)
   
3. Chart Porn (data visualization)
   
4. Jesus Creed - Scott McKnight (Christianity from a scholarly, evangelical perspective)
   
5. Lecturefox (free university lectures, especially see the Yale series)