Julia M. OBrien

A Hebrew Bible\Old Testament scholar looks at the Bible and culture...

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Dec 11
2009

Preparing for Upcoming Journeys

Posted by Julia in travel , teaching , politics , Lancaster Theological Seminary , family

A lot will happen in the next six weeks. 

Dec 01
2009

Fighting over Manuscripts in the Digital Age: The Blockbuster

Posted by Julia in science , scholars , novels , movies , manuscripts

It's a common plot of novels and movies:  while the superstitious public clings to outdated religious beliefs, people in power compete for access to ancient manuscripts which reveal the powerful, if shocking, truth about the past. Think The DaVinci CodeIndiana Jones movies. Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus. Irving Wallace's The Word.

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