bible
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Charitable Choices: Religion, Race, and Poverty in the Post-Welfare Era by John P. Bartkowski and Helen A. Regis is an interesting ethnographic study of faith-based poverty relief in the South. The work draws upon interviews and analysis of faith-based groups in Mississippi. This post will analyze aspects of the book with a comparative lens for…
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I find it interesting how different groups of people—namely Jews, Christians, Mormons, and Muslims—can read the same text, the Bible, and come away with completely different meanings. This text is sacred in some way to all of these groups of believers, but the stories within it are often interpreted differently. An important book on this…
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Diaspora studies in biblical studies is a fascinating subject. It connects to how readers of the Bible, or any sacred text, interpret the text based on their own backgrounds and experiences. Jeffrey Kah-Jin Kuan is a biblical scholar who views the Book of Esther from the perspective of a Chinese American. His essay, Diasporic Readings…
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The Character of Magus in Chrono Trigger The character known as “Magus” takes a central role in the plot of Chrono Trigger. Does the character named Magus employ some of the traits of the magus in the ancient world? First, we need to examine the character and traits of Magus in Chrono Trigger. Magus is…
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Brent Walters (RIP) was a professor of comparative religion at my alma mater, San José State University. He was known for amassing a vast collection of texts on the Greco-Roman world, early Christianity, and the New Testament. One of my biggest regrets is that I did not take a course with him. His scholarship examined…
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I completed a graduate-level course on the biblical book of Esther when I was enrolled at Fuller Theological Seminary. I didn’t graduate, but nevertheless, this was one of my favorite courses while I was a student at Fuller. Interestingly, some Jews and Christians didn’t want to include Esther in the canon. One big reason was…
Triggered to Thinking 