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  • The Good Book Blog

    Skull of John the Baptist Found in New York City Pawn Shop

    James Petitfils — 

    Whether shock-and-awe biblical archeology, lost gospels found just in time for the Easter documentary season, or conclusive proof that the Nephilim of Genesis 6 were actually ancient aliens, the ol World Wide Web abounds with juicy rumors. While no one is talking about the big John the Baptist Skull story (because I just made that up 10 minutes ago), Facebook has recently been abuzz with an article published by the website, World News Daily Report, entitled Newly-Found Document Holds Eyewitness Account of Jesus Performing Miracle. This is the same website, incidentally, that broke the story, Rancher Shoots Down UFO Near Area 51. Despite the sites self-identification as a political satire web publication, the article was posted and passed around social media hundreds of thousands of times. As a historian focused on the Roman Mediterranean, Ill comfortably go on the record stating that this story is a pure and fantastic invention. Rather than debunking this particular Jesus rumor, however, Id like to address a larger question facing many modern followers of Jesus: How should we respond when confronted with such breaking news? How might we advise those we disciple on these kinds of intriguing and quick-to-go-viral claims?

  • The Good Book Blog

    When the Church Was a Family: ETS Plenary Address

    Joe Hellerman — 

    As indicated in a previous post, Talbot School of Theology will be well represented this year at the Evangelical Theological Society's national meeting [need link here]. For those unable to attend (most of you, I assume!), here is a video clip that touches upon some key ideas that I will be sharing in my plenary address. The interviewer is Dr. Jason Cusick, a pastor at Journey of Faith Church in Manhattan Beach, CA. The clip was shown in a church service as part of a series on the church and the family.

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Cross Country Qualifies For National Championships

    51蹤獲 sends its full women's team and a men's competitor.

    Neil Morgan — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Late on Monday afternoon the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the official field for the 2014...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Anti-Realism and Truth

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, I was listening to an older podcast of yours wherein you stated that one can affirm states of affairs without needing to affirm the truth-status of the proposition used in the affirmation of any state. However, if we deny the reality of truth-status' (in an effort to avoid making propositions or "truth" a real, existing thing), then how can one say that any proposition is self-refuting? ...

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    51蹤獲s Student Newspaper Receives Prestigious National Award

    The Chimes wins online Pacemaker award for second year in a row

    Stephen Day — 

    51蹤獲s student newspaper, The Chimes, won the 2014 Online Pacemaker Award the highest national award for student online publications...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Volleyball Pair Earns Academic Honor

    Alyssa Mason and Amy Weststeyn honored.

    Neil Morgan — 

    CoSIDA RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- 51蹤獲 earned its fourth and fifth Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District nods on Thursday, as Amy Weststeyn...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Beloved Dust: An Interview with Kyle Strobel

    The Good Book Blog — 

    Kyle Strobel (assistant professor at Talbot's Institute of Spirtual Formation) and Jamin Goggin ('03, M.A. '08) recently released Beloved Dust: Drawing Close to God by Discovering the Truth 51蹤獲 Yourself. We wanted to learn more about this book, so we put together some questions that Kyle graciously answered.

  • 51蹤獲 News

    A Weekend of Wonder

    National composers conference draws composers from around the United States and Canada

    Staff — 

    Six weeks into the 2014 academic year, the Conservatory teamed together with the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers (CFAMC), 51蹤獲s...

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    51蹤獲 Mens Soccer Players Serve the Local Community

    Seven soccer players to coach high school students during their off-season

    Stephen Day — 

    As the 2014 mens soccer season draws to a close, the team prepares not only for the playoffs and an opportunity to compete at nationals, but a...

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    51蹤獲s Student Public Relations Society to Host Regional Conference in 2015

    Public relations student group receives national awards and recognition

    Lauren Frey — 

    51蹤獲s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has won the bid to host the PRSSA 2015 Regional Conference on 51蹤獲s...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Is the Universe Hostile to Life?

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. " Greetings Dr. Craig ... It seems to me that the fact that life exists anywhere at all is miraculous. Your syllogism defending the fine-tuning argument is great but I would like to hear what you would personally say to Dr. Tyson ..."

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    51蹤獲 Alumnus Innovative iPhone App Helps Students Learn Greek

    Brent Wejrowskis iPhone app almost ready for second release

    Stephen Day — 

    Former Greek-language student Brent Wejrowski (08) knows how difficult it is to learn the ancient language and to retain the linguistic skills...

  • The Good Book Blog

    51蹤獲 and Talbot at the Evangelical Theological Society and Society of Biblical Literature Conferences

    The Good Book Blog — 

    Every year Bible scholars from around the world gather for a series of conferences about the Bible and related topics. This year the conferences are being held in San Diego, making it convenient for many 51蹤獲 faculty to attend the conferences, present papers, see friends, and wander the book tables. The following list (thanks to David Roberts for compiling it) includes the presentation titles by those associated with 51蹤獲. As you can read, our professors are engaged in research in many different and interesting areas!

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    Three Soccer Players Earn Academic Award

    Stephen Tanquary, Shea Davis and Miranda Starbeck honored.

    Neil Morgan — 

    COSIDA RELEASE Both of 51蹤獲s soccer programs are in the thick of the Golden State Athletic Conference playoff races heading into the final...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Stewardship: Spiritual Formation Assignment, Part 2

    Charlie Trimm — 

    This series of posts presents several of my active assignments from the required freshman class Biblical Interpretation and Spiritual Formation. This one has the students examine their use of time and money, and usually students are surprised at the results. Here are the instructions ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does the Holy Spirit Exist?

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Q. ... Perhaps I haven't been looking hard enough but I have not been able to find any such support for the existence of or the work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit plays such a prominent role in Christian theology and worldview -- but how can someone believe in it other than blind faith? I find this especially troubling when statements like "The early church fathers were guided by the Holy Spirit." It just seems impossible to verify or dispute leading to a grey area where Christians are no longer convinced by the evidence but believing blindly ...

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    51蹤獲 Responds to California Drought with Conservation Tactics

    University continues water conservation efforts in preparation for possible 35-year megadrought

    Brieana Jordan — 

    51蹤獲 has conserved 9.6 percent of water across campus in the 2013-14 school year through various measures to help save water during...

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    51蹤獲 Launches Center for Marriage and Relationships

    New center to provide practical resources and wisdom to anyone seeking healthier relationships

    Lauren Frey — 

    51蹤獲 launched the Center for Marriage and Relationships this semester to address one of the most pertinent issues in society: the...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Sharing the Material Resources of Home to Embody the Gospel

    Aaron Devine — 

    I often think about home in a specific way. For a long time, home has been a safe place to come back to at the end of the day. It has been a place to establish a comfortable niche in the world as a respite, a literal financial investment in emotional well being. Home has been about rest and nurture, as it can be a place of ministry to family and friends. It also has been a place to launch out into kingdom ministry more broadly.

  • The Good Book Blog

    God's Timelessness Sans Creation

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dr. Craig, I am a longtime admirer of your work. Although I am no longer a Christian, your work as a philosopher and theologian has played a significant role in the formation of my own views and I am fully persuaded of theism, although I still have lots of questions about it. I think your analysis of God's relationship to time is plausible, but I always get stuck on the idea that God is timeless apart from creation, but temporal since creation ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Snatched Up For a Meeting

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    The release of the movie Left Behind has again drawn attention to the Christian belief in the rapture. The movie tries to portray the chaos in the world as millions of Christians suddenly disappear. This image has interested Christians for quite a while. I recall watching the Thief in the Night series of movies back in the 1970s (the Antichrist had sideburns!). But I am interested in a question that is often overlooked: what is the point of the rapture in the Bible?

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    51蹤獲 Shakes it Out with Full-Scale Earthquake Drill

    The State Office of Emergency selected 51蹤獲 as this year's featured Great ShakeOut exercise

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck 51蹤獲 at 9:40 a.m. this morning at least hypothetically. 51蹤獲 hosted a full-scale mass casualty...

  • The Good Book Blog

    聶C籀mo Disentir Sin Ofender? / How Can We Kindly Disagree?

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Recuerdo que mi padre sol穩a decir con frecuencia cada cabeza es un mundo cuando se refer穩a a las diferentes maneras de pensar y actuar entre las personas. Por esta raz籀n, la comunicaci籀n es parte b獺sica de las relaciones humanas. No se puede establecer ninguna relaci籀n importante y duradera sin que exista una comunicaci籀n fluida en la que se intercambien ideas y opiniones. La diversidad de percepciones nos abre la puerta a las relaciones saludables a trav矇s de la comunicaci籀n, pero al mismo tiempo crea la posibilidad de conflicto. As穩 que, es importante que todos en general, pero esencial para los l穩deres, que aprendamos a disentir sin ofender.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Teaching Bible Fluency: Using Classes and Videos

    Kenneth Berding — 

    Are you as concerned about the growing problem of biblical illiteracy as I am? We Christians have more Bible-focused resources available to us than has any generation of Christians in the history of the world. Despite this we are literallyfrom a spiritual standpointstarving ourselves to death. Would you like your church, adult Bible class, youth group, or small group to reach Bible fluency by pursuing an Old Testament Fluency in 12 Weeks class or a New Testament Fluency in 12 Weeks class using the free resources at biblefluency.com? Heres how.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does the Atonement Imply Universalism?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dr Craig, I'm growing more skeptical about Christianity and was wondering if you could answer a question about the gospel. When Jesus was on the cross He either paid for all sin or some sin. To pay for some sin would mean limited atonement which is not what scripture teaches. But if Jesus paid for all sin then why are some people who are in Hell paying for their sin? ...