November 2020 – Mere Pensees

Richard Bauckham, “The Theology of the Book of Revelation”

November 1, 2020 by Roger Clegg

I am a fan of Richard Bauckham — I discuss two of his other books here and here on this blogsite — and so I sought out this book. I’m glad that I did; while it did not dazzle me as much as his other books, that is owing in part to Revelation’s genre being … [Read more…]

Just for Fun: Two Mid-Points

November 1, 2020 by Roger Clegg

Leo Strauss — the great German-American political philosopher renowned for his close readings of classic texts — set great store on what was written in the precise center of ancient works. Now, it turns out that, in the Bible that we Protestants use, the Old Testament and New Testament each have an odd number of … [Read more…]