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Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Week in Links (Misunderstanding Scripture Edition)

I really wanted this to be interesting, but it just isn't:

The Naked Truth

This looks like it will be useful in teaching, and a good read, too. On the list for once the semester is over:

Interpreting Shariah Law Across the Centuries

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*Finally!* (Frequent emPHAsis on the wrong syLLAbles, and he almost makes it through without confusing Muslims and Arabs but does it once at the very end. But still.):

Islam, the Qur'ān, and the Five Pillars: Crash Course World History


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Great though John Green is, it is Mary Beard who is quickly becoming my new-media role model:

The Saturday Interview: Professor Mary Beard

I have no problem with artifacts being in private hands as long as they are catalogued well and made accessible to scholars (at a minimum) and the public (ideal). And good for this guy for doing something really worthwhile with his fortune. But I'm not sure what I think about explicitly Jewish artifacts of Bible readership (13th-century Spanish Torah scroll, images two and fifteen; 11th-century Karaite book of prophets, image three; 16th-century cover for a copy of Megilat-Esther, image twelve) being included in an exhibition and possibly eventually a permanent museum collection "aimed at showing the ties that bind all denominations of Christianity." One has to wonder what angle will be played:

Hobby Shop Magnate's Own Passion is the Collection of Bible Artifacts

And in news of the completely-forgivable-misuses-of-the-world-medieval variety, the Children's Medieval Band cover German metal music:

Meanwhile in Germany...

3 comments:

  1. Not to mention that Mr. Green eliminates the notion of revelation from the Judaeo-Christian traditions.

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  2. Yes, although to be fair he does include it in the one on Judaism and Christianity in the Roman Empire...

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  3. (Also, you should be writing your symposium paper and not commenting on my blog. ;) )

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