A Survey of Various Blog Posts

Like many in the Christian world, my attention has been captured by the claim of the supposed discovery of the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth. The official web site for this show which will air Sunday Night on the Discovery Channel is found here.

Some of strongest criticisms I have found on the blogosphere are:

Problems Multiply for Jesus Tomb Theory by Ben Witherington
The Smoking Gun---Tenth Talpiot Ossuary Proved to be Blank by Ben Witherington
Did They Really Find Jesus' Bones? by Craig Blomberg
The Alleged 'Jesus family tomb' by Richard Bauckham
Also Darrell Bock has posted several posts on this subject found here. Dr. Bock will also be a part of the guest panel of scholars who will debate the merits of this film after the show on the Discovery Channel.

Denny Burk has amassed a catalogue of various sources of additional critiques of the 'Lost Tomb of Jesus.'

Thabiti Anyabwile has posted his thoughts from his recent trip to Southeast Asia where he debated Muslims and many opportunities to interact with both Muslims and Christians living in a Muslim dominated country.

Mark Overstreet has linked to an article written by John MacArthur who disagrees with the methodology of Mark Driscoll and believes he has soaked up too much of the culture in his attempt to be culturally relevant with the gospel.

A word of caution to readers

Any posts that I (Jason) place on this blog are my views alone. They are not Seth's views. They are not Brent's views. Seth's posts are his own. Brent's posts are his own. Both Seth and Brent are more than adequate to articulate their own positions with regards to Christian theology and practice (and for any other matter).

Also, to any readers, please do not lump me with any movement of thought or group of people. My thoughts are my own. Please do not try to associate me with other individuals for I am only one man. And please do not try to understand my complete theology based on one common view I have with another brother or sister in Christ.

I seek to be informed by Scripture, and I try to read widely from many different theological perspectives from individuals whom I think do the same thing. So while I desire the fortitude and passion of Martin Luther in his bold stand for justification by faith alone, I do not share his views regarding communion. While I desire and admire the evangelistic zeal of John Wesley, I do not share his views of church polity. While much of what I have learned about the Old Testament is due to the influence of Daniel Block (current professor at Wheaton, formerly of the SBTS), I do not share his view on the Sabbath.

Please do not evaluate Brent by a post which I make. Please do not evaluate Seth by a post which I make. Please only evaluate me by the words I say, I think this is the biblical approach.

Romans 14:12, "So then each of us will give an account of himself to God."

Genesis

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