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Dated, Inaccurate, and Polemical

Reviewed: 2024-05-20

I will assume RE did not write this as a money grab, although that is possible. It can be very lucrative to promise special heretofore unknown 'truth', backed up with academic credentials.

Stylistically it is a rambling repetitive slog in need of a good editor.

Content-wise, RE takes what are church liturgical documents, written and edited by many hands over 50-100 years for the spiritual needs of small communities, and attempts to reconstruct events and personalities. In a nutshell: Paul is a villain and liar; James was the true successor to Jesus; the NT writers wrote James out and lied about Jesus for manipulative reasons; luckily, the genius of RE can give you the low down on what really went down.

Finally, he doesn't even look at our earliest Christian documents: the reconstructed Marcionite texts. How can you examine the creation of our canonical books without looking at Marcion? A: you can't.

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A Balanced, Scholarly Overview

Reviewed: 2021-04-28

Tuggy treats the topic with gentleness and grace. He is not out to ridicule anyone, but to explore the arguments for and against, and to show that non-trinitarians aren't crazy or heretical. The non- trinitarian position is at least as sensible as the trinitarian, and has the benefit of not having to intentionally translate scripture deceptively for doctrinal reasons (see BeDuhn's truth in translation).

He has a great grasp of he topic, having written the trinity entries in the stanford encyclopaedia of philosophy. and his voice is quite soothing.

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Excellent Rock Solid Advice and Instruction

Reviewed: 2020-12-30

If you are not in the stock market, you will lose out in this new world of massive money creation. You don't need to be a genius or spend a lot of time obsessing. All you need is either a professional to handle things, which cost money. Or, you can follow the advice in this excellent series.

This is not get rich quick, but a guide to grow wealth with little risk over time.

Time x savings x rate of return = security in retirement.

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Inerrant Word of God or Book of Best Guesses?

Reviewed: 2020-09-16

The debate starts with Wilson getting strait to the crux: can we trust god when he said he would protect every word and pen stroke? If Nestle Aland is the best source for new bibles, then the answer is no and the church has not had access to a reliable bible ever. So, he argues that Nestle Arland cannot be the best source for Christians because God explicitly promised to protect the word for his people. It is a faith based argument, and it is irrefutable in a Christian milieu.

White argues for Nestle Aland, and so, he cannot counter Wilson’s core argument. This is simply because Nestle Aland is the product of secular scholars cobbling together a ‘best guess’ bible that gets a ‘new and improved’ version every couple of years. The bibles the churches have been using for 1600 years are inferior and filled with mistakes, redactions, and interpolations. White says in the debate, we have to look at the text the way we do any other ancient text. How one maintains faith with the above view, I do not know.

Who you think will have won the debate will depend on whether you have faith and your view of inerrancy. I believe it is the bedrock of Christianity, and dropping biblical authority is the last rung on the ladder to atheism. Wilson won this debate, but White’s side has won the culture.

Should you listen? Probably not. White will push people to atheism, and if you are a believer, there isn't much here to strengthen faith.

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A Wonderful Psalter

Reviewed: 2020-04-09

Fr John has a great voice and both the spoken and chant parts are first rate. Highly recommended!

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For Those With Nostalgia

Reviewed: 2020-02-27

Doctor Who is not good science fiction. It is and has always been a decent family friendly show for 7-15 year olds. But they are of sufficient quality that you can revisit them as an adult and not cringe. If you have a history with the show like I do, and can view the stories through a nostalgia lens, this collection is for you. While I am too young to have watched these when first aired, I did spend a lot of time with the doctor via PBS reruns in my youth. Listening to these stories brings back nice feelings as they are high quality audio versions of the actual shows.

During the 1970s, the BBC destroyed many things in their archives, including 100 episodes of Doctor Who. Some of these episodes have been recreated from surviving audio and production stills. There are video versions of these stories you can seek out, but I find the audio-only versions just as enjoyable.

God Bless.

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