long time no blog.   i wish i could write about something fantastic that has happened but to be honest, i am so steaming mad that the veins have come up on the back of my hand and i cannot... Read More
Posted by: poppyxstars on 2008-04-12 11:52:06
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The thing about a close relative getting cancer is there's a whole load of things to learn very quickly. For example I'd no idea that, on an MRI scan, cancer shows up as white dots.  I had... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-03-07 05:55:32
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What is a Gospel? For the last few hundred years, New Testament scholars, particularly in Germany, have been asking themselves this very question. Are they the biographies of a miraculous savior... Read More
Posted by: rookhawkins on 2008-02-07 21:43:41
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To make this absolutely clear, nobody is to reproduce this introduction in any way. It is copyrighted 2008, by Rook Hawkins (me). This is also subject to change. INTRODUCTION... Read More
Posted by: rookhawkins on 2008-02-07 21:40:54
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By Rook Hawkins   Far too often apologists and evangelicals bring up Josephus as a source for a historical Jesus. This is a continuing error among scholars, and it is fueled by... Read More
Posted by: rookhawkins on 2008-02-07 21:37:30
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QUESTION: This question is in two parts: (1) What languages are the oldest copies of the books of the Bible found in, and (2) what language is it believed to be originally written in? I... Read More
Posted by: rookhawkins on 2008-02-07 21:33:45
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Question: If the Gospels are literary fictions, can you give us any other examples of a fictitious narrative written by Hellenized Jews to reflect reinterpretation of scripture... Read More
Posted by: rookhawkins on 2008-02-07 21:31:34
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Jewish Assimilation into Greek Culture By Rook Hawkins Recently, I published several blogs on the mythicist position. One was in response to the recent occult-like followers of... Read More
Posted by: rookhawkins on 2008-02-07 21:28:11
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Does It Matter If Jesus Existed? A Response to Rick Hillegas By Rook Hawkins While thumbing through the May/June issue of American Atheist (2007), I was compelled to read an... Read More
Posted by: rookhawkins on 2008-02-07 21:22:05
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The baby-cams show me The Babes are nestling into their naps. They should be asleep any minute. I am fuming because of a call from my husband, L. It starts like this: Last night, because I hadn't... Read More
Posted by: themissus on 2008-01-15 16:40:58
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I grew up in an unsual situation, for the time that is. My mother had me when she was 19, she's the oldest of 7 children (3 boys, 4 girls), although i never got to meet my youngest uncle Peter... Read More
Posted by: viixsyn on 2007-11-11 01:54:39
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