Tag. I'm it!

Of course, I have to post on a "chain-blog" and not on something serious. Thanks, Tim. Schmuck.

1. One book that changed your life: Though not technically a book, it was reading the Westminster Confession of Faith my Senior year of high school which turned me into the 5 pointer I am today!

2. One book that you've read more than once: Biblical Hebrew Syntax. If anyone says I need to get a girlfriend, I read it before I met my wife.

3. One book you'd want on a desert island: Bible - HCSB

4. One book that made you laugh: Kaiser's Toward an Exegetical Theology. Read his intro, and you will see why. Also, so people do not pigeon-hole me as too much of a nerd, The Rule of Four.

5. One book that made you cry: Anything by von Rad.

6. One book you wish had been written: How to Interpret the Old Testament by Paul with the rest of the Apostles.

7. One book you wish had never been written: Contributions to Old Testament Introduction by De Wette - basically, the OT had little or no historical value.

8. One book you're currently reading: Ancient Texts for the Study of the Hebrew Bible by Sparks.

9. One book you've been meaning to read: Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times

10. Tag 5 others: Conley, my Wife, . . . .

The Prodigal Blogger Returns

The rumors of my being shuffled off this mortal coil have been greatly exaggerated. For those of you who are still out there, I am back!!! What you might ask has brought about this miraculous about face? You can thank, reluctantly of course, the expert news casting of CNN. One of their “breaking” stories was on the role of blog and other electronic forums play in the contemporary dialogue. As you can guess, it was more than I expected. Ergo, I am exchanging my garb as a mere observer in for the more appropriate and necessary uniform of a participant. So let’s get this hagim started!

In the beginning. . .

Hello, cyberspace. This is my first attempt at blogging. At first, I thought such a vehicle for the expressing of one’s ideas was, well, lame! I kept having friends such as Nate Mihelis, who I am convinced gets paid for full-time blogging, and Tim Baylor turn me on to blogging. All I would hear was, “Did you see what so-and-so said on such-and-such blog?” Of course, I could only answer , “no;” so to prevent the continued squelching of my already fragile need for acceptance I proceeded to delve deeply into the wonderful world of blogging. So here I am, and here we go.

I would ask all those who do come to this blog in its early stages to please show mercy with your criticisms. As I stated previously, I am new to this; and unlike some of my friends, my job does not grant me the luxury of blogging (but some of my classes do!!!). My hope and prayer is that this blog will become a place of dialogue on First Testament ideas and topics with the goal of edifying the New Covenant community. In closing, I join my voice with the sons of Aaron who can now truly say through the coming of Christ, “The LORD bless you and protect you; The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”