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Archive for September, 2011

Beards of the Prophets

Posted in Free Association, Isaiah, Light Reading, Moses, Pop Culture Echoes, Prophets and Prophecy, Silliness, tagged , , on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

While reading background material for these Old Testament books, I’ve noticed that the Prophets all have what the fashion mavens currently thronging New York would probably call “a look”. There’s a standard-issue beard for these guys. Naturally, we don’t have photographs of the Prophets. So it’s possible that the samey-ness of the beards is a [...]

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Isaiah: Rough Travels

Posted in Additional Readings, Christian Literature, Early/Pre-Christian Lit, Isaiah, Latter-Day Saints, Meta Reading, Prophets and Prophecy, Scripture or Spiritual Writing, The Bible, The Middle East, The Torah, Under The Banner of Heaven, Western Bias, tagged , , , , , , on September 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In case you’re wondering where I’ve been (all ten of you who read this), two weeks ago I broke my leg and had surgery, and was in the hospital for 6 days. Since coming home I’ve had a lot of opportunity to read our next work, the Book of Isaiah. I’ve read it three times, [...]

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