A Critical Look

For those of you who are interested in the Lost Tomb of Jesus story, be sure to continue to watch the Discovery channel tonight to see The Lost Tomb of Jesus: A Critical Look. The Lost Tomb program airs from 8-10c and then the Critical Look follows from 10-11pm c. Scholars featured in the Critical Look include Darrell Bock, David O'Connell, William Dever, and James Tabor. I have the priveledge of having Darrell Bock as my Sunday School teacher at Trinity Fellowship Church this semester and he covered the major details of the Lost Tomb story for us this morning. From what he had to say about the Critical Look program, it should be a very interesting show. See Bock's Blog for Dr. Bock's take on the issue. He has 12 entries and counting on the tomb story.

Bruce Metzger passes Tuesday at the age of 93

New Testament Scholar Bruce Metzger Dies at 93
Author, editor, and translator headed work on RSV, NRSV Bibles.
Tabby Yang posted 2/15/2007 09:17AM
Excerpts:
"Bruce Metzger, an expert on Greek biblical manuscripts, died Tuesday at the age of 93. The professor emeritus at Princeton University died of natural causes."
"Darrell Bock, research professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, called Metzger 'one of the great Christian statesmen and New Testament scholars of the last century.' Bock praised Metzger's 'balanced, irenic approach to debated questions' and noted that Metzger stayed connected to the church during his teaching years at Princeton Theological Seminary."

Tribute:
Revisiting a Non-Standard Scholar
Bruce Metzger devoted his life to helping us know early Christianity and its manuscripts better.
Ben Witherington III posted 2/15/2007 09:19AM

According to CT:
"Other obituaries have appeared in Newsday and The Trentonian.Brandon Watson's Novum Testamentum Blog is linking to other blogs discussing Metzger's passing. The Evangelical Textual Criticism blog is soliciting memories."