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Posted: Monday 13 October 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T Numbers 36: Inter-tribal marriages
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Saturday 11 October 2014 ( 10 years ago )
Alma 26: I'm not bragging, I'm just really happy about how awesome my God is
After their great success converting the Lamanites, Aaron and his brothers (Ammon, Omner and Himni) were pretty happy. Ammon started to give a little speech, rejoicing and HooRah-ing about their triumph of converting so many Lamanites. (There isn't ...
Posted: Saturday 11 October 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 33-35: Canaanites, Cities of Refuge, Revengers of Blood, and the two-witness rule
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Thursday 09 October 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T - Leviticus 30: Promises
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Thursday 18 September 2014 ( 10 years ago )
The Scathing Atheist
If you've never listened to the Scathing Atheist, you should.
Noah Lugeons, Heath Enwright, and Lucinda Lugeons have created one of the best podcasts on the internet. Begin with episode 1 and go through all 83. Or start with the current one and ...
Posted: Monday 15 September 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T Numbers 27-28: Inheritance laws and animal sacrifice
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Monday 08 September 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T Numbers 19: Getting clean with holy water made from the ashes of a red cow
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Saturday 06 September 2014 ( 10 years ago )
Preview Strange Flesh: The Bible and Homosexuality
Pre-orders now available
Well, it's finally time! Steve and I have been working hard for the last year, going through many rounds of edits, but we've finally got the book ready for publication! Amazon won't let us put up a preview just yet, but w ...
Posted: Wednesday 03 September 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Numbers 18 - Priests and money
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Saturday 30 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Numbers 15 - Animal sacrifice, sinning on purpose, and putting fringes on your garments so you won't go a whoring
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Saturday 23 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Numbers 10 - Two silver trumpets
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Saturday 23 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Numbers 9 - Passover rules for travelers and unclean people
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Friday 22 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Numbers 8: Rules for Levites (Shaving "all their flesh" and mandatory retirement at fifty)
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Wednesday 20 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
a guest post by David Tuchman
a guest post by David Tuchman
OMGWTFBIBLE is a new translation of the entire Hebrew Bible as a comedy. But that doesn’t mean I don’t take my translation very seriously. Beyond all the jokes, in retranslating Genesis, I’ve discovered two tren ...
Posted: Friday 15 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Numbers 6 - The Law of the Nazarite
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Thursday 14 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Numbers 4-5: Holy things, oozing discharges, church donations, and the law of jealousies
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Wednesday 13 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Numbers 3: God changes his mind about firstborn sons
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Tuesday 12 August 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 27: The value of human life, animals, and real estate
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Tuesday 29 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 25: Rules for buying land and slaves
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Tuesday 29 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
How much are you worth to God?
Since I'm working on Leviticus 27 in the Every Jot and Tittle Project, I'm updating this post using the current price of silver.
Not much, I'm afraid.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying ... thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty ye ...
Posted: Friday 25 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
Alma 24: Bright Swords
If you remember from the last chapter, the Anti-Nephi-Lehi’s were doing pretty good for themselves. But, (in the Book of Mormon) if things are going well, you can bet that war is just around the corner. The local Amalekites, Amulonites, and Lamani ...
Posted: Wednesday 23 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
Alma 23: The Anti-Nephi-Lehies
Remember king Lamoni's proclamation from the last chapter? We never heard exactly what it was, but it's all explained in the first few verses of Chapter 23. The proclamation was to protect Mosiah's sons. The Lamanites were prohibited from doing the ...
Posted: Tuesday 22 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
Alma 22: Aaron and the King
After Aaron and his brethren were released from prison, they decided to pay a thank-you visit to Lamoni's father, who was king of all the land.
When they arrived at his palace, they went right up to him, bowed, and offered to become his servants ...
Posted: Monday 21 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 24: Baking cakes, stoning blasphemers, eye for eye and tooth for tooth
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Sunday 20 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 23: Don't make any plans during the seventh month of the year
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Friday 18 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 22: Eating holy things and killing animals for God
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Friday 18 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
Alma 21: All The Things Concerning Things Pertaining To Righteousness
Remember back in chapter 17, when Alma ran across the four sons of Mosiah (Ammon, Aaron, Omner and Himni)? They all split up and went preaching to different groups, and chapters 18-20 followed Ammon's progress. Chapter 21 backs up a bit and follows ...
Posted: Thursday 17 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 21: God's rules for priests
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Thursday 17 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
Alma 20: The Release of Ammon's Brethren
After Ammon and king Lamoni had established a church, Lamoni wanted to take Ammon to the land of Nephi and introduce him to his father. (Things were getting serious...)
And it came to pass that when they had established a church in that land, that ...
Posted: Tuesday 15 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 20: Who to kill and how to kill them
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Monday 14 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 19: Honor the face of an old man (and love your neighbor as yourself)
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Saturday 12 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 17: Where and to whom to sacrifice animals, and how to cover up blood when hunting
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Friday 11 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 16: The safe way to burn incense and the Yom Kippur scapegoat
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Thursday 10 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 15: God's laws about infected penises, semen, and menstruating women
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Wednesday 09 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
The Book of Abraham: The LDS church's latest embarrassment
The Mormon church has been apologizing a lot lately.
In 2007, it admitted that the Lamanites were not the principal ancestors of the Native Americans; in 2010, it removed some of the worst racist language from the Book of Mormon chapter introducti ...
Posted: Wednesday 09 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 14: Cleaning ceremonies for people and houses with leprosy
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Tuesday 08 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 13: Laws about leprosy, itchy spots, yellow hairs, freckles, baldness, and unclean clothes
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Sunday 06 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 7 - Trespass, wave, and heave offerings, plus how to eat your sacrificial animals
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Sunday 06 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T Leviticus 12: The sinful and unclean nature of childbirth (It's twice as sinful and dirty for baby girls)
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...
Posted: Sunday 06 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )
EJ&T: Leviticus 11 - Don't eat or touch any abominable dead animals. Be holy because God is holy.
In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...