A personal blog-style newsletter by Pinchas Shir covering Jewish and Biblical Studies, including essays on Josephus, early Second Temple history, and archaeology such as Temple Mount finds. It also promotes books and lecture series, mixing original commentary with affiliate-style recommendations.
Website: https://www.pshir.com/
Long-form essays on Genesis and related biblical texts, setting them in their ancient Near Eastern context and in the history of Jewish and Christian interpretation. Readers get close textual readings that cover Hebrew word meanings, comparative sources and doctrinal history.
A newsletter on teaching and learning Ancient Greek (Koine and patristic) as a living language, with textbook reviews, teaching reflections and class announcements. Readers get an opinionated practitioner's view of Greek pedagogy grounded in linguistics and second language acquisition.
Articles from Catholic Answers writers explain and defend Catholic teaching, with a focus on apologetics, scripture and comparisons with Protestantism and Islam. Readers get argued, source-referenced responses to common objections about Christianity and church history.
A progressive Christian pastor and theologian writes essays on biblical interpretation, challenging conservative readings on marriage and sexuality, alongside daily lectionary readings with exegetical notes. Readers get scholarship-informed, Hebrew-grounded commentary from an affirming, feminist, antiracist, universalist perspective.
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