As I promised in a post last November 8th, I am finally beginning a project of examining some of the key, convoluted arguments in Zeitgeist: the Movie. It will take awhile to unravel, but it will be unravelled indeed when I’m through with it. Please be patient, as I will be doing this in little [...]
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Unraveling Zeitgeist, Part 1: Preliminaries and an alleged December 24th star alignment
Posted in Astronomy, Christian Apologetics, Christmas, The Bible, Theology, Zeitgeist on December 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Paper on the Belief System of Ancient Israel
Posted in Jewish Studies, The Bible, Theology on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This essay was written in 2004 as part of the final exam for the Course entitled “The Religion of Biblical Israel” at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies. Click the thumbnails for a full-sized view of the photographed pages. See my Jewish Studies Page. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page [...]
Lunar series for March and April 2011; planetary dance links; Christ is Risen!
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Saturn photos, Theology on April 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Beginning now and continuing through May, pretty much every planet except Saturn is involved in a celestial dance party visible just before dawn. You may read about it at Journey To the Stars,, Sky and Telescope, and Yahoo! News. It’s easiest to observe in locations considerably further south than my location, but I’ll be trying [...]
Earthshine; Stephen Hawking and the Bottom Turtle
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Books, Christian Apologetics, Cosmology, Jewish Studies, Moon photos, Science, The Bible, Theology on September 8, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Here’s the uncropped image of the waning crescent Moon at 6:08 AM CDT, September 6, 2010 (see this post): 60mm refractor, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. I used the small refractor instead of the usual 8″ reflector, as the lower magnification shows Earthshine more clearly. Briefly, the dark part of the Moon can [...]
