A quick note on content availability:
The internet has exploded recently with the availability of content. You can now watch an amazing selection of television and movies within a web browser. Case in point: I was not able to watch Bill Moyer's recent interview with Jeremiah Wright on PBS when it was originally broadcast. Fortunately the entire broadcast is available at www.pbs.org. (Check it out at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/watch.html.)
Two points:
Bible students and scholars can now access many things which have important cultural and biblical relevance.
Presentation of content for educational use is now entering a new phase as videos and broadcasts can be easily accessed for classroom use.
Dr. Michael Burer is Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the assistant project director for the NET Bible and has contributed various studies to the bible.org site. His first book - A New Reader's Lexicon of the Greek New Testament, co-authored with Jeff Miller - is forthcoming summer 2008.
Prof Burer,
As a supporter of Barack Obama, I object to the use of a political nightmare like the one you recommend as something people landing on Bible.org ought to watch. Were you not able to find anything more worthwhile than that? While I certainly think Jesus is Lord of all, politics included, your choice seems questionable to me.
Respectfully,
Barry Applewhite
Given the intent of my example, I fail to see how it is objectionable. If anything, I hope it says that I think people should be more even handed and level headed about this issue than they have been and at least watch the video to make a decision for themselves.
Dr. B.,
Glad to see you blogging. I realize this comment is rather peripheral to your intent for the post; however, since you mentioned Wright, after having heard more than sound bites of his sermons and things lately in the media, do you think the media (and conservatives for that matter) might actually be misunderstanding how political Jesus' message really is? Please understand, I am not asking whether you agree ideologically with Wright, but rather, whether he is correct in what he says or not, is it really "anti-American" as conservatives are painting the matter to prophetically critique the government, the war, and issues of poverty and social justice? So I'm asking, "Does Wright have the right (and possibly Christian obligation) to speak out against what he perceives to be injustice (whether his assessment is correct or not)?
Looking forward to your thoughts.
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