Articles from the Andreas Center

The Scribes and the Book of Revelation

How do you copy a book full of bad grammar?

The Defense of Socrates

The Apology of Plato and its background in sophistry and comedy.

The Importance of Being Earnest

An Afterward to Oscar Wilde’s Play.

Let the Sea Roar

A message for Christmas morning about the first Adam, the last Adam, and Psalm 96.

Astonishing Goodness

An ordinary day becomes a surprising story about the goodness of God.

Erasmus: Bridge to the Renaissance and Beyond

Desiderius Erasmus (1469-1536) and three of his major works: the Adages, Praise of Folly, and the text of the Greek Testament

The Alphabet from Izbet Sartah

What would writing be without the alphabet? Here is a short chapter in the history of the invention  that made western literature possible.

Praising the Law through the Alphabet

Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem built upon the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In this article, we look over the author’s shoulder and watch how he did it.

Domestic Animals in Ancient Israel

In the Bible, God is green. The best of Hebrew life and thought strove for a humane and sustainable balance between the needs of people and animals. Here are four short articles on animals in ancient Israel.

The Substructure of Biblical Interpretation

James Sanford Lamar (1829-1908) was a Disciples of Christ minister in Augusta, Atlanta, Valdosta, and elsewhere in Georgia and Kentucky. A few years after Lamar graduated from Bethany College, he wrote a book saying that people can interpret the Bible using the same rules that the scientists of his day used to interpret scientific findings. An interesting idea, but haywire.

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