tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321604364389095781.post1579532879135313296..comments2023-10-07T03:53:30.709-04:00Comments on old men planting churches: Exploring the Practice of Bible -Thumping: Elevating the Percussive Discourse.Kit McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818705153986043363noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321604364389095781.post-11514088615838337762011-03-14T16:22:58.061-04:002011-03-14T16:22:58.061-04:00Would this theory be consistent with Brevard Child...Would this theory be consistent with Brevard Childs' (Prof. of Old Testament at Yale for many years)theory of the "Conical Shape of Prophetic Literature?"<br />Oh, sorry, turns out that was the canonical shape...<br />Personally, I think the advancement of non bound elements for reading, such as the iPad and the Nook are threats to the whole tradition of Biblical Thumping. <br />Perhaps a 4G smartphone can wave or beam or send,even download, but there's no real sense of authority that rivals the physical thumping of a good, floppy, leather bound Thompsen Chain Reference Bible, with or without leather cover with inlaid sword design.WhaDifGodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346174056089947961noreply@blogger.com