Doctor of Philosophy, Theology (Old Testament)(2005), University of Oxford
Master of Philosophy, Theology (Old Testament)(2002), University of Oxford
Master of Divinity (2000), Fuller Theological Seminary
Master of Science, Industrial Engineering (1985), Stanford University
Bachelor of Arts, Economics (1984), Stanford University
Summary:
Lamb’s testimony and experience in campus ministry
Lamb’s decision to go to graduate school become a Christian scholar
Lamb’s new book and its’ intended audience (it’s for beginners!)
Why Christians should read more in the Old Testament
Why we need to look at the positive and negative texts in the Old Testament
Are the portraits of God in the Old Testament and the New Testament compatible?
Is the Old Testament picture of God loving or harsh?
What are some of the examples that people point to when they say God is angry?
Are there general any guidelines for answering hard passages of the Bible?
Is the Old Testament God sexist?
What does the Old Testament say about women?
Is the Old Testament God racist?
What are some examples where other nations are treated well by God?
Don’t the laws in the Old Testament make God look legalistic and strict?
This book is similar to Paul Copan’s “Is God a Moral Monster?“, but that book is less introductory than Lamb’s book. It also engages more directly with the New Atheists than Lamb’s book.
Brian also interviewed Paul Copan about his book, and you can listen to that interview on Brian’s site.
From their very first days, the cries of newborns already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, scientists now find. French newborns tend to cry with rising melody patterns, slowly increasing in pitch from the beginning to the end, whereas German newborns seem to prefer falling melody patterns, findings that are both consistent with differences between the languages. This suggests infants begin picking up elements of language in the womb, long before their first babble or coo.
Prenatal exposure to language was known to influence newborns. For instance, past research showed they preferred their mother’s voice over those of others. Still, researchers thought infants did not imitate sounds until much later on. Although three-month-old babies can match vowel sounds that adults make, this skill depends on vocal control just not physically possible much earlier. However, when scientists recorded and analyzed the cries of 60 healthy newborns when they were three to five days old — 30 born into French-speaking families, 30 into German-speaking ones — their analysis revealed clear differences in the melodies of their cries based on their native tongue.
Now, I don’t know anything about babies, and I only like children after they grow up old enough to play with – maybe around 6 years old. But this unborn baby certainly looks very interesting. Like a little alien monster! (I hope it doesn’t attack us!) I wonder what he (or she) is thinking about? I wonder what he (or she) will eventually be like? Could this one be another William Lane Craig (or Michele Bachmann)? It’s too early to tell at this point. And that’s kind of interesting.
UPDATE: I looked at the creature a bit more, and the more I look, the more I think that it’s scheming. I mean, look at the cute little hands near the face! That’s what I do when I’m scheming. So I think the creature is scheming. Scheming about apologetics. In the little scheming bubble, which appears to be an excellent location for scheming.
WINTERY KNIGHT 