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Kegger for Christ

Posted in Jesus in Academia on April 5th, 2006

If you find yourself in Decorah, Iowa on Thursday, April 13th, you might want to stop by the Luther College Cafeteria where the first annual Kegger for Christ will be held. "I love Jesus and I love beer…" says Dave Transfer. That goes for us as well Dave.

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Trailer for Jesus Decoded online

Posted in Jesus in Academia on April 4th, 2006

Looking to see a trailer for the new documentary “Jesus Decoded” and don’t know where to go? Look no further, you can go here (flash plugin required). “Jesus Decoded” is a hour long documentary that is put out by the Catholic Church to help answer some questions about Jesus that are coming up because of the popularilty of “The DaVinci Code” and others in the news.

The physical death of Jesus

Posted in Jesus in Academia on April 3rd, 2006

Go here and download the pdf file (originally printed in JAMA – The Journal of the American Medical Association). This is a 10-page, fascinating account of the death of Jesus (with illustrations), from a medical viewpoint. Excellent reading!

Did Jesus travel through India after he was crucified?

Posted in Jesus in Academia on April 3rd, 2006

A documentary by the name of “The Unknown Stories of the Messiah” follows this theory and travels around to the places where Jesus was reportedly seen after his crucifixion. Read more about it here.

Jesus De-Coded vs. Da Vinci Code

Posted in Jesus in Academia on March 20th, 2006

Looks like the third week of May is going to bring us a documentary about Jesus called “Jesus DeCoded.” The airtime is to coincide with the movie screening of Dan Brown’s DaVinci Code. I haven’t read his book but I know that it is a work of fiction (which some people seem to forget) so it will be interesting how the documentary either agrees or disagrees with Mr. Brown’s novel.

Violent God, Nonviolent Jesus…

Posted in Jesus in Academia on March 15th, 2006

Saturday, June 24, 2006. There is a seminar entitled, “ Violent God, Nonviolent Jesus, Violent Christians: The Tragic Legacy of Biblical Violence.” It sounds great and I wish I could attend, however it is in London and I don’t anticipate being there any time soon. Read more here.