About The Big Bible Project
From 2010–2015, the BigBible Project sought to host conversations about the Bible through local reading groups & online conversations. Since 2016, the project has taken a slightly different focus, hosting discussion from experts on Biblical Literacy and Biblical Reception in a Digital World.
The 2010–2015 archive can be found here.
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Gospel of Mark Archive
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The God Who Rips the Sky: Advent and the Gospel of Mark
Posted on December 13, 2013 | 1 Comment[The following is adapted from a homily I preached at the St Mary’s College Carol Service in St Oswald’s Church, Durham. I also draw hear from the chapter “The Page-Splitting God Who Rips Sky and Veil” in TheoMedia: The Media […] -
Elisha Signpost to Jesus? (@minidvr)
Posted on December 10, 2013 | No CommentsElisha raises the son of the Shunammites A reflection on the parallells between some miracles of Elisha and those of the New Testament: Elisha was the servant and apprentice of the prophet Elijah who accompanied him and witnessed his being […] -
True Kings and Happy Families (Ed Mackenzie)
Posted on October 18, 2013 | No CommentsWhen I was a child, my family used to play a card game called Happy Families. The aim of the game was to collect a ‘family’ of four cards before anyone else, but – in our house at least – […] -
Women of the Gospels: What did the servant see? (@Seeking1st)
Posted on October 14, 2013 | No CommentsShe was anonymous. No one remembers her name or thought it important to record. She was young. She was of the lowest social status, a servant girl, probably a bond servant or slave. She is one of the many anonymous […] -
Social Networks: portals of truth and faith; new spaces for evangelization (@pontifex)
Posted on May 14, 2013 | No CommentsSunday was World Communications Day for the Catholic Church. Material had been sent in January to the Catholic faithful to encourage them to engage. Read what the outgoing Pope had to say: Theme – “Social Networks: portals of truth and […] -
Blog Round-Up April 1-14
Posted on April 16, 2013 | No CommentsSo, into April, and we’re into our fourth book of the Bible, and we’re looking to be “Inspired by Numbers”: #BigBible Laura Skyes discovers that the Book of Numbers is ‘not about maths at all‘, and Rector Chick sums it […] -
Discipleship and its Cost (@minidvr)
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 1 CommentHaving recently completed a course on ‘Deepening Discipleship and Pastoral Care I had cause to reflect on ’ Discipleship and its cost’. We are all called to be disciples – aren’t we? Mark 1:14-17 (NIV) points us to Jesus’ first […] -
The Significance and Awkwardness of Leviticus in the New Testament (@Byers_Andy)
Posted on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsLeviticus: what does this arcane, ancient document from the sands of the Near East have to do with Jesus and the writings of the New Testament? Here are some citations and “echoes” (allusions)… “Be holy, for I am holy“—Lev 11:44. […] -
#BigRead13: Day 7: Prayer
Posted on February 19, 2013 | 2 CommentsEach day we will select an extract from the Narnia novels, The Screwtape Letters or Mere Christianity, combined with a Bible passage (not necessarily restricted to Luke’s gospel), something to think about, a prayer, and an action (usually from @40Acts). We’d love it, […]