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Launch Day for Imperium
Hi everyone, today is launch day for Imperium: The Fall and Rise of the Roman Empire in the Third Century. Here’s a short video where I explain what it is about!
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What is Biblical Inspiration?
Searching for the Confluence of the Divine and Human in Holy Scripture
A topic that never ceases to fascinate is biblical inspiration!
TGC on the AI Apocalypse
Colin Hansen and Skyler R. Flowers from TGC have published an edited book on AI and the timing of its release is impeccable. Just when thereis a whole bunch of AI doomerism going on with various hacks and portents of human annihilation, TGC...
This Week in Word from the Bird
The teaching semester is over for 2026. I’m now deep into grading and planning for 2027. Also, getting ready for conference season, and then onto long service leave for Dec-Jan.
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Michael F. Bird is an Australian biblical scholar and priest who writes about the history of early Christianity, theology, and contemporary issues.
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