(12) Skye Jethani asks if telling women they need to be more modest can backfire.

(11) Alvin Plantinga explains what separates science and religion. Jennifer Schuessler wrote an article on Plantinga in the NYT.

(10) James McGrath reviews John Walton’s Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology.

(9) Nijay Gupta reviews Jesus Among Friends and Enemies edited by Chris Keith and Larry Hurtado.

(8) T.C. Moore reviews N.T. Wright’s Simply Jesus.

(7) Tim Gombis questions whether or not Philemon and Onesimus was a master-slave relationship. Also, he looks at ambition and judgment in the Book of Jude.

(6) Michael Bird summarizes the Epistle of James.

(5) Craig Blomberg seeks to reconcile the narratives of Peter’s denial.

(4) Ray Hollenbach shares four lessons from the life of Joseph of Nazareth.

(3) Marc Cortez discusses the importance of Advent.

(2) M. James Sawyer explains why the virgin birth is important. John Byron asks if you must believe in the virgin birth to be a Christian. Kevin Brown shares some comments made by theologians who reject the virgin birth.

(1) The University of St. Andrews will be hosting the ‘Galatians and Christian Theology’ Conference in 2012.