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Splitting out literary criticism and book reviews

As I reflect upon what it is I do here at With Both Hands, I’ve decided to make a stronger distinction between criticism and reviews. Writing book criticism is something I love to do, and intend to continue doing, but it can also take a while to find the

Operation Kronstadt Book Review

Harry Ferguson’s Operation Kronstadt [Amazon link] filled in a gap in a time (1919-20) and a place (St. Petersburg) that I had known nearly nothing about. The book starts slow, and then builds and builds up to a genuinely thrilling climax. For events now more than a hundred years

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Linkfest 2023-02-25: The Gospel Truth

On Twitter this morning I commented on how historical and literary criticism of the Gospels has slowly come around to the traditional interpretation, although I suspect many people haven’t quite caught on to that yet. In particular, I love this from PEG’s book review of Jesus and the

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Gen Y Checklist

I scored a two. And no, you have to guess.

Violations of the Third Commandment