Hi, Folks! About to head out on vacation here, but just wanted to pop in and share a few links about an author I’d like to read!
Some of you may have heard of him, Samuel Martin. I just learned about him through the GCM board. A true, modern-day Biblical scholar! I’d really love to see his writings hit mainstream, as I believe they’d really mark a turn in how we interpret the rod verses and treat children, as a culture.
I have not read him myself, so I’m not sure what other topics or ideas he represents. But, here are a few links to get you and me started. Two of these links contain excerpts of his writings. Samuel Martin on Biblical/Hebrew interpretations of child discipline and spanking:
http://childrenshealthcare.org/?page_id=570
Happy Summering!!
~Discipleshipmothering
I have to apologize for not making the sites into links. I haven’t learned to use that feature yet, and as I have a suitcase beckoning me to fill it, I can’t stop to teach myself at the moment.
And…I have to laugh to myself over that last link, because I just noticed today that “Gentle Giant” (the movie that spun off the tv series, “Gentle Ben”) is free on Netflix, and I almost turned it on for my kids today!
I LOVE Samuel Martin’s book and articles! His newsletter is available from info@biblechild.com and he also has a new blog, http://www.samuelmartin.blogspot.com. I have reviewed his book on spanking here:
http://dulcefamily.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-review-thy-rod-and-thy-staff-they.html