For all you newbies/first-timers here at Parables, the Weekly Round-Up is kind of my summary of 5-10 of the best links and posts from around the blogosphere (or that little slice of it on which I keep an eye) from the past week.

Ben Witherington III (or BW3 to his friends) ruined it this week. His 2008 Redneck Top 10 Awards simply left the competition in its dust. No other post is worthy of inclusion in the Round-Up this week. It's that good.

And remember, people. This guy is is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland, and the author of the, well, simply mind-blowing 8-volume Socio-Rhetorical Commentary Series.
Gotta love a world-class theological scholar with a sense of humor.

Anyhoo, here's two of my favorites from the post.

A Redneck Wedding Reception:
























A Redneck Quote:
















Enjoy the rest.

And for anyone who might be offended at this whole "redneck" thing, hey, some of my best friends are rednecks!

Grace and Peace Y'all,
Raffi