I have a habit of carrying on with reviews of multiple resources at once, so I wanted to track them quickly and add one to the hopper. First, I am grateful to De Gruyter for sending for review Christoph Schaefer, Die Zukunft Israels bei Lukas (BZNW 190; Berlin: De Gruyter, 2012). In addition to reviewing… Continue Reading
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Accordance Review (pt. 2)
In the first part of my accordance review, I gave an overview of what the program does and mentioned some of the features new to version 10. Now I want to focus on a few other features that I find useful for my daily research. Layout. I like the ability to customize my layout. I typically… Continue Reading
Accordance Review (pt. 1)
In the first part of my Accordance 10 review, I want to give a brief overview as well as highlight some new features in this version. Overview Accordance is a Bible study program that offers a number of texts and tools for reading and studying the Bible. Like other programs we’re reviewing, Accordance offers a… Continue Reading
The Inventor of Makeup and His Demise
As part of my current research, I am reading through stacks of ancient literature, so I thought as I go I would share what I find interesting, strange, humorous, etc. According to the ancient Jewish book of 1 Enoch, one among the leaders of the fallen angels (cf. Gen 6:1-6), Azaz’el, taught the people various… Continue Reading
Schopenhauer, On Authorship and Style (excerpts p 2)
A continuation from yesterday… Arthur Schopenhauer’s “On Authorship and Style” is an essay full of nuggets on writing (and much more). On author’s rehashing older, better books they don’t understand: The writer often does not thoroughly understand the old books; he will, at the same time, not use their exact words, so that the result… Continue Reading
The Internet and the Future of Scholarship
The effect of digital and web technologies on education and scholarship deeply interests me. While I am generally optimistic about the utility of these technologies for scholarship, including my own work, I remain cautious and keenly interested in finding solutions to some of the associated problems. I recall a few years ago reading an article… Continue Reading
False Dichotomy (aka False Dilemma, either-or fallacy)
The false dichotomy plagues conversations in every sphere, not least in scholarship, theology, and politics! Not a day goes by where I do not encounter it even in prominent peer-reviewed publications. I suspect I am guilty of it more often than I realize, but I am watching out for it as much as possible in… Continue Reading
Joseph Atwill and a Hermeneutic of Conspiracy
Given recent buzz about a book that first appeared eight (yes, eight!) years ago, alleging the fourfold Gospel was a fabrication carried out by Rome as a psy-op (psychological operation) to control the masses (no, seriously), I thought I would offer a few thoughts. Where did the buzz come from, anyway? Was there a big… Continue Reading
'Press Publish': A Summary
Thanks once again for all those who participated in the series on academic blogging. We’ve heard from 14 academic bloggers whose answers to four questions I asked are quite diverse, but not without a few common threads. The interviewees were: Ben Witherington Jim West Mike Bird Anthony Le Donne Scot McKnight Mark Goodacre (preamble, why/when,… Continue Reading
Take My Liberty, Just Don't Give Me Death?
Blood was shed to make possible the freedom envisioned in the U.S. Constitution. Free citizens are, by virtue of their freedom, vulnerable to all sorts of potential harm–harm that may result in the shedding of innocent blood. Continue Reading