For part one of my review, see here. Part two here. (Amazon link to the book.) I wanted to touch on a few issues before finishing up with Carroll. Continue Reading
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Reflections on Ebojo's Review of The Early Text of the New Testament
First, a few less-than-serious thoughts on Ebojo’s review of The Early Text of the New Testament, followed by a few more serious ones: I can’t recall ever reading a book review which spends close to 50% of its words on typos, etc. I hadn’t heard of rbecs.org prior to reading about the review on the ETC… Continue Reading
James-Brother-of-Jesus Ossuary
Ron Huggins has another nice piece on the James Ossuary, with the clever title, “James D. Tabor’s Drop-Dead-Amazing, Forever-Shape-Shifting, Super-Elastic, Stretch-to-Fit, James-Brother-of-Jesus Ossuary.” He addresses the claim that the James Ossuary and the “Lost Tenth Ossuary” of the Talpiot tomb are the same, especially with reference to their dimensions: At the time Tabor claims to… Continue Reading
Writing Advice from Fred Waitzkin
I always have my eye out for writing advice, even from authors who typically write in different genres than my usual. The following excerpts are from an interview Tim Ferriss did with Fred Waitzkin (part 1, part 2), an author perhaps best known for his book, Searching for Bobby Fischer. From part 1: On ending one day… Continue Reading
Recent Reads Online
A few interesting reads from that past week or two: Anthony Le Donne has finished an interesting series of posts on Morton Smith and Secret Mark: Part one, two, three, four. Ron Huggins has a series of interesting posts related to art in biblical studies and broader scholarship. BW3 has a series of reviews going on Paul and… Continue Reading
Print vs. Digital: The Effect of Pagination on Interpretation
Yesterday evening I was reading a print edition of the Greek text of Luke 19:28–44 (NA28), and I realized at one point that the pagination effected me as a reader. The medium effects interpretation. Let me briefly explain. Triumphal Entry in the Gospel of Luke I am reading the story of the Triumphal Entry in the… Continue Reading
Book Reviews Series, Coming Soon
In the next few weeks I plan to publish three book reviews here at the site. Each review will come out in multiple instalments (two or three most likely), and each review (but not each part!) should include a short video in addition to text. This has been in the hopper for far too long… Continue Reading
Five Approaches to Publishing
I have noticed that among biblical scholars, there are many different approaches to publishing. Here are a few I’ve jotted down that are, of course, not mutually exclusive: Publish or Perish: Publish on, well, everything, regardless of its originality. You have lecture notes and a publisher, after all! Publish and Progress: Publish on subjects which… Continue Reading
Reflecting on Le Donne's Reflection on Internet Media vs. Bricks and Mortar Libraries
Anthony Le Donne reflects on a TEDs talk he recently listened to, particularly raising important issues about the effect of shifts in media on culture. I’ve thought a lot about how shifts to online and social media might impact biblical studies in the next generation (and its not all negative, just as previous shifts in… Continue Reading
Great Words on Writing
Excerpts from Theodor W. Adorno, a great (but sometimes difficult) writer, Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life (Pages 85-87): A first precaution for writers: in every text, every piece, every paragraph to check whether the central motif stands out clearly enough. Anyone wishing to express something is so carried away by it that he ceases… Continue Reading