With some help from a friend, Carl Lehman (he did the heavy code lifting), I have developed a simple tool, the reSearch Engine, that allows a user to enter a keyword or topic, press ‘enter’, and receive a set of links to search databases accordingly. For example, say you are doing research on memory theory… Continue Reading
Larry Hurtado shares: I’m pleased to note that a multi-author book co-edited by Paul Owen and me, “Who is This Son of Man? The Latest Scholarship on a Puzzling Expression of the Historical Jesus (London: T&T Clark, 2011), originally an appallingly expensive hardback, is now available in paperback at a quite reasonable price; £16.19 ($29.95… Continue Reading
Start a blog. Why? Because academic blogging is an accessible platform for communicating your passion with the world. A blog facilitates instant publishing with the largest potential audience of any medium in the world. Not to mention it’s cheaper than a coffee habit. [UPDATED Nov 2017] (Click here to skip the “why” and go straight… Continue Reading
For those involved in scholarship, especially at an early career period, Nijay Gupta has a helpful list of 10 Lessons Learned About Publishing As An Editor. By the way, if you’re not subscribed to Nijay’s blog yet, I would recommend doing so. As I’ve said previously, most of his posts save me time in one way… Continue Reading
Twice in the last few months I have realized the importance of having peers review something I have written BEFORE I send it off or present it. I learned three lessons, all of which are rather obvious. In the first case, I had two friends review a draft of an essay (it will appear in… Continue Reading
I was recently asked what commentaries I am finding most helpful as I research the Gospel of Luke. Briefly, in a not-so-particular order, here are a few thoughts on Luke (and a couple on Acts): I. Howard Marshall on Luke (NIGTC) (1978), though its been around a while (!), nearly always hits the significant exegetical… Continue Reading
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
From the Chronicle of Higher Education website (originally from University World News): “More Countries Are Asking Whether They Produce Too Many Ph.D.’s, Says New Report.” According to Rymer, one issue stimulating debate about Ph.D. education is the view that, at least in some disciplines, universities are producing too many Ph.D. graduates. . . . In… Continue Reading
Looking for a good excuse to visit Australia? September 27–28, 2013 at Macquarie University: “Observing the Scribe at Work: Knowledge Transfer and Scribal Professionalism in Pre-Typographic Societies.” If I were in Sydney this Fall, I would attend. More about the conference: ‘Observing the Scribe at Work’ will bring together specialists in pre-modern societies of the Mediterranean… Continue Reading
Ryan Vasut recently laid out his method for using Zotero. There are a lot of great tips there, and a few I will definitely be working into my work flow–something I was just thinking and blogging about. (cf. Naselli’s resources on using Zotero, too). Continue Reading