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
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
Scholarly workflow. I’m always interested in the research process of others in biblical studies (or any field of the humanities, really). How do you hatch an idea, record it, decide to research it further, organize that research, write it up, edit it, publish it, etc.? Favorite software? Favorite old school methods (e.g., pen and pad… Continue Reading
Thanks to IPEVO, I have the opportunity to review a fairly new product, the IPEVO Ziggi HD document camera (see on Amazon). I am especially interested in its use as a document and book scanner. I started a DIY Book Scanner project a few years ago (see here and here and here), but never finished. Now… 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
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
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
I was happy to find some Micron PIGMA pens for sale recently here in the UK. They are great for a variety of things. I could use them for all the writing I do, though because they are a bit costly (they are manufactured in Japan), I mainly use them to take notes in my… Continue Reading
A while back I mentioned using Scrivener for writing a thesis. Thought I’d share a few more thoughts on what I’ve enjoyed about it this week: Organizing various docs for my thesis all in one .scriv file. Very powerful organization features. For example, I can attach pdf files of scholarly articles, nest various files on X… Continue Reading
Over the next day or two I’ll be changing my theme (basically the way the site looks) here at Sake of Truth. I’m switching to a simpler and more attractive theme I’ve used elsewhere, so I’m confident the user experience will be a bit better. It will also give me some more powerful features as… Continue Reading