From the Evangelical Textual Criticism blog: [Hoskier] notes that three manuscripts of Revelation have a curious little drawing (or perhaps better a pictogram) instead of the word ‘the sun’ ‘ο ηλιος’. …It is a curious little drawing and I am not sure it looks like a sun, much more like a circle with a tail,… Continue Reading
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
Ben Witherington has a series of interviews going with N. T. Wright. The most recent (the second) had some intriguing bits and pieces. I especially enjoy hearing scholars recall those influential works they read earlier in their career. My own combination of K[aesemann]’s rejection of B[ultmann], and Caird’s exposition of the OT view, all coming… Continue Reading
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
I am looking forward to the release of OS X Mavericks especially for these new features which I think will ultimately help my “scholarly workflow”: File Tagging! Tags, when used correctly, can serve as a powerful organization tool that will save you time retrieving files later. I have wanted this for a long time (there… Continue Reading
The following is part of a series of short interviews with academic bloggers. (The ‘hub’ for the discussion is the initial post on Starting an Academic Blog where the discussion and links to interviews are kept up-to-date). Today I share the final planned interview, this one with a student/early-career blogger, Joel Watts. He holds a… Continue Reading
The following is part of a series of short interviews with academic bloggers. (The ‘hub’ for the discussion is the initial post on Starting an Academic Blog where the discussion and links to interviews are kept up-to-date). Today I am pleased to share an interview with Dr. Tim Bulkeley (Ph.D. Glasgow), among those very early… Continue Reading
Things have been a bit quiet around the blog for a few reasons, not least of which was preparing for and attending the BNTC followed immediately by packing up house and moving from the south side of Edinburgh to the north(ish) side. I will resume the series on academic blogging this week or next and… Continue Reading
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
The following is part of a series of short interviews with academic bloggers. (The ‘hub’ for the discussion is the initial post on Starting an Academic Blog where the discussion and links to interviews are kept up-to-date). I’m happy to share an interview with Dr. James McGrath (Ph.D. University of Durham), Clarence L. Goodwin Chair… Continue Reading