Finally found a little time to summarize the debate my institution (MBTS) hosted as part of a Dead Sea Scroll’s conference. I’ve noticed a mention of the debate recently popping up over at the Textual Criticism blog, a post actually highlighting the debate which took place the night before at a local church. My post… Continue Reading
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Accordance Discounting "Textual Studies" modules
Here’s a rundown: * Apparatus modules list the variants for each verse. Accordance offers a variety of these tools: On the NT Apparatus CD-ROM you can unlock: CNTTS Apparatus now covers the entire New Testament and includes each word in all but the most minor MSS. $100…sale $80 Tischendorf is an important 19th century NT… Continue Reading
Logos Discounts
If you’re a Logos user, check out the “March Madness” discounts while they last. Use code LMMR7 to save 75% on this title Retail 75% off A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles, I. Howard Marshall $130.00 $32.50 Use code LMMR6 to save 50% on this title Retail 50% off Old Testament Theology,… Continue Reading
Book Scanner (pt 2): The USB Remote and Canon a480
Many canon cameras (a full list here) can be tweaked to allow for a variety of advanced features, including the ability to take pictures via a homemade USB remote. This is made possible when the camera boots special firmware from a SD card. Until recently, this wasn’t available for the Canon A480. Currently, I’m using a second… Continue Reading
USB Remote w.o. Batteries: starting the book scanner project (pt 1)
The USB Switch (w.o. batteries!) One of the challenges of the book scanner I looked forward to was the making of a USB remote which allows the user to snap pics from two cameras at the same time (important when scanning a book with two cameras!). Daniel Reetz’ original instructions (and most users in the… Continue Reading
DIY Book Scanner (intro)
I have recently decided to undertake a little do-it-yourself project: a book scanner! The final straw was pulled the other day when I needed a chapter out of a book for my research in Luke-Acts. My little scanner (Canon MX700 all-in-one) could barely fit 2 pages per copy. It took me 20 mins or so… Continue Reading
Logos 4 for Mac
I’m glad to hear that Logos is throwing a lot at the mac development side of things: The good news is that the Logos 4 Mac team is seeing success after success. Our shared-code strategy is working, and ensuring compatibility of both content and documents. And as the platform becomes more stable we’re seeing increased speed… Continue Reading
Demo of Latest Logos Improvements
As mentioned in the last post, the 4.0b upgrade is now available. Logos has kindly shared a demo of the latest improvements: New features in Logos 4.0b from Mark Barnes on Vimeo. Continue Reading
Logos Update Available
From the logos blog: There are hundreds of new features, improvements, and bug fixes in 4.0b, but here are some of the most significant ones: Import your notes, highlighting, favorites, and prayer lists from Libronix 3. Tomorrow’s blog post will deal with importing in detail. In the meantime, check out “Importing from LDLS 3” and… Continue Reading
Runge's Critique of Porter
Steve Runge has an interesting post in which he challenges the foundation of Porter’s theory of Greek verbal aspect. Here’s an excerpt: To be sure, aspect is far more prominent in Greek than it is in English, whereas the opposite is true of tense in English. However, in neither case is it a matter of… Continue Reading