Rodney Decker reports: Although not much has been said yet, there is a new commentary series in the works, the Evangelical Exegetical Commentary. the general editor is Wayne House; OT editor, Walt Kaiser; and NT editor, Hall Harris. … The series is being described as “between BECNT and WBC” in terms of content and academic… Continue Reading
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Walton and ZIBBCOT
James shares a humorous video which beckons all to buy the ZIBBCOT: Continue Reading
A Spectacle to the World
(Another Tuesday Time Travel…) “For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.” — 1 Corinthians 4:9 Spectacles where quite common in the Roman empire. Essentially, a spectacle provided a citizen the opportunity… Continue Reading
The Latest Carnival Has Arrived
For the latest in biblical studies in the blogosphere, go here. It seems more selective than usual (who can know?), but Kevin provides quite a bit of commentary for the links he includes. You’ll notice that audio/video resources seem to be on the rise :). Continue Reading
Carnival Coming?
Estimated time of arrival: 1am Pacific (from the horse’s mouth). Continue Reading
Logos 4 and Mac
Yes, it’s all over the blogosphere, but Mac users should note that Logos 4 is only available in a “pre-release Alpha” version. I will get by since I run windows with virtualization software (on a mac, of course), but I’ve been thoroughly disappointed with the progress on the mac side of things! Continue Reading
This Week in Blogdom
J. Brian Tucker compares the PhD models of the humanities and the sciences. Thomas Keene offers a tutorial for using Zotero in biblical studies. Biblioblogs.com sets some standards for inclusion. Nijay Gupta points us to some New Testaments lectures from Yale’s Dale Martin. Continue Reading
4. Media Trends and the Future of Biblical Scholarship
(An abridgment of a former series…) The subject invoked by the phrase ‘future of biblical scholarship’ in the subtitle is one that fascinates me. Perhaps it is because those interested in biblical studies have never lived in a world of technology like that of ours. Some Things Will Never Change Before suggesting potential changes in… Continue Reading
Keene on Zotero (a bibliographic citation program)
Thomas Keene over at nerdlets.org has posted a great tutorial for using Zotero in biblical studies. Zotero is a free Firefox browser add-on which enables you too easily collect, organize, and manipulate bibliographical data. With compatible add-ons for popular word-processing programs, Zotero is a great tool for biblical students and scholars. I’ve been using it… Continue Reading
From Jerusalem to Rome
Loveday Alexander in Acts in Its Ancient Literary Context (2005) says: The predominance of the Ionian mental map and the centrality of the sea for the voyages of Greek romance throw into relief the rather different geographical perspectives of Acts. Luke’s story really has two mental maps, one centred on Jerusalem and one on the… Continue Reading