Daniel Akin recounts a conversation with Adrian Rogers about 6 months before Rogers’ death: Dr. Rogers said the problem was we were no longer on the battlefield fighting shoulder to shoulder the real enemies of sin, Satan, death and hell. Rather, we were back in the barracks standing face to face and fighting one another.… Continue Reading
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Gird up the loins of your mind!
Tuesday Time Travel to the Roman Empire… “Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind…” 1 Peter 1:13 The phrase translated “gird up the loins” (ἀναζωσάμενοι τὰς ὀσφύας) refers to an action ancients would take to prepare themselves for some activity (hence many modern versions translate this phrase something like “prepare your minds for action.”) Because… Continue Reading
3. Blogging with Integrity (pt 2)
(An abridgment of a former series). Posting with a Purpose The prerequisite to being ‘others-centered’ is posting with a purpose. It requires thought prior to posting, prior to throwing up the pictures, prior to replying in a comment box. If the purpose is not honorable, integrity is lost. Drop it and move on. How many… Continue Reading
3. Blogging with Integrity (pt 1)
(An abridgment of a former series). The central theme emerging in this series of posts is influence. I maintain my original thesis: “If the content we publish is sound and profitable, influence is precious.” In the last post, the supreme benefit of using social media was the opportunity to expand influence. Now I turn my attention to blogging with… Continue Reading
Posts of the Week
Con Campbell calls verbal aspect sexy and sophisticated (but read for context!). AWOL list(s) of open access journals here and here. Mark Goodacre discusses doubts about Nag Hammadi story. Mike Anderson blogs about the polis as the engine of intellect. Nijay Gupta looks to a papyrus text for insight into the occasion of Philemon. Continue Reading
Preserving Archaeological Finds: What to Do?
Haaretz recently reported: One of the country’s leading archaeologists has publicly condemned the Israel Antiquities Authority’s failure to object to a plan to construct a building over a site in the Western Wall plaza where a well-preserved ancient Roman road was recently excavated. Interestingly: Tsafrir argued that the construction is being approved because the findings… Continue Reading
AWOL Blog Compiles List of Open Access Journals
Excerpt: In observance of Open Access Week (October 19-23, 2009), I have assembled here an alphabetical list of all open access journals in Ancient Studies (with some hot pursuit forays into related disciplines) cited here in AWOL since its beginning in January 2009 Excellent! Continue Reading
2. Biblioblogs and Spheres of Influence
(An abridgment of a former series…) In the intro to this series, I summarized the main points of a thought provoking article regarding media trends. The article did a bit of forecasting, but I would like to consider how recent trends in media (especially social media) might impact biblioblogging. In a later post, I will deal with media… Continue Reading
Powell's "Introducing the NT" and the Synoptic Problem
Mark Goodacre has posted an important discussion of the treatment of the Synoptic Problem in Powell’s Introducing the New Testament. Referring generally to introductory textbooks, Goodacre laments: …I have done what I can, through books, articles, websites, blogs, to try to generate some awareness of a major alternative to the consensus view. Sometimes, this has… Continue Reading
Ancient Hairstyles and the NT
Another Tuesday Time Travel… Ancient Hairstyles. “Your adornment must not be merely external–braiding of the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dress; but let it be the hidden person of the heart…” – 1 Peter 3:3-4 (cf. 1 Tim. 2:9; 1 Cor. 11:2-16) In New Testament times, women’s hairstyles held a place in… Continue Reading