Apparently quite a number of NFL players (most of whom are retired) have signed up to donate their brains (upon death) to concussion research (full story here). I wonder what we might learn if scholars in biblical studies did the same! Continue Reading
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BibleWorks Edges Out Accordance in Instant Details
I spent most of my Saturday at an Accordance seminar. A bit of background: I purchased the program about a year and half ago after using BibleWorks and Libronix for a few years (I converted to mac and won’t go back). One of the newer features in Accordance has potential but left me disappointed. When… Continue Reading
Social Media and Scholarship
James McGrath points out an informative article in the Chronicle For Higher Education regarding pros and cons of social media for doctoral students. There’s nothing surprising about the article, though my thoughts on the issue seem to be confirmed. Content is King! Continue Reading
Books for Writing Improvement
Andy Naselli recently listed and described Six Useful Books on Writing. I’m particularly glad to see I’m not the only PhD student required to read the latest Turabian manual (at least in part)! Continue Reading
What Will the GCR Mean for SBC Seminaries?
“A More Effective Convention Structure” As a PhD student at MBTS, I undoubtedly have a vested interest in this matter. To be clear: I am supportive of the Great Commission Resurgence and the GCR task force. This post only attempts to investigate how the GCR might affect SBC seminaries. The section of the GCR declaration… Continue Reading
Accordance Seminar – Any questions?
Accordance will be giving a seminar at my institution in a few days, so I will be spending the day with them on the computer. I have a few particular questions regarding the availability of modules as compared to other competing software programs, the graphic interface, and customization. Are there other questions I should be… Continue Reading
Words on Employment after the PhD
Nijay Gupta posted another interview in his monograph series, this time with C. Beetham. PhD students, listen close: Beetham says: About halfway through the program at Wheaton, my wife and I began to think through together what might be next. At that time I read somewhere that there were nearly ten PhDs for every biblical studies… Continue Reading
Practicing What You Preach
An Arkansas church hands out $5,000 to needy church members during series on giving: The offering baskets at a North Little Rock church were operating in reverse. Summit Church on Sunday dished out $5,000 to needy members of its congregation. Pastor Bill Elliff says worshippers received cash to pay medical and electric bills, buy children’s… Continue Reading
Musical Greek
Dr. Decker has provided three musical links for students attempting to master the Greek alphabet for the first time (couldn’t help but chuckle when listening, but if it works, it works!): The first is by Ben McGrew, who taught Greek in our undergrad program for many years (now retired). Alphabet_McGrew.mp3 Second is Bill Mounce’s version (linked from his… Continue Reading
Useful to the Master: Household Utensils in the Ancient World
(Another Tuesday Time Travel…) In 2 Timothy 2:20-21, Paul supports his argument that Timothy should avoid false teachers (and their ‘chatter’) with an illustration from a wealthy first century household. The setting is a ‘large house’ (μεγάλῃ οἰκίᾳ) which would indeed contain a variety of household vessels varying in value. Such a house would have… Continue Reading