In November of last year, the second edition of The SBL Handbook of Style (a style guide for biblical studies and related fields) was released, updating the previous edition that was published in 1999. Because I’m a member of the SBL, I was hoping to pick up a free pdf version (as I did the previous edition).… Continue Reading
Can a scholarly book be (semi-)self-published, peer-reviewed, available near cost in print editions and free in pdf? Yes. Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies: An Introduction Edited by: Alessandro Bausi (General editor), Pier Giorgio Borbone, Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet, Paola Buzi, Jost Gippert, Caroline Macé, Marilena Maniaci, Zisis Melissakis, Laura E. Parodi, Witold Witakowski Project editor: Eugenia Sokolinski Printed… Continue Reading
A few things have changed around here, including a new custom server setup, site design (minimalistic!), and domain (now josh.do). The plan for 2015 is to keep the focus mostly the same with the exception of incorporating a bit more from the realm of digital humanities with which I am increasingly involved. After an extremely… Continue Reading
(A personal note.) Things got quiet around here for much of July as I became unexpectedly but delightfully busy. One outcome of July’s work was, I am pleased to say, a job. In September I am happily taking up the post Research Fellow in Biblical Literacy with CODEC, a research centre of the University of… Continue Reading
Larry Hurtado writes of a freshly minted PhD with research promise from Edinburgh who will return to his home country to take up a post that lacks the resources to provide a robust research environment. He envisions a means of supporting such scholars in their research and makes a plea: …for a charitable trust or… Continue Reading
Where? Expositus.org. And you can help us launch by participating in our KickStarter, now live HERE: Expositus.org helps humans learn about the humanities. Humans need the humanities–subjects like history, literature, religion, and philosophy that are at the heart of culture, the soul of human existence. With a platform for discussion and resources designed for both… Continue Reading
With so much our data ‘out there’ or accessible to someone/thing ‘out there’, are we left to simply ‘delete all’ or shrug our shoulders? The following article by Harvard’s Jonathan Zittrain suggests that using encryption technology, one could ‘seal’ data until a specified time, securing it even from subpenas, etc., with technology that secures crypto-currency… Continue Reading
Thanks to Accordance for allowing me to review what I have found to be the most powerful electronic version of the NA28 available at the present time. In the video below, I demo and review some of my favorite features. Accordance users may also pick up a tip or two on using the software in… Continue Reading
The analogy is crude but apt, and I think other institutions are guilty, too: The Online Oxford Dictionary (2013) defines “twerk” as an informal verb that means to “dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.” The journalistic field, threatened by its shrinking economic capital,… Continue Reading
My good intentions to get back to “regularly scheduled programming” here at the blog were not realized as my family has dealt with some medical issues in our (now) six-week-old son. Fortunately these difficulties are not too serious and can ultimately be corrected. So let me revise my previous forecast and say I’ll be getting… Continue Reading