Christopher Skinner asks, “Secular Narratology and NT Narrative Criticism: Are They Doing the Same Thing?” Or put differently: Are scholars working with narratology on secular narratives doing the same thing NT narrative critics are doing (or think they are doing)? His short answer is I think we can safely say that there is nothing within narrative-critical… Continue Reading
Larry Hurtado has posted a critique of the business model of many academic publishers that seems to result in high priced books. He also shares his own experience in choosing between an academic publisher and ‘trade’ publisher. An excerpt: So, I want to register a complaint about the ridiculous prices on these volumes in the… Continue Reading
I suspect I am not the only one who collects advice on (or applicable to) writing. Sometimes I seek the advice; other times I stumble upon it. In either case it gets collected. One of these days I plan to present the collection in one way or another. Until then, here are a few recent… Continue Reading
Thanks to Baylor Press for allowing me an opportunity to review Matthew W. Bates, The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation: The Center of Paul’s Method of Scriptural Interpretation (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2012). This monograph is a revision of Bates’ doctoral work done under David Aune at the University of Notre Dame. Bates begins in… Continue Reading
I have made a small update to the reSearch Engine. I removed a few of the less helpful searches and added two, Hathi Trust and JSTOR. For those that do not know, reSearch Engine is a simple tool for searching multiple databases for a topic. Enter your topic, press enter/return, and then you’re given a… Continue Reading
A few of months ago, the folks at the Omni Group kindly gave me OmniFocus for Mac and OmniFocus 2 for iPhone to review. This review is thus based on my use of both apps for nearly three months. What is OmniFocus? OmniFocus is a productivity app that helps you create and manage tasks and… Continue Reading
What follows is a brief review of Daniel Lynwood Smith, The Rhetoric of Interruption: Speech-making, Turn-taking, and Rule-breaking in Luke-Acts and Ancient Greek Narrative (BZNW 193; Berlin: De Gruyter, 2012). This monograph is a revision of Smith’s doctoral work completed under David Aune at the University of Notre Dame. In it, Smith examines the occurrence… Continue Reading
I want to wrap up my BibleWorks 9 review and fill in a few gaps that my previous posts have left. Purchasing and Installation As I said, I have used BibleWorks for nearly 10 years, and I have always found their customer support very good. Now, when you purchase a product, you will be sent… Continue Reading
And I look forward to visiting his site often. In a welcome post, Steve writes: I’m a New Testament scholar by trade, presently working on a major commentary on Acts, and my blog will focus on my areas of academic interest. So you’ll read me writing about Acts, what’s going on in the world of… Continue Reading
As I said in the intro (see also pt 2), I have been upgraded to BibleWorks 9 from BW8. In this post I want to highlight some of the features new to BW9. Interface One of the first things I noticed was that the interface is a bit more aesthetically pleasing, particularly with the updated… Continue Reading