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December 2010
December 10, 2010
Deane Galbraithe on SBL Student Membership
The post that I referred to as "gone missing" in my earlier post about the Society...
December 09, 2010
Ironic News: Mark Goodacre Discovers The Q Document!
In incredibly ironic news, Mark Goodacre announced on his blog just minutes ago that he...
December 09, 2010
SBL: Student Members and Student Papers
A letter was sent to student members of the Society of Biblical Literature, and it...
December 09, 2010
The past few days I've had a bad cold, and this morning our internet service...
December 09, 2010
Quote of the Day (Joseph Hoffmann)
“To be a fundamentalist, you have to have a book. And you have to forget...
December 09, 2010
Dr. Jim’s BibliLOLblogging LOLCats Extravaganza!
Jim Linville has shared a plethora of LOLcats, largely focused around topics related to Biblical...
December 08, 2010
Gene Robinson on the Bible and Homosexuality
The Lead shared links to the first two pieces in a new series that Gene...
December 08, 2010
Astăzi vin să-mi plec genunchii
Here are two renditions of the Romanian Christmas carol "Astăzi vin să-mi plec genunchii." The...
December 08, 2010
The Clever Badger reviews Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth
Jay over at The Clever Badger has posted his review of a recent children's book,...
December 08, 2010
Sandra Dutton suggests that a science-focused theme park would be a good response to the...
December 08, 2010
Joel Watts posted on D. M. Baillie's classic book on Christology, God Was in Christ,...
December 08, 2010
The Bible Tells (Steve Wiggins) So
Steve Wiggins has written a delightful post full of wonderful metaphors related to the way...
December 08, 2010
Mark Stevens has started a meme around the blogosphere, asking what the most embarrassing book...
December 08, 2010
It has often been said that asking the right questions is just as important as,...
December 07, 2010
Clayboy on God, Extraterrestrials and Christmas
Doug Chaplin asks whether God loves ET, and shares a classic alien-oriented Christmas carol.
December 07, 2010
Young-Earth Creationists and Pun-Makers Stooping to All-Time Low?
P. Z. Myers looks at how the Louisiana Family Forum is reacting to its defeat...
December 07, 2010
The Panda's Thumb announced a new site dedicated to following the news about the planned...
December 07, 2010
Digitization of Manuscripts Continues at the British Library
The British Library's project to digitize its manuscripts from the Medieval period and before is...
December 07, 2010
TOTALLY DEPRAVED AND UTTERLY DESPICABLE!
There are no words strong enough to express how DETESTABLE and REPREHENSIBLE this recent post...
December 07, 2010
5,000 Years of Cosmology in Pictures
IO9 shares pictorial representations of the cosmos, from ancient times until the present. The source...
December 07, 2010
Chris Brady shares the new rules from the Society of Biblical Literature relating to calls...
December 07, 2010
Creation, Conflict and Cosmos Conference
Thanks to Sean Winter for early notification about a conference being scheduled for May 2-5,...
December 07, 2010
Irtiqa on Paul Davies on ETs and God
The title says it all. There's a post at Irtiqa about the impact that Paul...
December 07, 2010
Biblical Studies Carnivals for 2011
Thanks to Jim West for scheduling the Biblical Studies Carnivals for 2011 and listing them...
December 06, 2010
Oral Tradition and Manuscripts in Biblical Studies – and in PDFs
David Stark pointed out that the free SBL Greek New Testament is now available in...
December 06, 2010
Evolution, Intelligence and Design
A topic that has come up in a comment thread on another post seemed worth...
December 05, 2010
Joseph Kelly’s Call for Carnival Submissions Using Google Spreadsheets
Jim West shared a request from Joseph Kelly for submissions for this month's Biblical Studies...
December 05, 2010
Junia and the Importance of Greek Accents
Some (especially those who skipped accents altogether when they first learned Greek) are boung to find them...
December 05, 2010
Here are videos of my son and his teacher playing two Christmas carols as violin...
December 04, 2010
Continuing to reflect on the reference to books recording deeds and a book of life...
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