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November 2016

November 19, 2016

My contribution to the review panel about Ancient Worlds in Digital Culture at #AARSBL16

Here are my thoughts on the first volume in the Digital Biblical Studies series from...

November 19, 2016

Don’t Forget the #AARSBL16 Blogger Dinner This Evening!

I thought I should post a reminder about the bloggers' dinner tonight at Yard House...

November 04, 2016

Blogger Gathering at #AARSBL16 on Saturday, November 19th at 7pm at Yard House

The blogger dinner this year at AAR/SBL will be at 7pm on November 19th at...

September 2016

September 14, 2016

A Mandaean Song from San Antonio

It is amazing the things you find when your interests intersect in unusual ways. The American...

June 2016

June 04, 2016

Bible Odyssey T-Shirt

I brought along my Bible Odyssey "I Love Josephus" t-shirt on my trip to...

April 2016

April 14, 2016

Privilege and Persecution

I spoke to a member of the Midwest regional Society of Biblical Literature recently, who...

March 2016

March 04, 2016

Exploring Intertextuality at #AARSBL16

Max Lee shared on his blog that there will be a review panel at SBL...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

AAR and SBL CFP Deadline Reminder

Just a reminder that the deadline to submit paper proposals for the AAR and SBL...

February 19, 2016

Call for Papers on Aramaic Magical Bowls

The American Academy of Religion's Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity program unit, and the Society...

January 2016

January 31, 2016

Biblical Studies Carnival

Tim Bulkeley has posted the latest Biblical studies carnival, including round ups of a number...

January 04, 2016

Guns and Liberty

A Christian university offers a “free course” so its students can get a license to...

December 2015

December 20, 2015

Digital Humanities SBL 2016 Call for Papers

The call for papers for the 2016 Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting is now...

November 2015

November 27, 2015

Blogging the #AARSBL15 Blogger Session

Rick Brannan and Chris Brady both shared their papers from this year's Blogger and Online...

November 23, 2015

Traditions and Religious Worlds of Late Antiquity – #AARSBL15 Monday Afternoon

Traditions or Eastern Late Antiquity co-sponsored a session with the SBL section on Religious Worlds...

November 23, 2015

What I Tell My Students: #AARSBL15 Mentoring Luncheon

The SBL student advisory board put together a wonderful luncheon with great speakers who gave...

November 23, 2015

What is Bible?

The Society of Biblical Literature has made a number of papers from a 2010 session...

November 22, 2015

The Final Blogger Session #AARSBL15

For the last ever Blogger and Online Publication session, we had two papers and a...

November 21, 2015

Metacriticism of Biblical Scholarship at #AARSBL on Saturday Afternoon

This session focused on canon and fan fiction, making comparisons between science fiction and other...

November 21, 2015

Saturday Morning at #SBLAAR15 – John, Jesus, and History

I got to Atlanta last night. This morning I picked up my tote bag which...

November 20, 2015

Nerd Fundamentalism at #AARSBL15

Today I travel to the joint annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and...

November 19, 2015

The Last Blogger Session #AARSBL15

This year's session of the SBL Blogger and Online Publication program unit will be the last...

November 18, 2015

#AARSBL15 Blogger Dinner and Drinks at Meehan’s

Here's the latest and probably final update about the meeting of AAR religion bloggers and...

November 16, 2015

Magic Bowls at #AARSBL15 in Atlanta

For those interested in Judaism, Mandaeism, Late Antiquity, ancient magic, Aramaic, and any number of...

November 15, 2015

#AARSBL15 Bloggers’ Gathering Change of Venue

When I picked Gibney's for the Bloggers' gathering, I didn't notice an important detail: they...

November 09, 2015

What I’m Telling My Students Luncheon #aarsbl15

If you're a student who will be at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

#AARSBL15 Blogger Dinner Venue

It is about time we chose a venue for the blogger dinner in Atlanta, which...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Bloggers’ Dinner at AAR/SBL in Atlanta

It seems that we may as well make a start to planning the dinner and...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

Mark and the Not-Divine, Very Human Jesus

Dale Tuggy makes some excellent points in his recent blog post, "Where did Jesus claim...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Nerd Fundamentalism: What Do Space Can(n)ons Have To Do With Biblical Canons?

The Metacriticism of Biblical Scholarship section will have a session in November focused on comparing...

March 24, 2015

Woman at the Well

My latest contribution to the Bible Odyssey website is up. It is in the "Ask...

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