European Association of Biblical Studies Early Judaism and Rabbinics Research Programme A Call for Papers Continuity, Change and Canonicity: Literary Forms from Biblical to Rabbinic Literature The 2006 EABS Conference will be held at Budapest, 6 – 9 of August. The division of early Judaism and Rabbinics will discuss the […]
Rev. Graham addresses the question of theodicy in the most reponsible way I have yet see from a prominent preacher, while here in NO. God has allowed it [Katrina]. I don’t believe he sent it, but he allowed it for a reason and a purpose, and it may be to […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., March 10 (AP) — The Rutgers University Board of Governors approved a major reorganization on Friday, simplifying a complicated system of undergraduate colleges but preserving an all-female niche on the campus. We continue to work towards similar ends at Tulane.
From Tulane’s President, Dr. Scott Cowen: Good Morning: I’ve always felt, in light of what we’ve experienced over the last few months, that this year’s commencement will be a special one. Just how special was made plain this week when George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States, […]
Thanks to a very generous gift from my bros-in-law I now posses an AirPort Express! It set up quickly and easily and within 5 minutes I was on the internet and listening to music through my stereo in my family room. Getting the printer hooked up took a little longer […]
The ChronicleHerald.ca in Canada, reports that one school has accepted student objections and stopped using Turnitin.com, which is a program/database for detecting plagiarism. I use this software and Tulane subscribes to it. I think it is excellent and the objections raised, as explained in the story at least, are weak. […]
Tyler William’s has an excellent (and humorous) blog on Hebrew tattoos with errors and all. The first “wrong” is אליהם with the final letter being a samech. One of Tyler’s respondents suggested that it was a mem in Rashi script, but if that is the case why are the other […]
This is a news alert I received from Inside Higher Ed but it does not appear to be on their website yet. It is significant that Alito was not involved in that his arguments for joining the Princeton group (CAP) was that the group fought to allow ROTC back on […]