Jeremy Shipper just sent me the call for the 2009 MAR regional SBL. It is my pleasure to repost it here. You can also go to the official MAR-SBL site. (Hmm. Apparently we in PA are actually part of the Eastern Great Lake Region. I am enough of a Penn […]
Academics
(Note the placement of the question mark in the title.) I am working on my triennual speech for the honors college medal ceremony and trying to be a little different while still presenting my basic theme that “honor” is fundamentally about knowing what is right and having the strength and […]
This is a little essay I wrote back in 2003 after I attended the School for Criticism and Theory at Cornell University, my alma mater. Various discussions recently brought the incident back to mind. I had thought of submitting this to something like Harper’s but never did, so now I […]
I (finally!) have the wiki set up at the Newsletter for Targumic and Cognate Studies. The idea is to have scholars contribute articles on Aramaic, Syriac, Targum, Peshitta, and other related subjects so that the site can become a reliable resource. The Newlsetter itself already has some targumic texts available […]
You will all be familiar with the reports that major Iraqi sites had been destroyed by looters and US troops (see the U Chicago OI’s “Lost Treasures from Iraq” site). Well, apparently that may not be quite true. Melik Kaylan reports for the Wall Street Journal: A recent mission to […]
I am trying to finally knock out this article and as is often the case the introduction is proving the greatest challenge. In particularly I am trying to set up an argument (albeit briefly, it is not the main purpose of this article) for considering the Targumim of the Megillot […]
My colleague, parishioner, and prolific author Philip Jenkins has a new book out that has just been given a brief review by Publishers Weekly. The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Philip Jenkins. HarperOne, $26.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-147280-0 […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education has noted that Peter Enns will have his hearing at Westminster Theological Seminary next month. A tenured professor at Westminster Theological Seminary will face a hearing next month to determine if he will be dismissed for his teachings about the Bible, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported […]
This is a gem from The Chronicle of Higher Ed’s “First Person” series of anonymous essays. “Pothead Ph.D.” is from a PhD candidate who is espousing the use of marijuana. A bit of philosophy is thrown in to make this all seem legitimate. Of course I’m not arguing that one […]
Although delayed for very good reasons Tyler has posted the BSC for May, just in time for XXXI to come rolling along. Thanks Tyler! UPDATE: Biblical Studies Carnival XXXI is up! James R. Getz of Ketuvim is hosting the Carnival for July 2008. John Hobbins of Ancient Hebrew Poetry will […]