Summary: Having my adult students add 350 words to an existing biblical narrative proved a tremendous success in terms of inspiring close readings of, and imaginative engagement with, the details of the text at hand.
Filed under: Education, Old Testament, Writing | Tagged: distance learning, Hebrew Bible, learning, teaching, Writing | 3 Comments »
Summary: God doesn’t punish Bible woo directly, but apparently finds ways to keep up the spirits of the debunkers.
Filed under: Critical Thinking, Entertainment, Old Testament | Tagged: Bible woo, Critical Thinking, culture, Hebrew Bible, humor, science | Leave a Comment »
Summary: an instructive kerfluffle about sectarian claims in the books and book reviews of academic biblical studies.
Filed under: Books & Reviews, Critical Thinking, Education, Links, Old Testament | Tagged: Critical Thinking, criticism, Hebrew Bible, literature, New Testament, religion, SBL | 5 Comments »
Summary: COS today: a letter about logs, and 12-Dynasty propaganda, both more exciting than it sounds.
Filed under: Ancient Near East, Books & Reviews, Old Testament | Tagged: Context of Scripture, Hebrew Bible, history, inscriptions, literature | 2 Comments »
Overwhelmed this week? Yes, thanks for asking. In the meantime, enjoy a collection of YouTube videos relating to Passover, courtesy of JR.
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Summary: early experiments with making 100% barley loaves on a flat stone.
Filed under: Ancient Near East, Research | Tagged: Bread, culture, history | 3 Comments »
Summary: Research is hard.
Filed under: An Informal Word, Research | Tagged: Bread, humor, religion, Writing | 2 Comments »
Summary: Planning some short reading to better understand ancient Egyptian religion.
Filed under: Ancient Near East, Research | Tagged: Context of Scripture, Egypt, literature, religion | 1 Comment »
Summary: Small dogs originate in ancient Near East?
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Summary: what would you like to see in a course on “The Old Testament in the New Testament”?
Filed under: Education, Old Testament, Research | Tagged: allusion, Hebrew Bible, literature, New Testament, teaching | 5 Comments »
