Summary: a new contribution on How (Not) to Do Conference Presentations, with a defense of the “Reading Aloud” mode of presenting.
Filed under: Writing | Tagged: academia, presentation, reading, SBL | 4 Comments »
Well, It’s Like This…
Posted on April 28, 2010 by anummabrooke
So what does it take for a reasonably regular blogger to go AWOL for nearly two weeks? Not much, it turns out. I changed my daily schedule a bit in order to get more physical exercise, and there was this beautiful spot in the day when I usually write my posts, and… Anyway, I’m playing [...]
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What is, An Impending Sense of Job Insecurity?
Posted on April 15, 2010 by anummabrooke
Summary: Answer: According to Crossley, this dread feeling could potentially unite biblical scholars of all competing stripes.
Filed under: Education, Links | Tagged: academia, culture, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, religion | Leave a Comment »
Higher Education Blogroll
Posted on April 13, 2010 by anummabrooke
If you haven’t noticed it before, this page sports two blogrolls. The second one, titled “Other Academic Blogs,” lists some of my favorite (non-biblical studies) bloggers in higher education. Most are women, and most are pseudonymous. Check them out, if you haven’t already or if you haven’t lately. Let me know if you suggest any [...]
Filed under: Education, Stubby | Tagged: academia, blogging, learning, teaching | Leave a Comment »
Sting Like a Bee: Waking the Sleeping God (Context of Scripture)
Posted on April 12, 2010 by anummabrooke
Summary: Like the Hittite god Telipinu, the God of Israel may sleep soundly while the righteous undergo persecution. Fortunately, God can be awakened with a careful combination of slaps and strokes.
Filed under: Ancient Near East, Old Testament | Tagged: Context of Scripture, Hebrew Bible, history, inscriptions | 2 Comments »
“Uh, What Kinds of Biblical Historical Conclusions Do You Usually Have Here?”
Posted on April 10, 2010 by anummabrooke
Summary: Bruce Waltke made to resign from faculty position for acknowledging fact of evolution. President of seminary celebrates diversity of acceptable views overstepped by Waltke.
Filed under: Critical Thinking, Education, Old Testament | Tagged: academia, academic integrity, Critical Thinking, culture, Hermeneutics, politics, religion | 25 Comments »
Gayle’s List of (Women) Bible-Bloggers
Posted on April 7, 2010 by anummabrooke
Summary: J.K. Gayle offers some women-authored Bible-related blogs that you may not (or may) already know.
Filed under: Links, Old Testament | Tagged: blogging, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, sex | 1 Comment »
Again with the Women…
Posted on April 5, 2010 by anummabrooke
Summary: The community of bloggers in academic biblical studies is overwhelmingly male compared to the non-blogging discipline. Question isn’t whether this is sign of illness, but rather how to address the plain fact of ill health.
Filed under: An Informal Word | Tagged: academia, blogging, culture, gender, SBL, sex | 6 Comments »
