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James McGrath – Revelation Course Blog, Needs Comments
Posted by Joel in Biblioblogging on November 30, 2010
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I am copying this completely:
This semester, students in my course on the Book of Revelation had as one of their assignments to evaluate a web site and post their evaluation on a blog set up for this purpose.
I’ll be reading their posts over the coming days, but I wanted to share a link to the blog so that you can do so as well.
Your comments will be welcome, both for my benefit as I seek to evaluate not only what students produced, but also the value of this sort of assignment; and also for the benefit of the students, for some of whom this represents their very first steps towards contributing to that online pool of information that is the internet.
via Exploring Our Matrix: Evaluating Online Sources Online: Revelation Course Blog.
I’ve read several of the blog posts – I think that you might find it interesting some of the takes on Revelation….
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Don’t Forget your Favorite Bibliobloggers on Cyber-Monday
Posted by Joel in Biblioblogging on November 26, 2010
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This is a repost, but since the Monday after Black Friday is usually the day for cyber deals, or Cyber Monday, I thought that I would repost it.
I love to buy Southern Gospel songs from James McGrath’s Amazon Store. I don’t know why, but it makes me smile.
Sure, sometimes I cheat on Jeremy’s store and go with McGrath’s for books (but I promise, Jeremy, it is only by accident), but I need to also spend some money at Jason’s and T.C.’s and maybe even Fr. Stephen‘s. And don’t forget about Jeff. And have you heard about Chris’? And the other Chris (Brady)?
Why? Because bloggers with stores get some commission money when someone buys something from their store. This helps with self-education or buying things for others, etc… So, as the holidays approach , and you go to Amazon for your shopping pleasure, be kind and visit Amazon through one of these stores, or mine which is on the right side bar. Go through one of these stores and anything you buy will route some spending cash from Amazon to your favorite biblioblogger’s pocket.
Now, ask yourself – if you have to spend money at Amazon, why not do it in such a way as to help out bibliobloggers?
More thoughts on the #SBL10 Biblioblogging Section
Posted by Joel in Biblioblogging on November 24, 2010
Jim West who?
First, James McGrath updates a list and has some thoughts as well:
Jim Davila, Chris Brady, and Michael Barber have shared their papers online. (I should mention that it is not only bloggers presenting in this session who have done this – Ben Witherington has shared his paper from the Paul and Scripture seminar)
Mark Goodacre and Jared Calloway are among those who posted about the session…..
Read his post here, and then, read them all –
Exploring Our Matrix: Bloggership: The #SBL10 Session on Blogging and Online Publication.
Dr. Jim Linville was a great guy to hang out with and talk politics! He shared some brief thoughts before he boarded the 80 hour so flight to Canada!
Steve showed up for the (first) Biblioblogger dinner (we actually had another one the next day and a smaller get together that evening).
Dr. Cargill has shared his paper in two parts. This is important, actually, and not to be taken lightly. I want to address both his and Chris Brady’s proposal next week. (and really, really, really look at the picture there)
Daniel Kirk has a spot on the biblioblogger section you should check out as well. And Jared as well. I was able to meet both Jared and Daniel, chatting with them for a while.
Some of the most enjoyable time I spent at SBL was with James Spinti who provided a great spirit, great conversation, and some thoughts for me to ponder on.
And Edward Cook…Peter Head…although really about the SBL…
And Jim Davila has a list of total SBL thoughts…
And Scott Bailey… And Bill Heroman
There was a great sense of community at the biblioblogger session and other events, even for a non-scholar such as myself. No elitism, no ivory tower. They didn’t exclude or talk down to me, etc… A great bunch of honest to goodness people in real life. I admit, that I get star struck at times… I mean, when it comes to biblioblogging, some of these people are like tv stars. And then, you meet them in real life… authors, bloggers, teachers, etc…
Yep, nerd-crush, I have it.
A New (to me) Theoblog – Galadriel’s Mirror
Posted by Joel in Biblioblogging on November 24, 2010
The author of this book has a blog, although admittedly, he hasn’t posted on it for a while.
This blog make no claim to be oracular (see the forthcoming post on “The Internet as Oracle”). I make no pretense to having mystical powers like Galadriel. But I do like the idea of a blog providing discussions that challenge and test the hearts and minds of those who click on the site to have a look. It appears to me that a blog serves (quite insufficiently!) as a “table”–a table over which friends and strangers banter as though with coffee mug in hand over matters both important and whimsical.
I prayerfully hope that “Galadriel’s Mirror” @ abyers.wordpress.com will offer conversations (both bidden and unbidden!) that penetrate the interlocutors and readers and inspire us to stay the course, namely, the Course that is straight, narrow, and most costly. And most rewarding…. (here)
Now, with his upcoming book, let’s hope he returns to blogging….
Two of the Biblioblogging Papers Presented at #SBL10
Posted by Joel in Biblioblogging on November 22, 2010
First, from Jim Davila:
Sixth and finally, I think it is fair to say that biblioblogging has contributed at least a little to the accelerating erosion of the authority of the mainstream media. My earlier two papers collected many examples and you can find many more in posts on many biblioblogs since 2005.
Read the entire paper about the progress that Biblioblogging has made. You know my story, of course, but read the details.
Then, Chris Brady,
The anomaly of Jim West
Speaking of Jim I should note the significant variant of Jim West’s blog. The latest iteration is called “Zwingli Redivivus” and while Jim West regularly posts on issues related to biblical studies, he also has various humor posts, rants against the “depraved,” and wikipedia. The volume he produces is considerable and the number of hits his site receives has kept his blog #1 on the Biblioblogs monthly Top 50 since its inception. It is, however, quite the exception.
If the others post theirs, I’ll link to those as well.
SBL: The Sessions, Preliminary Schedule, if I don’t become a lemming
Posted by Joel in Biblioblogging on November 18, 2010
Can you spot Jeremy Thompson?
I will be attending only but a few days – Sunday and Monday. Just enough, really, to get a few sessions in and attend the 2nd Annual Biblioblogger dinner on Sunday night. I have a roommate who is too embarrassed to know me and asked me not to reveal who he or she is. (I’m trying to use more inclusive language, although, there are times that I really don’t know the gender of my roomie).
Anyway, there are plenty of sessions that I want to attend at the 9am-11:30 section, but that means I would have to leave my house at midnight. If I don’t make it for that….
I’ll start my day at 1pm. I most likely will attend P21-214 International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (they are the ones who translated the New English Translation of the Septuagint).
Then, rushing from there, I’ll attend between 4-6:30 p21-318 Functions of Apocryphal and Pseudepographal Writings in Early Judaism and Early Christianity Section. The theme for this section is 1st Enoch.
Let’s just be honest here – Throw in Septuagint, Deuteronomy, Wisdom or Deuterocanonical and I’m there.
Monday morning’s going to be tough… but most likely, I’ll end up at Wisdom and Apocalypticism in Early Judaism and Early Christianity Section/Qumran Section.
And of course, without question (okay, so a lot because Larry Hurtado is presenting on early Jewish monotheism too) the Biblioblogger section – s22-209
I’ll end my time at SBL with the Markan Literary Sources Seminar, which will feature Adam Winn as a presenter.
Breaking: Jim West’s Real Profession Revealed
Posted by Joel in Biblioblogging on November 12, 2010
I couldn’t believe it when I saw it, but I have proof that Jim West is not really who he says he is.
The true is revealed here:
