I saw this book on a bibliography for a TEDS course in TC and it looked worthwhile, so I asked BJU's Mack Library to order it. Textual Optimism: A Critique of the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament Kent Clarke I let a teacher of mine know that the book was...
Mark Ward
Just installed Google Analytics
I'm watching you now. If you have a WordPress blog and you'd like to track your hits, you can try an easy-to-use Google Analytics plug-in. Or else you can use a simpler stats plug-in WordPress has developed. Somebody got to this blog by searching for "Bob Jones...
Where does this come from?
I have been mulling over a question for some years now, and this little excerpt from a self-published book makes me ask it again: what sin lies at the heart of being just flat wrong about some aspect of theology? What is the origin of the spirit that finds immoral...
Education is the best predictor of longevity
I just heard on NPR that for every year spent in school, life expectancy goes up 18 months. So my B.A. was worth 6 years of life (for a net gain of 2). My graduate studies have so far gained me a little over 10 years (for a net gain of 3). Thank you, Bob Jones...
Why Macs are better
A theme on this blog is going to have to be computers and how they affect the academic study of the Bible--because that's a theme with me. But we've got to be irenic. No sarcastically cute videos. Just the humble facts for those who really want to know. So here's a...
Trenchant comment by Guthrie
You may have read Guthrie's New Testament Introduction in seminary, or even perhaps in your undergraduate training. When I read such works I live for lines like this, part of Guthrie's argument that we can trust early tradition's judgment on the authorship of...