What Is Unicode? Part IV
So how do I type in Greek with Unicode? a = α That's easy. b = β Yeah, yeah. It gets trickier, however. If you installed my keyboard layout (which is a slightly-tweaked version of Tyndale House's), here are the characters which might not be so obvious: j (or v) = ς (I added "j" to match the BibleWorks Greek font; I'm just so used to it after six years.) f = φ h = η q = θ x = ξ c = χ y = ψ Now for the Really Tricky Stuff But how do you use accents? I admit it; sometimes I give up and just use...
Pittsburgh Bishop Is Ousted – NYTimes.com
Picked this up from the New York Times, an AP story. Bishop Duncan, who led the Pittsburgh diocese for 11 years, is a leader in a national network of theological conservatives who are breaking away from the liberal denomination in a dispute over Scripture.[From National Briefing - Religion - Pittsburgh Bishop Is Ousted - NYTimes.com] They got it right! I'm impressed! The battle is over Scripture, not homosexuality. The latter is distinctly secondary to the former. At least that's how it should...
Logos Blogs
For those who were just in my Logos lecture in BJU's Ministry and Media course (and you readers out in TV Land), here are the links to Logos blogs which I promised. These are links to feeds, not to blogs. They should go right into Google Reader. Logos Bible Software Blog Logos Community Pricing Logos PrePub Deals Morris Proctor's Logos Tips and Tricks And here are the other blogs I read in my Bible Software category. They don't all post very often. You won't be overwhelmed! Mac Biblioblog...
Ok, Ok… I’m a Bit Excited, Too
I'm looking forward to the release of the ESV Study Bible. I'm wondering only why a study Bible needs articles on the following issues: Roman Catholicism (Gregg R. Allison) Eastern Orthodoxy (Robert Letham) Liberal Protestantism (Bruce A. Ware) Evangelical Protestantism (Bruce A. Ware) Evangelical Protestantism and Global Christianity (Harold A. Netland) The Bible and Contemporary Judaism (Marvin R. Wilson) The Bible and Other World Religions (Harold A. Netland) The Bible and Islam (Timothy C....
Hebrew Helps (Especially for BJU Seminary Students)
My friend Josh Young, a fellow Mount Calvary member and BJ Seminary student, recently sent me a set of helps for learning the vocabulary list required here in our Hebrew program. I was never a flash-card guy myself, but you may be. If you are, he's done some great work for you! Here are his descriptions of what is included in the zip file which you can get by clicking Hebrew Helps 2.2.zip: A 44-page PDF document that can be printed on cardstock at Bellis for just a little over 8 dollars. It...