Jeremy Thompson

Category: Interesting

  • For Anyone Wanting to Hang out at SBL Friday Morning to Mid-day

    Ken Brown and I are planning to meet at the conference registration desk at 10:30.  I’m a local so I’m going to plot out a little sightseeing.  I’ve got to head back to my home Friday around mid-afternoon to start making arrangements for my family for the weekend since I’ll be gone a lot to…

  • For SBL Folks Bringing Kids or Who Love Disney

    If you’re bringing kids to SBL or love Disney, there is a new exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art.  It is in town in relation to the release of Disney’s new film The Princess and the Frog.  It is called “Dreams Come True” and you can find out more about it HERE.

  • If You're Wondering About the Weather for SBL

    A couple of people have asked me about the weather for SBL since I’m a native.  This SITE has our past average temperatures for the month of November.  We seem to be right around average this year.  It has been pretty mild with overnights in the 50s-60s and daytime temperatures in the 60s-70s.  We can…

  • Anglicans becoming Catholic – We'll Have to Wait and See

    Thanks to John Hobbins for pointing out this article from the New York Times on the recent invitation for Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church.  I think the author, Rachel Donadio, hits the nail on the head.  The effects of this move are going to be long lasting and it is far too early…

  • Old Testament Stories – Lego Style

    Okay. Someone has way too much time on their hands, namely the creator of TheBrickTestament.com.  A considerable number of Biblical stories are laid out with Legos.  You really need to go check this out.  I have seen a lot of people link to this before, but have never really taken the time to go look. …

  • Mark Goodacre on Comedy in the Gospels

    HERE is an interesting post by Mark Goodacre on humor in the Gospels and how it is often lost on modern readers who do not know how the audience reacted.  If nothing else, I think at least one sentence in the post is quotable, and I will try to remember.  Mark states: Unfortunately, the narrator…

  • Will We Eventually Have to Test Students for Performace Enhancing Drugs?

    I picked up a copy of Scientific American this month (though I normally prefer Scientific American Mind).  The cover said “Pills to Make you Smart: What Should you Know about Cognitive Enhancers,” so I couldn’t resist.  The article talks about, among other things, how some would like to make drugs like methylphenidate (Ritalin and Concerta),…

  • Have You Heard that Religious Belief is Dying Out?

    Have you heard that religious belief is supposedly dying out?  Not according to THESE FACTS AND FIGURES.  Thanks to John Hobbins over at Ancient Hebrew Poetry for posting them.  Some of these statistics are absolutely astounding.  I’ll give you just one to whet your appetite: 2#. Every 24 hours, the number of atheists in the…

  • Philip Davies on Are There Ethics in the Hebrew Bible?

    HERE is a link to an online article by Philip Davies giving his answer to the question “Are there ethics in the Hebrew Bible?”  The article is causing a bit of a stir in the Yahoo! Biblical Studies group.  If you are interested in this and other conversations like it, you might consider joining the…

  • Helpful Discussions of Genesis 1 Happening

    There are some interesting and helpful discussions on Genesis 1 going on at Ancient Hebrew Poetry – HERE (read the comments too), Targuman – HERE and HERE, and Boulders 2 Bits – HERE.  Commenting on all of them would require more time than I have for the moment, but check them out at your leisure.