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My blogging energies are cyclical
I think they are for everyone, well almost everyone, maybe not #1 and #2. I’ve not been blogging much lately, but this isn’t really one of those “sorry I haven’t blogged in a while post.” I think that is just the ebb and flow of life online or otherwise. So, if I haven’t blogged to…
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Found ancient artistic representation of noah's ark …
I think I can bypass peer review on this. Press conference forthcoming:
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The Misogynist BiblioBlog Rankings for April 2010 … (More Cowbell Edition)
By: Gerador Zero *Update – Sabio Lantz should have been included on this list, but was not. He would have ranked in at #42 with an Alexa of 826739. So, everyone else bump yourself down a notch. My apologies to Sabio for the error. If you don’t get the title for this post, check out…
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Do you have Hebrew students I can test?
Hey everybody, I’m trying to squeeze in one more “experiment” for my dissertation here at the end of the semester or over a summer session if anyone will be teaching one. I’m copying below a message I just sent out to the list of the National Association of Professors of Hebrew. If you would possibly…
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So, my buddy won an award at the Tribeca Film Festival …
He won an award last year in the short film category for his film called “Home.” Matt and I have been friends for a long time, since the 8th grade actually. We were roommates in college for a while (in fact I’m going to be having lunch with him today in a bit). He’s put…
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Where do you Spot Check Translations?
I was reading Jim West’s review of the NLT Life Application Study Bible. I’m sure Isaiah 7:14 wasn’t the only place he read from, but it did appear to be a place he spot checked. I was wondering if others have places that they spot check when checking out a translation. I know that I…
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Dating systems in the ANE
Here’s a helpful categorization I found in reading Ancient Near East: Historical sources in translation by Chavalas, et al this morning (what follows is a quotation): In the ancient Near East three different methods were used (at different times and in different places) to distinguish years: 1. Years were named after an important event (year…
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Many are the "misfortunes" – Psalm 34:20
I’m a little late posting this. It’s actually from yesterday’s responsive reading. But, I wonder if there is a better way to translate the beginning of Psalm 34 to capture the literary features there. This video deals with that. However, I don’t know if the word “misfortunes” has too much baggage with it. Anyway, let…
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"T. J. McWeb, D. E."
“T. J. McWeb, D. E.” – that’s the mnemonic devised by Rod Evans for remembering the names of apocryphal books in his new book Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge. If you have an interest in mnemonics this is a pretty neat book. There are a few others for Biblical material, though not enough to really…
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Hyperbole in ANE Conquest Accounts (QOD)
Here’s my quote of the day from Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation edited by Chavalas. Tiglath-pilesar’s characterization of utter annihilation of the towns must be understood in light of royal propaganda. The use of hyperbole was a significant feature in ancient Near Eastern conquest accounts. Therefore, extensive archaeological excavations are required in making…