Dr. Jim(s) and the Profanity-Laced Future of the Biblical Studies Carnival

One Dr. Jim announced recently that there were few people lined up do the Biblical Studies Carnival after the next few months. Another Dr. Jim, recently married and back to blogging, took the reigns. And if his own past carnivals and current book giveaway competition are anything to go by, the future of the Biblical [...]

Darth Vader in “Yes Man”

There has been a lot of discussion of George Lucas’ addition of Vader’s “Noooooo” to Return of the Jedi on Blu-Ray. But here is a very different spoof perspective on the matter: Darth Vader starring in “Yes Man”: HT Jeff Carter on Facebook

Call for Papers: Navigating the Sacred and Profane in American Popular Culture

CALL FOR PAPERS Fifth Annual Religions in Conversation Conference Claremont Graduate University School of Religion Conference Date: Friday, February 24, 2012 Location: Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA The School of Religion at Claremont Graduate University invites papers on the relationship between religion and popular culture. We encourage submissions based on our theme: “Navigating the Sacred [...]

Essential Languages for New Testament Study?

The mysterious “objective queer Bible scholar” BW16 has been interacting with Larry Hurtado over the question of which languages and tools are to be considered essential to New Testament study. (See posts 1 and 2 by Hurtado on this topic and 1, 2 and 3 by BW16). There are two questions that need to be [...]