There’s a new blog in town: Tim Henderson’s Earliest Christianity. Tim’s doctoral work was on the Gospel of Peter. It looks like a biblioblog that many will want to add to their list/reader. Read more

I am grateful to Steve Caruso for pointing out the announcement in Biblical Archaeology Review that the Israel Science Foundation will be funding the digitization of Mandaic texts currently in Israel. Hopefully more information will be forthcoming about what manuscripts they have in their possession! The ultimate aim is to produce a much-needed new Mandaic lexicon. Currently the only thing in existence is the out-of-print volume by Drower and Macuch. Congratulations to Matthew Morgenstern and everyone else involved in this project! All who study the... Read more

Ken Ham has been getting a lot of critical attention from Christians recently – and that’s a good thing, since there is a lot he deserves to be criticized for from a Christian perspective. Internet Monk has linked to a scathing review of Ken Ham’s views from a Christian standpoint. The concluding note alone is worth the visit: Some may excuse Mr. Ham on the ground that he has no theological or biblical training (he has a bachelor’s degree in... Read more

I had not heard of the peer-reviewed online journal First Monday before today, and want to share these two articles in the latest issue that a colleague brought to my attention, while it is still the first Monday in August and there is a nice double meaning to the title of this blog entry. First, there is an article by Sara Kjellberg about scholars, blogging and productivity. It suggests that blogging can provide motivation and stimulate creativity for researchers. Of course,... Read more

I’m currently participating in a workshop entitled “Transforming Teaching Through Technology,” and my own project is focused on electronic textbooks as well as on pedagogical benefits to interacting with classic humanities texts via electronic media and devices. During the workshop a colleague pointed out to me a service called a.nnotate. This web site allows you to upload pdfs which can then be annotated by others. The usefulness of this for teaching, e.g. potentially allowing one to have a primary text... Read more

Stephen Garner shared links to a course and accompanying blog focused on superheroes. Read more

From CartoonChurch via Polycarp. Read more

Jim Davila kindly shared excerpts and a link to a photo-essay about the Mandaeans, entitled “Photos: As Old as Water Itself – the Mandaeans of Iran, followers of John the Baptist.” Read more

Jeremy Thompson has revived the biblioblog rankings. Jim West has revived the biblioblog carnival. All is right with the biblioblogosphere again! Read more

Having shared a humorous but griping cartoon about university web sites, I felt I should mention as well another even more frustrating university website for employees. I’m not sure how many other universities use “Peoplesoft” or whether the aspects that are frustrating have to do with the platform itself or with the way it is set up locally. This university employee portal provides a host of useful and in many cases absolutely essential resources. This is where you renew your parking permit, enter student... Read more