{"id":2229,"date":"2009-08-05T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/08\/around-the-biblioblogosphere-3\/"},"modified":"2009-08-05T08:05:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-05T08:05:00","slug":"around-the-biblioblogosphere-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/08\/around-the-biblioblogosphere-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Around the Biblioblogosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>There are a number of interesting posts for Biblical studies folks this morning, as well as other closely-related fields. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2009\/08\/genesis-one-2.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Creed<\/a> continues its look at Genesis 1. <a href=\"http:\/\/aramaicdesigns.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/barak-hussein-obama-mentioned-in.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Aramaic Blog<\/a> asks whether Barak Hussein Obama is mentioned in an ancient Aramaic manuscript. <a href=\"http:\/\/hevel.org\/2009\/08\/barak-obama-is-the-antichrist-says-jesus\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hevel.org<\/a> enters the Obama antichrist fray. <a href=\"http:\/\/clayboy.co.uk\/2009\/08\/second-temple-something-judaism-or-judaisms\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clayboy<\/a> touches on the subject of whether creating a plural noun \u201cJudaisms\u201d helps us refer more accurately to first century Judaism(s). On <a href=\"http:\/\/dunelm.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/05\/paul-and-culture-pt-3\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dunelm Road<\/a>, there\u2019s part three of a series on Paul and culture. <a href=\"http:\/\/kenschenck.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/membership-case-study-wesleyan-church.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quadrilateral Thoughts<\/a> uses Wesleyanism as a case study in membership. <a href=\"http:\/\/hesedweemet.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/04\/if-you-could-read-scripture-through-the-lens-of-only-one-scholar\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hesed we \u2019emet<\/a> reads through Walter Bruggeman\u2019s lens. <a href=\"http:\/\/euangelizomai.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/new-journal-early-christianity.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Euangelion<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/biblicalstudiesblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/early-christianity.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">and<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/epistletothegalatians.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/04\/matthias-konradt-on-galatians-5-6\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">others<\/a> draw attention to a new journal, <em>Early Christianity<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/paleojudaica.blogspot.com\/2009_08_02_archive.html#922277733087426348\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Paleojudaica<\/a> notes that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.il\/MFA\/Government\/Communiques\/2009\/Israel_Antiquities_Authority_register_collections_held_general_public_4-Aug-2009.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Israel Antiquities Authority<\/a> plans to have private owners of antiquities register their collections. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roger-pearse.com\/weblog\/?p=2266\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Roger Pearse<\/a> points to a collection of fragments from <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicon.net\/church%20fathers\/papias\/papias-fragments.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Papias<\/a> in English on the <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicon.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/05\/papias\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chronicon blog<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/theophyle.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/05\/the-hyksos\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Theophyle<\/a> has been blogging about the Hyksos. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reclaimingthemind.org\/blog\/2009\/08\/princeton-and-propositions\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Parchment and Pen<\/a> ponders Princeton and Propositions. <a href=\"http:\/\/evepheso.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/04\/comparing-lexical-entries\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03c6\u03ad\u03c3\u1ff3<\/a> is comparing lexical entries. <a href=\"http:\/\/rdtwot.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/04\/rahlfs-hanhart-septuaginta-initial-thoughts\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nick Norelli<\/a> offers first impressions of the Rahlfs-Hanhart Septuaginta. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntdiscourse.org\/2009\/08\/the-wonders-of-discontinuity-in-discourse-i\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">NT Discourse<\/a> looks at discontinuity in discourse. <a href=\"http:\/\/narrativeandontology.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/in-ps-245-as-indicative-of-consequence.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Narrative and Ontology<\/a> is still examining \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c2\u05d0 in Ps 24:5. A <a href=\"http:\/\/mjburgess.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/04\/the-confluence-of-doubt-and-faith\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bible Junkie<\/a> confesses to continuing the conversation about doubt. <a href=\"http:\/\/lingamish.com\/2009\/08\/exegetical-sketches-alexanders-sword-in-action\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lingamish <\/a>shows what Alexander\u2019s sword can do in the hands of a hippo \u2013 or John Wesley. <a href=\"http:\/\/bibliahebraica.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/review-oliver-stone-alexander.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Biblia Hebraica<\/a> reviews Alexander the motion picture. <a href=\"http:\/\/bibleworks.oldinthenew.org\/?p=558\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BibleWorks<\/a> has a <a href=\"http:\/\/bibleworks.oldinthenew.org\/version\/pirke_new.zip\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">new version of Pirke Aboth<\/a> available. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theooze.com\/articles\/article.cfm?id=2159\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Ooze<\/a> looks at postmodern Biblical authority. <a href=\"http:\/\/theologicalscribbles.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/divine-punishment-take-3.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Theological Scribbles<\/a> is wrestling with divine punishment. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markvernon.com\/friendshiponline\/dotclear\/index.php?post\/2009\/08\/05\/Historical-literalism-and-eschatological-farce\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Philosophy and Life<\/a> looks at faith on authority (with N. T. Wright as a test case).<\/p>\n<p>Just in case you thought there wasn\u2019t much happening this morning in the fields of Biblical studies, theology, antiquity and other related areas \u2013 or were poking around looking for something to read\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-8409437929009071685?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a number of interesting posts for Biblical studies folks this morning, as well as other closely-related fields. Jesus Creed continues its look at Genesis 1. The Aramaic Blog asks whether Barak Hussein Obama is mentioned in an ancient Aramaic manuscript. Hevel.org enters the Obama antichrist fray. 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