Goodbye, blogger.

I am making the move to Wordpress. My new blog can be found here.

Esteban's Covenantal Blessings Book Giveaway

In honor of his moving to Wordpress (something I'm contemplating myself...and would most undoubtedly do if I won this book give away...), Esteban is giving away a copy of Peter Flint's, "The Bible at Qumran: Text, Shape, and Interpretation". In order to be eligible for this, you have to follow his simple rules:

1. First, that you announce my change of address and this giveway on your own blog, and provide a link to your announcement in the comments to this post. (Note that WordPress blogs generate automatic pingbacks, and therefore you don’t need to provide if a link if you blog on WordPress.)

2. Second, that in your comment you provide your most creative theory regarding the identity of the Qumran community (if there was one, according to your theoretical construct). Obvious things like the Essenes and the Golbian Hasmonean fortress are out of the question. I, for instance, hold that Qumran housed the easternmost (and most learned) first-century outpost of the KISS Army.


I have already announced Esteban's move to Wordpress earlier, but I will remind you that his new link is in my blogroll and can also be found here: http://www.voxstefani.wordpress.com

As to the second requirement: contrary to the nonsense being propagated by so-called "Experts" on Qumran (with their fancy book-larnin') like Robert Cargill, I know very well that Qumran was originally Superman's summer Fortress of Solitude. Everyone knows Superman was wildly religious. In fact, I think Superman is probably the key to unlocking Daniel 7.

New Blogs added to the Blogroll

Neither blog is "new", but new to my blogroll. One is John Anderson's "Hesed we 'emet" (which I believe is: steadfast love/loyalty and faithfulness). John is a Ph.D student at Baylor working in Biblical studies, focusing on Hebrew Bible. His "blog" (though he has just switched to Wordpress*) is very interesting.

The other blog is by my friend, Danny Garland. Danny is a recent graduate from Franciscan University of Steubenville with an MA in Theology (2008). He teaches theology at a Catholic high school up North. Danny and I lived together when I was up north. He's an exceptionally nice guy and was actually my sponsor when I came into the Church (being a convert himself). His blog is "Irish Catholic and Dangerous" - he is both.



*I've seen several people lately make the switch to Wordpress. Should I? Is there something amazing about Wordpress that I'm missing out on?

Brandon Wason returns to blogging

After closing down his blog Novum Testamentum, he has finally returned to blogging. Go see his new site here.

New To the Blogroll

New to the blogroll is Mike Aquilina's blog The Way of the Fathers. Mike has written and co-written several books including, "The Fathers of the Church: An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers", "The Mass of the Early Christians", "Living the Mysteries: A Guide for Unfinished Christians" and "The Way of the Fathers: Praying with the early Christians." Needless to say, Mike is a patristics guy, and that's why I love his work!

New blogs and German

So as I was visiting this new blog, which I found out about through both Jim West and Chris Tilling, I was reminded of how bad my German is. In fact, let me restate that...I was reminded of how non-existent my ability to read German is. Last semester I started buying German grammar books and over the summer my mother got me a copy of Hoffnung fur Alle while in Germany. Well, I've realized: I stink at languages on my own! Granted, I've not been as diligent as I should have been, but I really think I would do a lot better if I took a class....or....went to Germany and lived there. Perhaps I could pull a Ted Haggard and beg? No, I don't think so.

Oh well. At any rate, go and check out this chap's blog.

New to the Blogroll: James' Thoughts and Musings

Of course you probably already read this blog. I've been reading it for a little while now and I really dig it. James Pate is a Ph.D student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio (right down the road from me). As you know, I bow down to people who choose the OT as their main focus of study (because I just can't see how they do it!). I can tell you that James is wicked smart, unless he's just good with academic smoke and mirrors...and we take that around here, too. So, either way, go read his blog!

New to the blogroll: Scotteriology

I always feel silly linking blogs that probably everyone already reads to my blog, but just in case you've somehow missed this one : Scotteriology.

New Blog Added to the Blogroll: Pisteuomen

I've added the blog of T. Michael W. Halcomb to the blogroll. It's title: Pisteuomen (which is Greek for "we believe" or "we have faith in" or something like that). He's a recent graduate of Kentucky Christian University, Lexington Theological Seminary, and a current student at Asbury Theological Seminary. My favorite post on his blog thus far is : Did Jesus own a home?

New to the blogroll

If you read my blog, chances are you already read this one, but hey...just in case. Michael Pahl is a Ph.D student (just finished his dissertation) and New Testament Professor in Calgary. I really dig his blog, so if you haven't read it, go read it...eh.

Yet Another Blog Added To The Blogroll : Kata Ta Biblia

While waiting for the conference to kick off I realized that yet another one of my favorite blogs isn't on my blogroll. Patrick George McCullough is its author and its name is Kata Ta Biblia (according to the Bible, in Greek). Certainly check it out. I really like Patrick's blog and his love of all things Anabaptist.

New to the blogroll: Assembling of the Church

I've added another blog favorite of mine. Alan Knox is a Ph.D student at Southeastern and also serves in the college, teaching NT Greek. As you can probably tell, his blog is primarily focused on the issue of the Church and more precisely : what is the church? It's certainly interesting, so check it out here or on the blogroll.

Yet another blog on the blogroll...

I decided to take a bit of a break from reading Joel Marcus' The Way of the Lord: Christological Exegesis of the Old Testament in Mark (as I'm meeting with him tomorrow and I'd like to have something to say other than, "Golly, you sure are smart, mister! Ahyuck.") and I stumbled across this blog titled "Dunelm Road". The author is a postgraduate student over at Durham and a former graduate student at Dallas Theological. He has a ton of great information for Americans who are considering pursuing their Ph.D in the UK.

New (to the blogroll) blog: Paleo-Judaica

Although I concentrate most of my studies on the New Testament, even more specifically textual criticism, I've been sucked in to the "Jesus as Jew" side of scholarship lately. As such, my interest in all things Judaism has peaked. I'm trying to get better at Hebrew, wanting to actually remember the history of the Old Testament, etc. I came across this blog awhile back and I've really enjoyed it. The author is a Reader in Early Jewish Studies at the University of St. Andrews. He's also the author of the book The Provenance of the Pseudepigrapha: Jewish, Christian, or Other?.

At any rate, check out his blog here or over on the blogroll.

New Blog: Singing In the Reign

I came across this blog today. Both contributors are professors at Catholic Universities. What with my love of all things Catholic, I just had to add it. Check it out here.