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Bible Resources
Resources for reading the Bible, listening to the Bible, following Bible reading guides and plans, and recommendations for research and more information about the Bible.
Conferences & Presentations
Resources to help with planning for a live presentation, making the most of conference sessions, and recommendations for online conferences.
Language Resources
Resources that help and encourage the linguistic study of the Bible. Resources include word studies, linguistic and literary comparisons, and other tools for understanding the ancient languages of the Bible and related literature from the ancient Near East.
Religion & Pop Culture Resources
Resources to encourage discussion and conversation about religious and theological influences in popular culture. Resources include a curated list of movies, films, and series, organized by divine figures, and a music playlist. This is a working project.
Recent Blog Posts
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SBLAAR20: Day Nine
Fatigue in a Virtual Conference—Ninth Day of an Academic Conference in 2020 My first two sessions have been assigned to me as SBLAAR20 Tech Assist. I am pleased to say that participating in an assortment of sessions that I might not otherwise have been aware of has been an excellent experience. In addition, I have…
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SBLAAR20: Day Eight
Hermeneutics & the Hebrew Bible—Eighth Day of an Academic Conference in 2020 This morning’s session at SBLAAR20 focused on a specific area of biblical studies that intersects directly with my biblical research, Biblical Hebrew Poetry. The presentations sought to explore substantial evidence of blessing and curses within Hebrew Poetry. In addition, many of these presentations…
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SBLAAR20: Day Seven
STEM, Science Fiction, and Religion—Seventh Day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 Today marked my earliest morning attendance for this virtual conference. The “wildcard” session on religious responses to the coronavirus showed up on my daily ATIV email, and I listened in even before my first cup of coffee. This was an exciting…
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SBLAAR20: Day Six
Synchronicity is a Thing—Sixth Day of a 10 day Virtual Academic Conference in 2020 Expecting a live stream, I planned my day and family life around this SBLAAR20 scheduled event. You can imagine how disappointed I was to find the address was pre-recorded. The one social comfort of the virtual conference is that I am…
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SBLAAR20: Day Five
Rest & Recoop—fifth day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 There are a few publisher sessions advertised on the conference app, but after dedicating most of this week to a virtual conference, I will take a break to help my family reorder the house, dress our Christmas tree, and mostly, to sleep in…
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SBLAAR20: Day Four
Tech in a Virtual Conference—fourth day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 I responded to a request to serve as a “tech assist” during the virtual conference. This meant that I attended a handful of sessions as a volunteer representative of SBLAAR. Today, I am hosting two sessions; one was luckily in my…
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SBLAAR20: Day Three
Coffee & Zoom—third day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 The adrenaline that helped me wake up early this week has now gone away, and it is sheer self-determination that draws me out of bed. Although I am excited to hear some of the paper topics, I think the real motivating factor is…
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SBLAAR20: Day Two
Busy Just Sitting Around—second day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 Scanning for name badges takes on a whole new meaning in a virtual conference. Half of the meetings I attended were set up as webinars, so scanning for important people was impossible. But, where I could see the attendees, I engaged in…
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SBLAAR20: Day One
Not Zoom Fatigued Yet—First day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 Today began the first-ever Virtual SBLAAR Conference. This seeming innocuous shift actually impacted my personal life in several ways. I have traveled on the third weekend of November to exotic American locations, like Boston and San Antonio, for the past decade. These…
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CSBV CSBV 2020 Spring Conference: Biblical Violence and Injustice
This is the second 2020 symposium hosted by the Center for the Study of Bible and Violence. The symposium is called In the Cross Hairs: Biblical Violence in Focus. Four papers were presented on the various subject matter related to violence in the Bible, how the Bible promotes violence, or how the Bible responds to…
