Sansblogue
Blog URL http://bigbible.org/blog
Located Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand
Tags bible, old testament, digital, teaching, education, bible study, biblical studies
Old Testament teacher writes about Bible, Hebreww Bible, teaching and aspects of digital culture that impact these things.
Latest Blog Posts
- David Clines' SBL Presidential Address on Nov 22, 2009 in scholarship sbl teaching biblical.studies
It's almost the first time I've attended an SBL presidential address. I know I'm (getting) old, it's the first time I've known and respected an SBL president as more than a name on some papers and books (usually ones I have not read).DJA Clines is an...
- Twitter a survey on Nov 17, 2009 in biblical.studies.online internet communication digital
Lifehacker recently ran a survey on Twitter. Interestingly, for a fairly techie blog full of early and enthusiastic adopters, especially given Twitter's apparent cult status among the trendy Digerati. About half (47%) of respondants to the poll have...
- PG Wodehouse novel in Librivox audio on Nov 15, 2009 in entertainment audio literature
Wodehouse in 1904 (aged 23) from WikipediaAlong with all the marking and paper preparation getting ready for leaving for SBL I have finished my latest Livrivox project. An early PG Wodehouse novel, Uneasy Money, pure escapism!Uneasy Money is a romant...
- Google Wave and PodBible on Nov 14, 2009
Since I saw the promo video I've been keen to see if Google Wave could be the tool we are looking for to encourage people who listen to PodBible to begin to share their responses to the biblical texts to which they listen. Once I'd hoped Facebook wou...
- Gerasene biblical interpretation on Nov 13, 2009 in bible bible.reading
Photo by FilmNutI have just been marking the final assignment for our introductory course on Understanding and Interpreting the Bible. We used Duvall and Hays book as the core and basis of the course (bibliographical details below). They picture the...
- Villa Maria food and wine matching evening on Nov 12, 2009 in wine food
Last night B and I attended a magnificent food and wine matching evening at Villa Maria. The food was by Ruth Pretty (who also provided commentary on her choices and decisions) and the wine by Vidal (was commented by their champion winemaker Hugh Cri...
- Homeless in New Orleans: BookInHotels.com are fraudsters on Nov 10, 2009 in sbl internet fraud
I have just received an email from the Internet-based booking agency that I used to book my hotel for New Orleans. They have cancelled my booking. I am now homeless for SBL, and have only a week or so to try to find somewhere else. I was stupid I sho...
