I received a letter today that my dissertation topic was approved by the Ph.D. Studies Committee. My topic is the reign of Jehu, or more specifically: An investigation into the geopolitical aspects of the reign of Jehu, with particular focus on Israelite-Aramean relations. I won’t start real work on the dissertation until (probably) spring 2011. … Read More »
For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me (Romans 7:15-17).… Read More »
Watch Ryan Ferguson recite Psalm 145. This guy has memorized a lot of Scripture. Here’s one pilot that you hope you don’t have the next time you fly the friendly skies. I think I started a new phase in life last week, when I started signing emails “Dad.” You thought you had every Bible, but… Read More »
I spent nearly all day doing required reading for Hermeneutics class. Here are two quotes (from rare portions of the reading that I actually understood): “Here someone might argue that if God does more in the NT fulfillment of OT promises and types than he promised in the OT then he is not unfaithful if… Read More »
I’ve been collecting things for a while now, so if a few of these sound out of date, you know why. If you use Logos, you can get a free commentary of Matthew and Mark if you enter the coupon “cornerstone”. For a limited time. I enjoyed watching some of the Olympics this year. A… Read More »
Doctoral programs usually do not have many exams. None of my classes, as far as I know, will have an exam of any kind. Two major writing projects, which will take about 2 years total, have no exam component apart from an oral defense of the dissertation. All the exams for the PhD program are… Read More »
My life of late has been dominated completely by the letter G – Gadara, Gerasa, Gergesa, and now Genesis. I am trying to write a 35-page paper in 3 days. It is a frustrating exercise because of the limited time. But a friend forwarded me this link and I’m taking a break to share it… Read More »
I’m pretty sure that reading class notes is not what many readers of this blog want to do. But a few are interested and I don’t have time to come up with more edifying material at this point. Below are two sections from last week’s class in Torah and Former Prophets. I selected these sections… Read More »
One of the things I was asked in my oral entrance examination was about the relevance of Genesis 38 to the book. That is a good question. Why is this strange story of Judah and Tamar included in the midst of the Joseph story? Last week this came up in class and I share with… Read More »
I’m posting some more notes from last week’s lecture. As before, some critical points: 1) Don’t argue with me. These are notes I took from someone else’s lecture. In no place will you see any indication of my views. 2) Don’t ask me questions about this. I’d love to study it more and answer your… Read More »