Biblical Studies Carnival Master List

Prior to 2005, there were Christian Carnivals, although I do not know when that ended. (See evidence for their existence here and here). Can anyone can fill me in on the oral history of the Christian Carnival? Prior to 2012, Jim Linville kept the list of Biblical Studies Carnivals. When Jim retired from this role in August 2012, I volunteered to be the “keeper of the carnival list.” This means I try to draft people into volunteering to host the Biblical Studies Carnival.

Several people have lamented the dearth of scholarly blogs on biblical and theological topics. Some scholars have abandoned blogging or moved on to other projects. Others migrated to podcasting or other platforms.

I have three suggestions:

First, it has been four years since the Biblioblog Top 50 has been updated. Determining what a “top bibliblog” was always a controversial dark art. It might be easier to find criteria for analyzing the words of Jesus than for determining a “Top 50” list. Nevertheless, if anyone wants to take a shot at it, I would love to see an updated Top 50.
Second, the Complete List of Biblioblogs is woefully out of date. Is there anyone who has some technical skills and the interest to work with this master list? Perhaps a website with a form for new submissions?
Third, I think there is a place for a Memorial section. Several bloggers have passed away and there is little way to let the community know.

A word about numbering. These are the official numbers even if they do not match what a host says for 2018-2019. At some point in 2018 there was some confusion about who was scheduled to host the carnival, resulting a mix-up in the numbering of the carnivals. This was entirely my fault, I failed to update my schedule properly and double booked for April 2019. Bob MacDonald was able to sort all this out and these are the official numbers. Confused? Think of it like the difference in chapters between the Masoretic text of Jeremiah and the Septuagint. No one really understands that either.

Biblical Studies Carnival Master List

203	Heather Thiessen, Matters of Interpretation – January 2023
202	Jim West – Zwingli Redividus – December 2022
201	Phillip Long, Reading Acts – November 2022
200	Jim West – Zwingli Redividus – October 2022
199	Bob MacDonald at Dust – September 2022
198	Ben the Amateur Exegete – August 2022
197	Phillip Long, Reading Acts – July 2022
196	John MacDonald – The Secular Frontier – June 2022
195	Bob MacDonald – Dust – May 2022
194	Brent Niedergall – April 2022
193	Ben – The Amateur Exegete – March 2022
192	Bobby Howell – The Library Musings – February 2022
191	Jim West – Zwingli Redividus – January 2022
190	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – December 2021
189	Bob MacDonald at Dust – November 2021
188	Jim West – Zwingli Redivivus – October 2021
187	Ben at The Amateur Exegete – September 2021
186	Brent Niedergall – August 2021
185	Kenson Gonzalez – Viviendo Para Su Gloria – June 2021
184	Jim West – Zwingli Redivivus – June 2021
183	Bobby Howell – The Library Musings – May 2021
182	Ruben Rus – Ayuda Ministerial/Resources for Ministry – April 2021
181	Ben at The Amateur Exegete – March 2021
180	Bob MacDonald – Dust February 2021
179	Jim West, Zwingli Redivivus – January 2021
178	Peter Goeman – December 2020
177	Bobby Howell, The Library Musings – November 2020
176	Jim West, Zwingli Redivivus – October 2020
175	Brent Niedergall – September 2020
174	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – August 2020
173	Bob MacDonald, Dust – July 2020
172	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – June 2020
171	Bobby Howell, The Library Musings, May 2020
170	Peter Goeman, Peter Goeman, April 2020
169	Brent Niedergall – March 2020
168	Bob MacDonald, Dust – February 2020
167	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – January 2020
166	Alex Finkelson, Scribes of the Kingdom, December 2019
165	Derek DeMars, Theology Pathfinder – November 2019
164	Gary Greenberg, Bible, Myth, and History – October 2019
163	Phillip Long, Reading Acts – September 2019
162	Ben at The Amateur Exegete, August 2019
161	Lindsay Kennedy, My Digital Seminary – July 2019
160	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – June 2019
159	Dr. Claude Mariottini – May 2019
158	Dr. Claude Mariottini – April 2019 and Christopher Scott
157	Spencer Robinson, Spoiled Milks – March 2019
156	Bob MacDonald, Dust – February 2019
155	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – January 2019
154	Christopher L. Scott – December 2018
153	Bob MacDonald, Dust – November 2018
152	Jacob Prahlow, Pursuing Veritas – October 2018
151	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – September 2018
150	Kevin Turner, Monday Morning Theologian August 2018
149	Karen R. Keen – July 2018
148	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – June 2018
147	Tim Bulkeley, 5 Minute Bible – May 2018
146	Rubén de Rus, Ayuda Ministerial – April 2018
145	Jim West, Zwingius Redivivus – March 2018
144	Jacob Prahlow, Pursuing Veritas – February 2018
143	Bob MacDonald, Dust – January 2018
142	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – December 2017.
141	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – November 2017
140	Doug Chaplin, Musings of a Christian Humanist – October 2017
139	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – September 2017
138	Jason Gardner, eis doxan – August 2017
137	Rubén de Rus, Ayuda Ministerial – July 2017
136	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – June 2017
135	Jeff Carter, thatjeffcarterwashere – May 2017
134	Joshua Kovacs, Theologians Inc – April 2017
133	Jonathan Robinson, ξἐνος – March 2017
132	Jacob Prahlow, Pursuing Veritas – February 2017
131	Cassandra Farrin, Westar Institute – January 2017
130	Jennifer Guo – December 2016
129	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – November 2016
128	Bob MacDonald – October 2016
127	Randy McCracken, Bible Study with Randy – September 2016
126	Kevin Turner, Monday Morning Theologian – August 2016
125	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – July 2016
124	Chris Lyle, Old School Script – June 2016
123	Brian Renshaw – May 2016
122	Jeff Carter, thatjeffcarterwashere – April 2016
121	Bishop Wrong, N.T. Wrong – March 2016
120	Jacob Prahlow, Pursuing Veritas – February 2016
119	Tim Bulkeley, Sansblogue – January 2016
118	Jennifer Guo – December 2015
117	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – November 2015
116	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – October 2015
115	William Hart Brown – September 2015
114	Bob MacDonald, Dust – August 2015
113	Lindsay Kennedy, My Digital Seminary – July 2015
112	William A. Ross – June 2015
111	Claude Mariottini – May 2015
110	Jeff Carter, That Jeff Carter Was Here – April 2015
109	Jacob Prahlow, Pursuing Veritas – March 2015
108	Jennifer Guo – February 2015
107	Darrell J. Pursiful, Dr. Platypus – January 2015
106	Daniel N. Gullotta – December 2014
105	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – November 2014
104	Brian Renshaw – October 2014
103	Mike Skinner, Cataclysmic – September 2014
102	Rob Bradshaw, Biblical Studies Blog – August 2014
101	Jonathan Homrighausen, Linguae Antiquitatum – July 2014
100	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – June 2014
99	Jeff Carter, That Jeff Carter Was Here – May 2014
98	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – April 2014
97	Bob MacDonald, Dust – March 2014
96	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – February 2014
95	Brian Renshaw, NT Exegesis – January 2014
94	Jessica Parks, Cataclysmic – December 2013
93	Mitch Chase, Soli Deo Gloria – November 2013
92	Brian W. Davidson, LXXI – October 2013
91	Chad Chambers, Cataclysmic – September 2013
90	Brian LePort, Near Emmaus – August 2013
89	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – July 2013
88	Andrew King, The Blog of the Twelve – June 2013
87	Jeff Carter, That Jeff Carter Was Here – May 2013
86	Jacob Cerone, ἐνθύμησις – April 2013
85	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – March 2013
84	Drewe Zenki, Delving into the Scriptures – February 2013
83	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – January 2013
82	Abram K-J, Words on the Word – December 2012
81	Bob MacDonald, Dust – November 2012
80	J. K. Gayle, BLT – October 2012
79	Tim Bulkeley, Sansblogue – September 2012
78	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – August 2012
77	Phillip J. Long, Reading Acts – July 2012
76	Mike Kok, Euangelion Kata Markon – June 2012
75	Rodney A. Thomas, Political Jesus – May 2012
74	Jonathan Robinson, ξἐνος – April 2012
73	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – March 2012
72	Duane Smith, Abnormal Interests – February 2012
71	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – January 2012
70	Jim Linville, Dr Jim’s Thinking Shop – December 2011
69	Deane Galbraith, Remnant of Giants – November 2011
68	Tom Verenna – October 2011
67	Scott Bailey, Scotteriology – September 2011
66	James McGrath, Exploring Our Matrix – August 2011 Part 1 Part 2
65	Daniel O. McClellan – July 2011
64	Christian Brady, Targuman – June 2011
63	Joel Watts, Unsettled Christianity – May 2011
62	Jim Linville, Dr Jim’s Thinking Shop – April 2011
61	Darrell Pursiful, Dr. Platypus – March 2011
60	Matthew Crowe, A Fistful of Farthings – February 2011
59	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – January 2011
58	Joseph Kelly, כל־האדם – December 2010
57	Deane Galbraith, Religion Bulletin – November 2010
56	Jonathan Robinson, Xenos \| ξἐνος – October 2010
55	Stephen Demmler, You Can’t Mean That! – September 2010
54	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – August 2010
53	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – July 2010
52	Jim West, Zwinglius Redivivus – March 2010
51	G. Brooke Lester, Anumma – February 2010
50	Duane Smith, Abnormal Interests – January 2010
49	Tyler Williams, Codex – December 2009
48	Doug Chaplin, clayboy – November 2009
47	Kevin Scull, Paul of Tarsus – October 2009
46	Daniel & Tonya, Hebrew and Greek Reader – September 2009
45	Michael Kok, The Golden Rule – August 2009
44	Jim West, Dr. Jim West – July 2009
43	Pat McCullough, kata ta biblia – June 2009
42	Jim Getz, Ketuvim – May 2009
41	James McGrath, Exploring Our Matrix – April 2009
40	James Gregory, James Gregory’s Blog – March 2009
39	Darrell Pursiful, Dr. Platypus – February 2009
38	Judy Redman, Judy’s Research Blog – January 2009
37	Bishop Wrong, N.T. Wrong – December 2008
36	Jim West, Dr. Jim West – November 2008
35	Duane Smith, Abnormal Interests – October 2008
34	Doug Chaplin, MetaCatholic – September 2008
33	T. Michael W. Halcomb, pisteuomen \| πιστευομεν – August 2008
32	John Hobbins, Ancient Hebrew Poetry – July 2008
31	James R. Getz, Ketuvim – June 2008
30	Tyler F. Williams, Codex: Biblical Studies Blogspot – May 2008
29	Jim West, Dr. Jim West – April 2008
28	Chris Weimer, Thoughts on Antiquity – March 2008
27	Kevin Wilson, Blue Cord – February 2008
26	Kevin Edgecomb, Biblicalia – January 2008
25	Christian Brady, Targuman – December 2007
24	Doug Chaplin, MetaCatholic – November 2007
23	John Hobbins, Ancient Hebrew Poetry – October 2007
22	Tim Bulkeley, Sansblogue – September 2007
21	Duane Smith, Abnormal Interests – August 2007
20	Claude Mariottini, Dr. Claude Mariottini – July 2007
19	Stephen L. Cook, Biblische Ausbildung – June 2007
18	Danny Zacharias, Deinde – May 2007
17	Christopher Heard, Higgaion – April 2007
16	Brandon Wason, Novum Testamentum – March 2007
15	Charles Halton, Awilum.com – February 2007
14	Chris Weimer, Thoughts on Antiquity – January 2007
13	Tyler F. Williams, Codex: Biblical Studies Blogspot – December 2006
12	Jim West, Dr Jim West – November 2006
11	Michael Pahl, The Stuff of Earth – October 2006
10	Phil Harland, Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean – September 2006
9	Stephen Carlson, Hypotyposeis – August 2006
8	Kevin Edgecomb, Biblicalia – July 2006
7	Chip Hardy, Daily Hebrew – June 2006
6	Benjamin Myers, Faith and Theology – May 2006
5	Kevin Wilson, Blue Cord – April 2006
4	Loren Rosson III, The Busybody – March 2006
3	Rick Brannan, Ricoblog – February 2006
2	Tyler F. Williams, Codex Blogspot – January 2006
1	Joel Ng, Ebla Logs – March 2005