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 two 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- Second, the Complete List of Biblioblogs is woefully out of date.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.
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