The November 2017 Biblical Studies Carnival is posted by Jim West at Zwinglius Redivivus. Jim titled his carnival “The Wide-Ranging 2017 Biblical Studies Carnival and SBL Annual Meeting Edition.” He has a great collection of links focusing on biblical studies (less theological and no church history this time around). He does include some reports from tweeters at SBL, which he calls the “2017 Side-Show (a.k.a. Freak Show).” I think he is bitter because he could not attend the meetings.
It is a good carnival, but he does call me Paul Long and one point and has this oddity: “Phil Long does a nice job discussing faith and action in a post on Titus. He may be from Texas, but he still makes sense from time to time.” Although I do admit to making sense from time to time, I am from California, and current live in Michigan. I really do not might having my name misreported, but saying I am from Texas is really too much.
The next carnival will be hosted by Jennifer Guo, @jenniferguo. Feel free to offer her a few nominations for the last carnival of 2017.
unfortunately, I do not have any volunteers for January and February 2018 yet. If you are a veteran blogger who has hosted in the past, please consider volunteering again. I would also like a few new bloggers to considered hosting in 2018.Carnivals are a great way to attract attention to your site if you are new blogger, but more importantly it gives you a chance to highlight the best and the brightest in the world of BiblioBlogs.
Email me (plong42 at gmail.com) or direct message on Twitter (@plong42) to volunteer. You can also leave a comment here with your contact info and I will get back to you. If you use FlipBoard to read blogs, consider following my Biblical Studies magazine. The Web-based version is OK, but FlipBoard is an essential app for your iOS device. I use it on my iPad for news and other special interests.
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The October 2017 Biblical Studies Carnival is posted by Doug Chaplin at his blog, Musings of a Christian Humanist. Doug did a great job gather the best of the Bibliblogs for the month. He included a few unique categories (Bible Conspiracies, Canon, Textual Criticism, and Bible translation). Visit Doug’s carnival and let him know you appreciate his work (and stay around for the comments on this one).
The next two carnivals are already spoken for, and March of 2018 is taken. I would really like to get commitments for January 2018 (due February 1) and February 2018 (Due March 1) . If you are a veteran blogger who has hosted in the past, please feel free to volunteer again. I would also like a few new bloggers to considered hosting in 2018.
November 2017 (Due December 1) – Jim West, @drjewest
December 2017 (Due January 1) – Jennifer Guo, @jenniferguo
Carnivals are a great way to attract attention to your site if you are new blogger, but more importantly it gives you a chance to highlight the best and the brightest in the world of BibliBlogs. Please email me (plong42 at gmail.com) or direct message on Twitter (@plong42). You can also leave a comment here with your contact info and I will get back to you. If you use FlipBoard to read blogs, consider following my Biblical Studies magazine. The Web-based version is OK, but Flipboard is an essential app for your iOS device. I use it on my iPad for news and other special interests. Follow me on twitter (@plong42) as well.
Welcome to the Biblical Studies Carnival for September 2017. This month I have the privilege to host the carnival, next month Doug Chaplin will host his first carnival at his blog, Musings of a Christian Humanist. The next three carnivals are set:
October 2017 (Due November 1) – Doug Chaplin, @dougchaplin
November 2017 (Due December 1) – Jim West, @drjewest
December 2017 (Due January 1) – Jennifer Guo, @jenniferguo
I have included a link to the site hosting as well as a twitter account so you can nominate posts during the month by sending them directly to the host. If you do not have a twitter account, contact the host via their blog. As always I am looking for volunteers for 2018. I have two months spoken for but I would love to get January and February covered as soon as possible. Carnivals are a great way to attract attention to your site if you are new blogger, but more importantly it gives you a chance to highlight the best and the brightest in the world of BibliBlogs. Please email me (plong42 at gmail.com) or direct message on Twitter (@plong42). You can also leave a comment here with your contact info and I will get back to you.
In personal blogging news, Reading Acts celebrated its ninth year in September and recently hit the 1.5 million hit mark. When I began the blog in 2008, I rarely saw more than a few hundred hits per month, now I see over 1000 per day. Thanks to the many faithful readers of this blog, as well as the hundreds of spammers who pad my stats.
If you use FlipBoard to read blogs, consider following my Biblical Studies magazine. The Web-based version is OK, but Flipboard is an essential app for your iOS device. I use it on my iPad for news and other special interests. Follow me on twitter (@plong42) as well.
Michael Bird has a few comments on the Opponents in the Epistle of Jude. “The short of it is that we do not know for sure who these wicked persons are, but we can gather that Jude is thoroughly disgusted by them.”
Larry Hurtado has several posts on Textual Criticism this month, starting with Early Textual Transmission of Christian Texts. He suggests “The second century may well have been a time of “uncontrolled” copying (i.e., no ecclesiastical structure controlling the process), but it does not appear to have been a time of particularly “wild” copying of the biblical texts.” In Textual Stability and NT Studies he repeats this, “no one should deny textual variation, right from the start of the textual transmission of the Gospels (and all other ancient texts). But it’s an exaggeration to characterize the earliest transmission of these writings as “wild” and chaotic, or to suggest that we can’t know what the authors actually wrote.” In another post he responds to some of his commenters by asking “Is a Paradigm Shift Now Called for?” “In short, it is time for us to consider whether the notion (seemingly cherished by some) that there was an initial period of “wild” handling of writings that later became part of the NT, followed by a supposed fixing of texts sometime in the latter part of the 2nd century, now should be laid aside in favour of a “paradigm” that more adequately reflects the evidence.”
Michael Bird reflects on the Nashville Statement. “More than ever, we need to develop an orthodox anthropology that is capable of engaging the issues of the twenty-first century. Sadly, I do not think the Nashville Statement does this.”
Bryan Dyer reviewed Hebrews in Contexts (edited by Gabriella Gelardini and Harold W. Attridge, eds. Hebrews in Contexts. Leiden: Brill, 2016). This volume is a collection of papers presented in the Hebrews section at the SBL annual meetings from 2005 to 2013.
Carson Bay reviews Elisa Uusimäki, Turning Proverbs towards Torah: an Analysis of 4Q525. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah 117. Leiden: Brill, 2015. “Uusimäki’s work is overall a solid and welcome addition to scholarship. Her book takes a necessary closer look at 4Q525 and provides a framework for understanding this text both in its physical fragmentary features and in its intellectual context.”
Joshua Matson reviews Hanan Eshel, Exploring the Dead Sea Scrolls: Archaeology and Literature of the Qumran Caves, edited by Barnea Selavan and Shani Tzoref. Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements, 18. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2015. “The volume itself is a testament to the legacy of Hanan Eshel in the field of Qumran studies and the history of the Qumran caves. Additionally, this volume serves as a gift from his closest friends and partners in scholarship to the world as a lens through which to view the history of the Dead Sea Scrolls.”
Jonathan Pennington, The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing (Baker, 2017), reviewed by Nijay Gupta.
Esteban Vázquez digs for Hidden Treasures in Festschriften, in agreement with Eric Smith of the Iliff School of Theology who recently opined edited volumes and Festschriften “often contain better, more interesting work than juried articles [and] monographs.”
The Carnival is right through that door. Trust me.
It is Carnival time once again, and Jason Gardner posted a great collection of links at eis doxan in his Biblical Studies Carnival for August 2017. Jason is currently a PhD candidate at Dallas Theological Seminary studying New Testament and has been blogging at eis doxan for years. He added two interesting categories to this carnival, “August Releases” listing a few new books and a section on technology. Head over there and get your fill of the best of the best in August.
I have included a link to the site hosting as well as a twitter account so you can nominate posts during the month by sending them directly to the host. If you do not have a twitter account, contact the host via their blog. Most Carnival hosts appreciate some nominations as they are collecting their links, but they do not always use them all.
As you can see, the 2017 Carnival season is coming to a close, and I do not have any volunteers for 2018 yet. To reserve a month in 2018, contact me via email me (plong42 at gmail.com) or direct message on Twitter (@plong42). You can also leave a comment here with your contact info and I will get back to you.
If you are not following me on twitter, you should: @plong42
If you use FlipBoard to read blogs, consider following my Biblical Studies magazine. The Web-based version is OK, but Flipboard is an essential app for your iOS device. I use it on my iPad for news and other special interests.
I have included a link to the site hosting as well as a twitter account so you can nominate posts during the month by sending them directly to the host. If you do not have a twitter account, contact the host via their blog. It is not too early to volunteer to host a carnival in 2018. To reserve a month in 2018, contact me via email me (plong42 at gmail.com) or direct message on Twitter (@plong42). You can also leave a comment here with your contact info and I will get back to you.
If you are not following me on twitter, you should: @plong42
If you use FlipBoard to read blogs, consider following my Biblical Studies magazine. The Web-based version is OK, but Flipboard is an essential app for your iOS device. I use it on my iPad for news and other special interests.
It is a good carnival, but he does call me Paul Long and one point and has this oddity: “Phil Long does a nice job discussing faith and action in a post on Titus. He may be from Texas, but he still makes sense from time to time.” Although I do admit to making sense from time to time, I am from California, and current live in Michigan. I really do not might having my name misreported, but saying I am from Texas is really too much.
Welcome to the Biblical Studies Carnival for September 2017. This month I have the privilege to host the carnival, next month Doug Chaplin will host his first carnival at his blog, Musings of a Christian Humanist. The next three carnivals are set:
David Corder has been working his way through Jerome Murphy-O’Connor’s Paul: A Critical Life, so he offers a short reflection 
Rubén de Rus has posted the July 2017 Biblical Studies Carnival at his blog,