Tag: biblical studies

Charles Halton on How to Use ANE Material

Charles Halton has some helpful tips on how to use ancient Near East material in biblical scholarship. He mentioned that he might put together a short ANE bibliography “that can serve as an entry point for biblical scholars.” I would really like to see this. One significant take-away from the post: the Context of Scripture…

By Way of Reminder

Now a research argument is not like the heated exchanges we hear every day. Those arguments usually involve a dispute: children argue over a toy; roommates over the stereo; drivers about who had the right-of-way. Such arguments can be polite or nasty, but most involve conflict, with winners and losers. To be sure, researchers sometimes…