Monthly Archives: November 2011

Using Electronic Lexica in Communicative Pedagogy (BibleWorks 9 Review, pt. 3)

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

Introduction In this series I am exploring some ways that the new BibleWorks 9 can be used, not simply as a tool for exegesis or Bible study, but as an aid to communicative learning and teaching. For a good overview … Continue reading →

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Greek the Obscure?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

I was alerted to this great section of Thomas Hardy’s classic, Jude the Obscure, by Donald Fairbairn, who refers to it in his new book, Understanding Language (which I discussed briefly here). I think it captures perfectly how disappointed many … Continue reading →

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James 2 and the Lord’s Supper (SBL 2011 Report, pt. 2)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

The SBL meeting really begins in earnest on Saturday morning. I was scheduled to present a paper at 9am on Saturday morning in the section entitled “The Letters of James, Peter, and Jude.” It’s chaired by Duane F. Watson and … Continue reading →

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SBL 2011 – A Report pt. 1

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

SBL stands for the Society of Biblical Literature, which is the scholarly guild for scholars in the field of Biblical studies. Each year, the society holds its annual meeting the weekend before Thanksgiving. This year, the meeting was in San … Continue reading →

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“About” vs. “In” – Brandeis and Hebrew Immersion

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

Check out this article about Brandeis University cutting their Hebrew major (HT: James Davila). Here are a couple of portions relevant for readers of my blog (emphasis mine): Ringvald believes that the lack of students who choose to major in Hebrew … Continue reading →

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Come, Eat, Speak Greek!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

Those of you who are attending SBL must be sure to attend the Greek lunch hosted by the Applied Linguistics Group. This is the first Greek lunch, so I look forward to seeing how many will show up and participate. … Continue reading →

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An Early Christian Eucharistic Hymn Fragment (and a video!)

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

Last year, I ran across an interesting essay in ZAC (Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum) by Thomas Scott Caulley that discussed a fragment of an early Christian hymn in P.Bodmer XII. The hymn followed Melito of Sardis’ Paschal Homily in the … Continue reading →

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Greek Jonah Comic Strip

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

The Animated Hebrew site, the creation of Charles Grebe at Briercrest Seminary, has been around for a while, so you’ve probably heard of it. If you haven’t, you need to go check it out. Charles is sympathetic to living language … Continue reading →

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A Standardized Test for Communicative Koine Greek (Needed Resources)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

About the Series This is part of an ongoing series where I discuss resources that should be developed to aid teachers and students in acquiring Koine Greek communicatively. In this installment, I address the need for a standardized test for Koine … Continue reading →

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BibleWorks for Rapid Reading, pt 2 (BibleWorks 9 Review)

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

Introduction In this series I am exploring some ways that the new BibleWorks 9 can be used, not simply as a tool for exegesis or Bible study, but as an aid to communicative learning and teaching. For a good overview … Continue reading →

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