I've mentioned the Journal of Cosmology on this blog before. This online academic journal is known for producing some high-level articles, but has been criticized as well for stirring controversy (most notably the recent claims of "alien bacteria" published in the...
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On Academic Journals: The JSTOR Treasure-Trove
Came across this today, from the erstwhile AWOL blog of Chuck Jones. Click here for a reminder on why you need to get access to JSTOR. AWOL has posted an exhaustive list of journals accessible through JSTOR. Just gives you an idea. I'll be posting some things to...
Tools for Biblical Research, Part 2: Access to Scholarly Journals
In the wake of the last post (the NT commentary example), I've had several requests about commentaries and journals. I'll say something about commentaries in future posts, but those of you who are keeping up already know that I view them as one of several go-to...
Megalithic Quarrying Techniques
I came across this article today ("Megalithic Quarrying Techniques and Limestone Technology in Eastern Spain") and thought I'd share it with readers. I get lots of questions about the "impossibility" of quarrying huge stones for megalithic structures, usually with...
Building the Pyramids – It’s Not a Mystery
Well, it's that time of year again. The Ancient Egypt class that I teach at the local university is set to begin on Wednesday. I devote a full week to pyramids. The articles below are part of the readings. Two of these have appeared on this blog before, but the...
Recordings of ETS Papers from 2016 Conference
In past years, those who follow the Naked Bible blog have asked about obtaining recordings of ETS sessions. Here is the link to the few hundred papers given at ETS that are now available at WordMP3.com. MP3s can be purchased individually or as a package.
Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation
I had a brief question tonight in email about Afrocentric Bible interpretation. I thought others might be interested in Yamauchi's short overview of the subject. Afrocentrism and Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation The file / excerpt comes from Yamauchi's book, Africa...
Scholarly Journals in Biblical Studies and the Humanities Just Became More Accessible
I've blogged about the importance of scholarly journal literature a number of times on this blog. The primary impediment to their use is that you need to live near a university or seminary library that subscribes to them or has a JSTOR subscription it can extend to...
E. A. Wallis Budge Resources
Many readers will be familiar with E. A. Wallis Budge, perhaps mostly with respect to his books on Egyptology. Much of Budge's work in Egyptian language is today very outdated, as is his other work in Egyptology. Nevertheless, there is still good material to be found...
New Website Dedicated to NT Scholar Father Raymond Brown
Mark Goodacre passed along this note about a new website dedicated to Father Brown. Check it out. I also recommend going to that part of the site that includes several PDFs of Brown's work. He was a major force in NT scholarship and Jesus studies.
Online Dissertations in Biblical Studies
The Ancient World Online (AWOL) recently posted a list of Durham University dissertations available for free. I combed through the list and here are some dissertations related to biblical studies and theology that readers might find of interest: BUSHUR,...
Ancient Chronology Critiques: Not Always PaleoBabble
I used to be really into ancient chronology (Near East, biblical). The chronology of the ancient Near East prior to 1000 BC and its basis has genuine uncertainties. Consequently, this is one area where alternative theorists have some real contributions to make. While...
Ancient Egyptian Astronomers Recorded Eclipse of Binary Star Algol – 3000 Years Before Modern Astronomers
Here's a comprehensible summary of this recent academic paper that proposes Egyptian astronomers successfully recorded the eclipse period of a distant star. Here's an excerpt of the summary: Egyptian astronomers used what they learnt to make predictions about the...
Treasure Trove of Open Access Scholarly Journals for Biblical Studies
If you've followed my work for any time (or read books like The Unseen Realm), you know the value of scholarly journals. Most of them are not publicly accessible. Here's a link to a substantial list that are online.
List of Open Access (Mostly Free) Journals in Ancient Studies
The listing located here includes over 1,600 open access scholarly journals in all areas of ancient studies. The listed was created by Charles Jones of the Ancient World Online (AWOL) blog. I'm quite sure there's something in there to help combat paleobabble.