I’m a research professor committed to helping you hone your craft as a biblical scholar. Academic programs in biblical studies often provide excellent training in content areas like Old or New Testament. But these programs have to leave out a lot. And very often, what’s left out is precisely what can help you hone your craft as a knowledge worker so that you can focus on the people and projects that matter most.
Reader, Zotero's interface can easily store information about various types and numbers of creators. But Zotero can handle other creator information too if needed. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, The Internet is a massive library with a huge amount of material that's partially or fully open access. And I've added dozens more resources to my guide to that helps you cut through the clutter and get to what's actually going to be helpful. These additions bring the total number of resources in the guide above 700 that you can simply start incorporating into your work today. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to...
Reader, Human experience works out such that inside any "yes" to one thing is also a "no" to something else. But saying yes to some activities yields far better results than others. So, it's key to discern and focus on which activities those are. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, Having text in your PDFs makes them searchable, easier to mark up, and more accessible to screen or audio readers. And for any image-only PDFs you have, Zotero makes adding this text as easy as a few mouse clicks. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, The "proxy baptism" interpretation of 1 Cor 15:29 arises early. To it, 3 basic responses emerge as authors grapple with competing traditions. After you read more about these responses at this link, be sure to check back in your inbox. I'll have there for you shortly the full text of a recent article on this subject, as well as several others and key tips about how to get the best deal on a new essay that's under embargo. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A...
Reader, Using Microsoft Word's "styles" feature can help keep document formatting more consistent. But you sometimes need a document with only formatting but no extra styles. Fortunately, you can convert styles to direct formatting. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, Before publication, openness to feedback helps you have a productive orientation toward responses to your work. Those responses might be positive or negative. The same is true after publication. Responses may be positive or negative. Often, they'll be some of both. That's why openness to feedback after publication can be helpful for your future work as well. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. If you know anyone else who would...
Reader, The Aleppo Codex is one of the major witnesses to the text of the Hebrew Bible. And thanks to the wonders of the Internet, the codex is available online. You just have to know where to go and how to work with the versions available. Of course, the Aleppo Codex itself doesn't have modern chapter and verse numberings. So, working with its online versions can itself be a good bit of work. That's why I created an index for the Aleppo Codex's online versions, which makes referencing these...
Reader, After completing a goal, it's tempting to move straight into the next thing. But celebrating accomplishment is a key way of giving thanks. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, It may be counterintuitive, but even actionable goals aren't doable. That's why you need to focus on the next actions these goals require. And as you finish doing those next actions, you're ultimately completing your goals will be too. Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.