January 2009
9 posts
Sillhouettes →
Excellent post on Buttonhole Bindings →
A bit of a mashup between a coptic binding and a case binding, would go well with more decorative stitching patterns and I bet could also be merged with a cord-bound cover.
Schweitzer Vids →
HT: Goodacre
Letters from an Aging Kasemann →
HT: Goodacre
“One of your examiners refers to my own “weakness” in making myself understood, especially in respect to my preaching. On that point I wish to protest energetically. When I was a professor, I tore up hundreds of sermons that I had worked on in earlier times when I served in the parish. I preached in those days at least four times a month. Seldom then did I preach to...
Digitization of early Syrian Christian documents... →
According to Mar Aprem, as many as 120 manuscripts had been digitised. They include ‘The Chaldaean Kashkol’ (breviary-prayer book) written in 1585 and ‘Hudra’ (prayer book for 365 days). According to historians, much of the original documents relating to native Christian community have been destroyed by Portuguese in the 15th and 16th century as part of their drive to...
The Wooden Library in Alnarp →
“Wooden libraries - or xylothek, from the Greek words for tree, xylon, and storing place, theke - flourished for a short period in history, around 1790-1810, mainly in Germany. They were a further elaboration of the cabinets of natural curiosities that was common during the 18th century, and consisted of simple pieces of wood specimens placed together in some kind of cupboard. In a refined...
David Parker at SBL 2008 p.2 →
Here is the followup, with Erhman up to bat in response.
David Parker at SBL 2008 p.1 →
Here is a summary of David Parker’s state of the art take on textual criticism in the 21st century. There is much to be gnawed on here, and is by no means a majority position in this currently fluid field.
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