Browsing the archives for the biblical studies category

24 May 09

Generalist Versus Specialist in Biblical Scholarship?

Mike Bird notes his co-authored (with Craig Keener) piece in the SBL forum, “Jack of All Trades and Master of None: The Case for ‘Generalist’ Scholars in Biblical Scholarship.” While we need both specialists and generalists in academia, this article is an apology for a generalist approach–as the field of biblical studies has descended ever [...]

1 Comment Posted in academia, biblical studies, pedagogy, scholarship by Patrick George McCullough
20 Jan 09

Ranking Journals in Biblical Studies

I was motivated by a recent post and follow-up comment on Charles Halton’s blog regarding the ranking of journals in biblical studies. Angela Erisman responded in a comment with this advice:
Also, a better way to gauge the prestige of a journal than a list like the one you mention is simply to pay close attention [...]

5 Comments Posted in biblical studies, journals, rankings by Patrick George McCullough
10 Sep 08

The Bible influences culture even if nobody reads it . . .

Many may know about the discussion raised by Hector Avalos about the “end of biblical studies.” For those who don’t, I will catch you up a little bit. The issue is about whether we should teach biblical studies as an academic discipline and, if so, how we should go about it. The issue obviously hits [...]

4 Comments Posted in American culture, Avalos, DeConick, Koester, academia, bible, biblical studies, career, hermeneutics by Patrick George McCullough

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