Translating Cuneiform

This is an interesting and informative article behind the efforts to translate cuneiform.

Student Entitlement

Those involved in the academic world are usually familiar with the phenomenon of student entitlement. This post by Maryellen Weimar provides a brief but helpful discussion on the topic. I particularly appreciate Weimar's comment that, "telling them that’s wrong isn’t likely to change the attitude. It helps if teachers clarify their expectations with constructive positive language and even more importantly with discussions of the rationales on which those expectations rest."

Social Media: Who Is Using Whom?

This post asks the question, "Are You Using Social Media or Being Used By It?" There is much to think about here.

The Authenticity of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

Some readers might be following the renewed text-critical debate raised by Philip Payne concerning the authenticity of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. In any case, Ian Paul has a fairly balanced post here on the issue.

Moisés Silva on Learning and Trnslating Greek

This post interacts shares some sage thoughts from Moisés Silva’s on learning and translating Greek.

HT: Jeff at the Scripture Zealot Blog

Karl Barth

William Evans explains here why he still does doesn't care for Karl Barth.

HT: Lisa Robinson

Free Audio Book: The Whole Christ

Christianaudio.com is offering The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson as their free audio download for the month of October. You can access this offer here.

Free Logos Book for October: Romans

The free Logos Book of the Month for October is Joseph Fitzmyer's Romans commentary in the Anchor series. You can also purchase Francis Anderson's Habakkuk or J. Louis Martyn's Galatians in the same series for $1.99 and $2.99 respectively. And you can enter to win the fifty-five volume Luther's Works. Go to the Logos' Free Book of Month page here.