It seems like everyone is throwing “SLA” into their conversations about learning Biblical Hebrew. But like most areas of study and research, SLA (Second Language Acquisition) is not monolithic. We cannot co-opt this research out of context. I am grateful to have a few colleagues in the field. They have been giving me some very [...]
The number of very productive and helpful blogs on the Biblioblogs list causes me to wonder: How do they do it? First of all, it is nearly impossible for me to keep up with reading all the posts I want to (not to mention the rabbit trails they lead to). Many of them are well [...]
This is not a concert or professional presentation. It’s the body of Christ encouraging one another with their gifts. For the full story, read Jerry’s blog post.
The Biblical Studies Carnival 43 is up now. Many of you already know about it, but I’m posting the link here for my friends and readers who might think that biblical studies scholars are always stuck in a book in a library and do not have a sense of humor. Nothing could be further from [...]
I tell my students that studying Hebrew helps to keep their brain active which can stave off things like Alzheimers’ disease. For example, here’s a lecture illustration I use. Which brain would you rather have? But even with all that language study, there are days when you need some supplemental grey matter exercise. So, here’s [...]
