When I first started doing research, everything was paper based. I went to the library and looked things up in a card catalogue. There what I think was a two volume annual publication that allowed researchers to do a keyword search of things that had been published in the previous twelve months. They would then [...]
Archive for August, 2011
The internet and the changing face of research #1 – searching
Posted in Biblical Studies on 30 August , 2011 | 1 Comment »
Death of CK Barrett
Posted in Biblical Studies, communicating theology on 28 August , 2011 | 1 Comment »
CK Barrett died on 26 august, aged 94. He was not only a fine biblical scholar (and all around good guy, from what I can read) – he was also an excellent communicator. When I was studying Romans, Barrett’s Reading Through Romans was a favourite commentary amongst the students because in it Barrett presented good [...]