tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post6058919230663771156..comments2024-03-21T14:59:20.729-04:00Comments on NT Blog: Pods, blogs and other time-wastersMark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-4967466859514592092011-11-30T22:37:33.252-05:002011-11-30T22:37:33.252-05:00Congratulations! This post was included in the Nov...Congratulations! This post was included in <a href="http://remnantofgiants.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/biblical-studies-69er/" rel="nofollow">the November 2011 Biblical Studies Carnival</a>. This is quite an achievement. My word, yes.Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332464950652540647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-57739111989268007672011-11-20T19:09:50.079-05:002011-11-20T19:09:50.079-05:00But are peer-reviewed publications any less epheme...But are peer-reviewed publications any less ephemeral than blog posts? So many are rarely read and soon forgotten, aren't they?<br /><br />My own work has benefited immensely from blog posts. A few come quickly to mind: yours on the "his disciples", Carlson's on Gal 2:12, and Tilling's on protective anonymity. I am grateful that these ideas were made available to everyone with an internet connection, without subscription.Richard Fellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777460488456330838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-28638158679328651292011-11-19T16:19:32.805-05:002011-11-19T16:19:32.805-05:00Tim, BlueCord was supposed to be just such an effo...Tim, BlueCord was supposed to be just such an effort to create a curated Wiki but it never got off the ground. I still think it would be a great idea. We tried it on Targum.info but again, no one was really interested in contributing... Perhaps the idea will soon take hold but I have my doubts since the effort is not rewarded in our current review systems.Targumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226685819553164313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-89649170314932525232011-11-18T17:27:24.403-05:002011-11-18T17:27:24.403-05:00Mark, I have an idea that would solve a lot of the...Mark, I have an idea that would solve a lot of the problems you mentioned. I think all interested scholars should get together and create a biblical Wikipedia. For example, you would write a short researched article about some biblical topic. Then other scholars could add to that article, either agreeing with it and adding more detailed information or add an opposing view. Then any of you can come back later and update your section of the article. Then anyone could comment on the article. So instead of having a blog post about a certain topic for one day, which will fade away with time, you would have a static article that can be updated at any time, and it will be part of a larger scholarly work. And only actual qualified scholars would be able to write or edit articles, but anyone could comment. It would be a great way to see new and relevant biblical information in one place. What do you think?Howard M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13867929998135821311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-86460170462083864442011-11-18T17:15:14.276-05:002011-11-18T17:15:14.276-05:00Like the others there are lots of comments here th...Like the others there are lots of comments here that resonate with me. One impression in particular stands out, your uncertainty of the place of podcasts. I think the uncertainty (apart from technological changes which are often unpredictable except in hindsight, and anyway potentially apply to all these media) for me stems from the relatively sparse feedback to my podcast compared to my blog. Yet the stats suggest that the podcast is already as much or even more cunsulted than the blog, despite starting the podcast three years later than the blog and less frequent posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-29403823833638940062011-11-18T16:11:59.219-05:002011-11-18T16:11:59.219-05:00Like Ben I like to listen to the NT pod on 5-8 mil...Like Ben I like to listen to the NT pod on 5-8 mile runs, albeit around the coasts and lanes of jersey rather than the African savannah. Something about the pace and timbre of your voice Mark makes for perfect pace, although I do seem to speed up whenever the topic of a hypothetical lost source for the double tradition in the Synoptics arises ;-)<br /><br />The material is really good too and there are enough of them now that the cycle takes a good few miles to get through!Simon Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608455222045007903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-60813366449015093442011-11-18T15:02:31.068-05:002011-11-18T15:02:31.068-05:00I have a very happy memory of jogging among the Ma...I have a very happy memory of jogging among the Maasai along the rim of the Rift Valley listening to one NTPod after another on a cheap mp3 player. Your voice is now inextricably linked with that beautiful scenery.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to produce them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-34650158775644262492011-11-18T04:26:01.303-05:002011-11-18T04:26:01.303-05:00Hi Michael. Agree about the feedback element -- I...Hi Michael. Agree about the feedback element -- I really like that. I'd forgotten about your podcast -- I must give it a proper listen! Hope to see you in SF. Cheers, MarkMark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-81086012378000527212011-11-18T03:02:34.085-05:002011-11-18T03:02:34.085-05:00Mark:
Well said! I do think however that blogging...Mark:<br /><br />Well said! I do think however that blogging also has another advantage: you get feedback. I've had some great experiences with that. <br /><br />By the way, I'm a huge fan of the podcasts. You inspired me to start my own, but it's not nearly as well done as yours. <br /><br />Please keep them coming! Hope to run into you this weekend.Michael Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245959720626825944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-671780030007672422011-11-17T23:22:09.366-05:002011-11-17T23:22:09.366-05:00Thanks, Andy. Agreed. Cheers.Thanks, Andy. Agreed. Cheers.Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-12132275327523209882011-11-17T23:16:02.306-05:002011-11-17T23:16:02.306-05:00Well said, Mark. I personally loved my binge on y...Well said, Mark. I personally loved my binge on your podcasts and your description of blogging is similar to mine own. I really like Twitter (for theology colleagues) and Facebook status updates (for friends) for the brief but potentially rich and witty thoughts. I used to just scan blog post titles in my RSS feeder--which I still do--but Twitter is another way of doing that. "Just sum it up for me in the headline and I will read more if I'm intrigued."Andy Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317283478472718864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-65187651915144807742011-11-17T21:28:33.138-05:002011-11-17T21:28:33.138-05:00Thanks, Bob. Excellent thoughts, thanks.Thanks, Bob. Excellent thoughts, thanks.Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-35205539472705770472011-11-17T21:27:07.248-05:002011-11-17T21:27:07.248-05:00Mark - I think it is important to underline how va...Mark - I think it is important to underline how valuable it was for those of us who are not in the academic guild to eavesdrop and ask questions on the e-lists and to learn - so much - from the academics. Some of what we learn is not 'content' but that scholars (e-list or blog) are not always in agreement and some are worth reading - some maybe not. It is a selective process. I don't twitter - btw - also I keep a private blog so I can learn a bit more discipline before publishing.Bob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.com