Of the several hundred books and articles that I have worked on over the last few years there is one that stands out to me: Kenneth E. Bailey, “Informal Controlled Oral Tradition and the Synoptic Gospels,” Asia Journal of Theology 5 (1991): 34-54. = Themelios 20.2 (1995): 4-11. Writing with the unique insight into Palestinian…
More quickly than I hoped: T.C. Mitchell & R. Joyce, “The Musical Instruments in Nebuchadnezzar’s Orchestra,” Notes on Some Problems in the Book of Daniel. London: The Tyndale Press, 1965. pp. 19-27. is now available. This completes the small volume Notes on Some Problems in the Book of Daniel, which I have wanted for many…
I have just uploaded “The Aramaic of Daniel”, Kenneth Kitchen’s contribution to the 1965 volume by Tyndale Press, Notes on Some Problems in the Book of Daniel: Kenneth A. Kitchen, “The Aramaic of Daniel,” Notes on Some Problems in the Book Of Daniel. London: The Tyndale Press, 1965. Pbk. pp.31-79. The article is in PDF…
Born Yesterday (1950) is a film that can watch again and again. The basic plot is straightforward. Scrap metal dealer Harry Brock moves to Washington DC to set up a scrap metal cartel with the help of a crooked Congressman. His efforts are hampered by his girlfriend “Billie” (played by Judy Holliday) who proves an embarrassment…
