I’ve added a new category to the sidebar- ‘Forthcoming Books’. Whenever I hear about some volume that will be must reading, I’ll add it to the list. Once it appears, of course, it will be removed from said list because, well, it will no longer be forthcoming.
The grand and good Professor Joseph Fitzmyer is publishing in the quite near future a ‘Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature‘. You dead sea scrollians might want to take a look.
Joseph Fitzmyer, Philadelphia SBL
Unable to persuade North American audiences that his highly idiosyncratic notions about Scroll Origins is correct, N. Golb is going to Jerusalem to present his theories.
August 20 at 6:00 p.m., Open University in Jerusalem. Professor Norman Golb (University of Chicago) will give a talk entitled “Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? The Present State of the Question.” [Via Amy Schwartz on ANE-2].
If it be asked what cause induced God to create all things at first, and now inclines him to preserve them, we shall find that there could be no other cause than his own goodness. — John Calvin
Just in case, I suppose, the first wasn’t maddening enough. The Pontiff is putting pen to paper once more and will soon offer the public even more of his ‘insight’ into ‘historical Jesus’ research. Via Antonio Lombatti.
One of Scandinavia’s finest Old Testament scholars was born on the 4th of August, 1884. He wrote a number of brilliant books, many of which have been translated, fortunately, into English. Mowinckel is perhaps best known for his work on the Psalms, but my favorite of his works is The Spirit and the Word. But that probably stems from my fascination with prophecy and the prophets more than anything else.
Take a minute or so today and read some Mowinckel. You’ll be glad you did. And, have a happy Mowinckel Day!
