Category Archives: Uncategorized

While on my much-needed one year hiatus from my standard school studies, I knew that I wanted to continue to develop myself.  So, aside from just continuing my Hebrew studies, I\’ve also been assembling a list of resources to study on other ANE history, religion, language, and literature.  I just got in my first book,Continue reading “Introduction to Akkadian”

Well, I\’m now back from my quite long break.  There have quite a number of goings-on since I last posted, first and foremost among them is my finished thesis and course-work for my MA.  Once I get my finished copy back, I\’ll try and find some way of posting it here in pdf form forContinue reading “Return to Productivity”

As anyone who\’s active in the blogosphere, peruses BAR, attended one of the past several ASOR conferences, or watched PBS is aware of, the finds at Khirbet Qeiyafa have caused quite the furor. The discoveries found there, while perhaps not as concrete as some might paint them, certainly appear to be the type of formativeContinue reading “Scholarship and Ego”

As someone who very much looks forward to teaching, I\’m constantly on the look out for useful materials, examples, and methods.  After talking to one of my good friends who\’s a post-doc at KAUST he recommended I look at an \”illustrated guide to a phd.\” And let me say, this is certainly something that I\’llContinue reading “Hubris and Humility: Illustrated Guide to the PhD”

In many ways, the translation of tyche as “fate” represents Thucydides’ own struggle: an attempt to author a history that seeks to base itself on cause/effect relationships while retaining a need to explicate events that defy explanation. The tension when Thucydides explains that Pericles was the most intelligent man of the age, but still diesContinue reading “Thesis: Fate and Intelligence in Thucydides and the Chronicler”

I\’ve long been a fan of the LifeHacker blog.  As a pseud-techie and all-around Applefile, I find their posts very useful in pointing me towards techniques, apps, and approaches that I wouldn\’t have otherwise figured out.  These so-called \”hacks\” are all about saving time, making needlessly difficult things easier, or else giving you a newContinue reading “Hebrew Hacks: Vocabulary”

I\’ve neglected to update my blog because October has been an absolute whirlwind of activity for me.  As mentioned previously (see below), I went to Cincy to visit Hebrew Union College. I got back about ten days ago, and already I\’m once again in the Tampa Airport (TPA) and on my way again.  This time,Continue reading “Gone, Gone, to NYC…”

As mentioned previously, I\’m currently in the process of finding out where I\’m going to pursue my PhD. One of the schools on my shortlist (though it\’s far less certain whether I\’ll be on theirs!) is Hebrew Union College. (Cincy Campus.)  Several of my Hebrew professors are HUC grads, and they all vigorously recommended thatContinue reading “First Time in Cincy”

Charles Halton over at Awilum just posted a segment of a discussion about Thucydides\’ History taken from here.  I\’ve read Kagan\’s new book (quite good, by the way.  And no, I\’ve received absolutely no compensation, money or otherwise to say so.  It was just a great read), and one of the points that Kagan makesContinue reading “Thucydides: The New Living Translation?”

My good friend (and cousin) Luke Chandler has been an invaluable resource for discussion on the various finds and significance of the on-going excavation of  Khirbet Qeiyafa. Back on July 15, in the middle of this year’s Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation, I wrote about the potential of some new finds: Best case scenario: A couple ofContinue reading “A Proto-Update on Khirbet Qeiyafa”