https://jdavidstark.com/resources/ Recent content in Resources on J. David Stark https://jdavidstark.com/images/papermod-cover.png https://jdavidstark.com/images/papermod-cover.png Hugo -- 0.154.5 en J. David Stark Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Printed texts have their virtues. But sometimes you need to look at a manuscript. This index helps you find your way around the Aleppo Codex. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/bible-reading-plan/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/bible-reading-plan/ Don’t be one of the clichéd emerging scholars who doesn’t have a regular discipline of reading the Bible. Join my students and me with our reading plan. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 When you think of play, you probably don’t think of a biblical scholar. But you should. Play is fundamental to healthy, holistic biblical scholarship. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Each craft has its tools. Biblical studies is no exception. This guide shows you what kinds are especially important—and how I stock my toolbox for each. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Working with the Greek New Testament takes practice. This resource pack will help you along your way. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/growth-in-the-lands-promised-to-abraham/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/growth-in-the-lands-promised-to-abraham/ Scholars often connect Ben Sira and Paul when discussing Abraham as “heir of the world.” But other Second Temple interpreters use the same reading strategy. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Control your schedule. Do what matters. Learn key strategies to get the most out of the time you have, whether it’s regular, irregular, or some of both. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Accessing manuscripts digitally becomes much simpler when you have a good index. This guide orients you to using the one that INTF provides. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/how-to-think-pauls-implied-audience-in-romans/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/how-to-think-pauls-implied-audience-in-romans/ Romans is often read as addressing both Jews and gentiles. But four points about Romans 1:13–14 suggest the letter addresses gentiles only. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/how-to-understand-baptism-for-the-dead-according-to-the-earliest-interpreters-of-1-corinthians-1529/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/how-to-understand-baptism-for-the-dead-according-to-the-earliest-interpreters-of-1-corinthians-1529/ The “proxy baptism” interpretation of 1 Cor 15:29 arises early. To it, various responses emerge as authors grapple with competing traditions. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/how-to-understand-pauls-hermeneutic-through-aristotles-rhetoric/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/how-to-understand-pauls-hermeneutic-through-aristotles-rhetoric/ Rhetoric and hermeneutics share much in common. So, Aristotle’s enthymeme proves helpful for understanding Paul’s scriptural interpretation. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/islam-christianity-and-neighborliness-in-the-modern-world/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/islam-christianity-and-neighborliness-in-the-modern-world/ Muslims and Christians need to be good neighbors. So, I sat down with Mustafa Akyol to discuss some of what that entails. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Logos Bible Software can be an extraordinarily helpful tool. This resource pack will help you take full advantage of it. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Staying in Scripture’s original languages can be hard. This resource pack will help you make it a regular habit. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Your weeks are full. But are they full of what’s important or just what’s urgent? This resource pack will help you shift the balance toward what’s important. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Serious criticisms are sometimes levelled at online classes and programs. But these can and should be richly formative communities of learning. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 The Internet is a massive library. But it’s sometimes hard to find what you need. This guide provides point-and-click access to hundreds of resources. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/open-access-international-critical-commentary-index/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/open-access-international-critical-commentary-index/ The International Critical Commentary has more than 100 years under its belt. Many of the original volumes are openly available online. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/research-on-rewriting-prophets-in-the-corinthian-correspondence/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/research-on-rewriting-prophets-in-the-corinthian-correspondence/ If hermeneutics of “rewritten Bible” are highlighted, it’s easier to compare these texts and their hermeneutics with Paul’s interpretive work. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/sbl-style-checklist/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/sbl-style-checklist/ Learning SBL style can be challenging—but it doesn’t have to be. https://jdavidstark.com/subscribe/secrets-of-sbl-style/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/subscribe/secrets-of-sbl-style/ Wish SBL style were clearer? It can be. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Sentences are basic units of communication. This guide will help you work through the sentences in your Bible more carefully and critically. https://jdavidstark.com/resources/standard-course-information/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jdavidstark.com/resources/standard-course-information/ Academic courses often have a lot of unwritten rules. But here’s most of what you can expect when you take one with me. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Enjoying time away is often underrated as a part of life in biblical studies. But it’s a skill you can and need to develop, just like the other skills in this craft. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Romans 9–11 is a challenging section of the letter. This article clarifies how the argument reads when centering the question Paul does at the start. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Sentences are basic units of communication. This guide will help you work through the sentences in your Bible more carefully and critically.