J. David Stark

Tag: P2R

  • Searching Highlights in Logos

    On the Logos Talk blog, Mark Ward has a helpful post about the syntax of searching for particular highlighting styles in Logos Bible Software. In addition to the specific example given of how to search for a given highlighting style, the search to find any highlighting style would be {Highlight *} For the balance of…

  • An introduction to Gadamer

    St. Johns Nottingham has a helpful introduction to the life and philosophy of H.-G. Gadamer. In the video, Jessica Frazier sets the context of Gadamer’s early life, discusses some of the major themes in Truth and Method (affiliate disclosure), and outlines interaction with Gadamer’s thought by others like Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida.

  • Castleman, Lockett, and Presley, eds., “Explorations in interdisciplinary reading”

    Explorations in Interdisciplinary Reading: Theological, Exegetical, and Reception-historical Perspectives, edited by Robbie Castleman, Darian Lockett, and Stephen Presley, appeared under Wipf and Stock’s Pickwick in 2017. The volume includes essays assembled through the Institute for Biblical Research’s recently concluded study group on Biblical Theology, Hermeneutics, and Theological Disciplines. A key among the essays in the…

  • Free to focus—on sleep?

    As part of Michael Hyatt’s Free to Focus resource set, he’s made available three treat the significance for productivity of adequate, quality sleep: Interview with Shawn Stevenson (video) Unleash Nature’s Secret Weapon eBook (PDF) 13 Essential Keys to a Good Night’s Sleep (PDF) Shawn Stevenson’s core business certainly falls in an area where probably few biblical…

  • The chemistry of studying the Dead Sea Scrolls

    This Decoded Science article has an interesting treatment of some of the chemical elements of the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly the Copper Scroll. The article’s conclusion provides the reminder that Archaeology allows us to look into the past. However, in order for scientists to properly examine and maintain artifacts, it’s necessary to…

  • Digital notekeeping

    Digital notekeeping

    Michael Hyatt has a good discussion of digital notekeeping tools, a.k.a. “Evernote alternatives.” As even the nomenclature might suggest, Michael opts for Evernote. I used Evernote for quite some time too but transitioned several months back to OneNote. I haven’t ever gotten particularly sold on Apple devices, so Apple-only alternatives were out by default. While I enjoyed…