So, as it turns out, the individual responsible for this month’s Biblical Studies Carnival had to back out last minute (today). As the ever-faithful coordinator of the carnivals (lol!), I am going to step in and do the Carnival for this month. I will not be able to get it uploaded for tomorrow; but I am aiming for early in the week (probably Monday).

What you can do to help me out is nominate some posts. I know I won’t be able to do much of anything tomorrow (my sister is in town and my son and I have hockey — he plays, I coach), so if you can get nominations in today and tomorrow, that would be great. I will spend some time Sunday and Monday putting the Carnival together. Please don’t be shy — nominate one of your own posts, or you can nominate a post written by someone else — don’t forget that the post needs to fit into the general category of academic biblical studies and cognate areas and needs to have been written sometime in November 2007.

You can submit/nominate posts via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com or you may email them to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

Thanks in advance!

John Hobbins over at his Ancient Hebrew Poetry blog has uploaded Biblical Studies Carnival XXIII.
John has done a superb job highlighting academic biblical studies in the blogosphere for the month of October 2007. He has even posted a follow-up post, “What I Left out the First Time.”

The next Biblical Studies Carnival will be hosted by James M. Darlack over at Old in the New in the first week of December 2007. Make sure to regularly nominate posts you read around the blogosphere this month.

For more information, please consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

Tim Bulkeley, the blogger from the bottom of the world (New Zealand — must be nice to have a real rugby team), has uploaded Biblical Studies Carnival XXII over at his blog SansBlogue. Tim has done a great job highlighting academic biblical studies in the blogosphere for the month of September 2007.

The next Biblical Studies Carnival will be hosted by the prolific and always interesting John Hobbins over at his Ancient Hebrew Poetry blog in the first week of November 2007. Make sure to regularly nominate posts you read around the blogosphere this month.

For more information, please consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

Tim Bulkeley is busy preparing the upcoming Biblical Studies Carnival, among other things. It should show up at his Sansblogue next week sometime. If you have read some interesting blog posts that relate to academic biblical studies, please nominate them today! It can be one of your own posts or you can nominate a post written by someone else — don’t forget that the post needs to fit into the general category of academic biblical studies and cognate areas and needs to have been written sometime in September 2007.

You can submit/nominate posts via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com or you may email them to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

Duane Smith has uploaded Biblical Studies Carnival XXI over at his abnormally interesting blog, Abnormal Interests. Duane’s blog is always interesting (in an abnormal way) and he has done a great job highlighting academic biblical studies in the blogosphere for the month of August 2007. Well done, Duane!

The next Biblical Studies Carnival will be going down under with Tim Bulkeley as host over at his Sansblogue in the first week of October 2007.  Make sure to regularly nominate posts you read around the blogosphere this month.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage

Claude Mariottini has uploaded Biblical Studies Carnival XX over at his at his eponymous blog. Claude has done a great job highlighting academic biblical studies in the blogosphere for the month of July 2007. Great Job!

The next Biblical Studies Carnival will be hosted by Duane Smith at his abnormal blog, Abnormal Interests, in the first week of September 2007. Please heed Claude’s request to submit blog posts to this next carnival! Do your part by regularly nominating posts you are reading around the blogosphere this month.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

I wanted to thank everyone who volunteered to host a future Biblical Studies Carnival. I now have hosts scheduled into the new year. Here is a list of upcoming hosts:

• Biblical Studies Carnival XX (Claude Mariottini, Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament – August 2007)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXI (Duane Smith, Abnormal Interests – September 2007)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXII (Tim Bulkeley, Sansblogue – October 2007)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXIII (John Hobbins, Ancient Hebrew Poetry – November 2007)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXIV (James M. Darlack, Old in the New – December 2007)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXV (Christian Brady, Targuman – January 2008)
• Biblical Studies Carnival – Best of 2007 (Tyler F. Williams, Codex: Biblical Studies Blogspot – January 2008)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXVI (Kevin Edgecomb, Biblicalia – February 2008)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXVII (Kevin Wilson, Blue Cord – March 2008)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXVIII (Chris Weimer, Thoughts on Antiquity – April 2008)

As you can see from the list, I put myself in to do a “Best of 2007” post in the new year (I quite liked writing that up last January).  Also, Claude Mariottini will be hosting the next Biblical Studies Carnival at his eponymous blog in the first week of August 2007.  I encourage you to submit a post today! This can be one of your own posts or you can nominate a post written by someone else — don’t forget that the post needs to fit into the general category of academic biblical studies and cognate areas and needs to have been written sometime in June 2007.

You can submit/nominate posts via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com or you may email them to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

Stephen Cook has uploaded the nineteenth Biblical Studies Carnival over at his blog Biblische Ausbildung. Stephen has done a wonderful job highlighting academic biblical studies in the blogosphere for the month of June 2007. Stephen took the Carnival theme seriously and led us all on a tour of a midway that included ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, as well as related topics. Well done, Stephen! Great Job!

As Stephen notes, the next Biblical Studies Carnival will be hosted by Claude Mariottini at his eponymous blog in the first week of August 2007. Make sure to start nominating posts early!

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

If you are interested in hosting an upcoming Biblical Studies Carnival, let me know. I have hosts arranged through October 2007:

• Biblical Studies Carnival XX (Claude Mariottini, Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament – August 2007)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXI (Duane Smith, Abnormal Interests – September 2007)
• Biblical Studies Carnival XXII (Tim Bulkeley, Sansblogue – October 2007)

I wouldn’t mind setting the schedule through 2007 at least. If you’re an established blogger who knows your way around the biblical studies related blogs (dare I say, “biblioblogs”), please volunteer to host a future Biblical Studies Carnival.

Hosting requires a fair amount of work. While there are a number of nominations submitted, as host you have to make sure to keep track of worthy posts throughout the month you are responsible for. The benefits of hosting are many. Not only do you get to see for yourself what is being written in the blogosphere in the field of academic biblical studies, hosting also highlights your own blog.

The goal is to rotate the Carnivals among a variety of different people, so if you have already hosted a Carnival, I will prioritize new bloggers. That being said, if you are interested in a hosting a second time, please do let me know.

The only additional requirement is to ensure that full contact details for the next host are included in your Carnival and to send the coordinator an email immediately before or right after posting the Carnival so that the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage can be updated.

So if you are interested in hosting, send me an email at codex [at] biblical-studies [dot] ca with your full name, the name and url of your blog, and your preferred month.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

Stephen Cook will be hosting Biblical Studies Carnival XIX next week. He has posted a call for submissions over at Biblische Ausbildung.

I encourage you to submit a post today! This can be one of your own posts or you can nominate a post written by someone else — don’t forget that the post needs to fit into the general category of academic biblical studies and cognate areas and needs to have been written sometime in June 2007.

You can submit/nominate posts via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com or you may email them to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.