I am happy to announce that Biblical Studies Carnival IX is online at Stephen Carlson’s Hypotyposeis. Stephen has done a great job — there certainly was a lot of activity among biblical studies blogs in the month of August!

Biblical Studies Carnival X will be hosted by Phil Harland at Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean in the first week of October 2006. Look for a call for submissions on his blog sometime in the middle of the month.

As you are reading posts around the blogosphere this month, make sure to nominate appropriate posts for the next Carnival. 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.

Just a quick reminder that Biblical Studies Carnival IX will be hosted by Stephen Carlson over at Hypotyposeis during the first week of September 2006. His call for submissions may be found here.

As you are reading posts around the blogosphere, make sure to nominate at least one post for the next Carnival!

This month’s carnival is online over at biblicalia and you can view an entire list of all past carnivals at the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

About the Biblical Studies Carnival

The goal of the Biblical Studies Carnival is to showcase the best of weblog posts in the area of academic biblical studies. By “academic biblical studies� we mean:

• Academic: Posts must represent an academic approach to the discipline of biblical studies rather than, for instance, a devotional approach. This does not mean that posts have to be written by an academic, PhD, or professor — amateurs are more than welcome! Nor does it mean that posts must take a historical critical approach — methodological variety is also encouraged.
• Biblical Studies: Broadly focused on discipline of biblical studies and cognate disciplines, including Ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Christian Origins/New Testament, Intertestamental/Second Temple literature (e.g., LXX, Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus, etc.), Patristics, Biblical Criticisms and Hermeneutics, Biblical Studies and popular culture, among other things.

The Biblical Studies Carnival also serves to highlight a variety of blogs — from well known to lesser known. All blogs are welcome to submit relevant posts to the Carnival. In this way a Carnival is an excellent way to let others know about a blog you frequent or gain new readership to your own blog.

To submit a blog post for inclusion to the Biblical Studies Carnival you may do one of the following:

1. Send the following information to the following email address: biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail.com. If you’re not sure whether a post qualifies, send it anyway and the host will decide whether to include it.
   • The title and permalink URL of the blog post you wish to nominate and the author’s name or pseudonym.
   • A short (two or three sentence) summary of the blog post.
   • The title and URL of the blog on which it appears (please note if it is a group blog).
   • Include “Biblical Studies Carnival [number]â€? in the subject line of your email
   • Your own name and email address.

2. Use the submission form provided by Blog Carnival. (This is probably the easier option if you only have one nomination.) Just select “biblical studies carnival� and fill in the rest of the information noted above.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

I am happy to announce that Biblical Studies Carnival VIII is online at Kevin Edgecomb’s Biblicalia. Kevin has done an awesome job (or should I say “an august job”?) with the Carnival — I don’t even think he had to make any entries up! In my time zone the carnival is even early! Kudos, Kevin.

Biblical Studies Carnival IX will be hosted by Stephen Carlson over at Hypotyposeis in the first week of September 2006. Look for a call for submissions on his blog sometime in the middle of the month.

As you are reading posts around the blogosphere this month, make sure to nominate appropriate posts for the next Carnival. 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.

Just a quick reminder that Biblical Studies Carnival VIII will be hosted by Kevin Edgecomb at Biblicalia in the first week of August, 2006. His call for submissions may be found here.

As you are reading posts around the blogosphere, make sure to nominate at least one post for the next Carnival!

About the Biblical Studies Carnival

The goal of the Biblical Studies Carnival is to showcase the best of weblog posts in the area of academic biblical studies. By “academic biblical studies� we mean:

• Academic: Posts must represent an academic approach to the discipline of biblical studies rather than, for instance, a devotional approach. This does not mean that posts have to be written by an academic, PhD, or professor — amateurs are more than welcome! Nor does it mean that posts must take a historical critical approach — methodological variety is also encouraged.
• Biblical Studies: Broadly focused on discipline of biblical studies and cognate disciplines, including Ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Christian Origins/New Testament, Intertestamental/Second Temple literature (e.g., LXX, Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus, etc.), Patristics, Biblical Criticisms and Hermeneutics, Biblical Studies and popular culture, among other things.

The Biblical Studies Carnival also serves to highlight a variety of blogs — from well known to lesser known. All blogs are welcome to submit relevant posts to the Carnival. In this way a Carnival is an excellent way to let others know about a blog you frequent or gain new readership to your own blog.

To submit a blog post for inclusion to the Biblical Studies Carnival you may do one of the following:

1. Send the following information to the following email address: biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail.com. If you’re not sure whether a post qualifies, send it anyway and the host will decide whether to include it.
   • The title and permalink URL of the blog post you wish to nominate and the author’s name or pseudonym.
   • A short (two or three sentence) summary of the blog post.
   • The title and URL of the blog on which it appears (please note if it is a group blog).
   • Include “Biblical Studies Carnival [number]â€? in the subject line of your email
   • Your own name and email address.

2. Use the submission form provided by Blog Carnival. (This is probably the easier option if you only have one nomination.) Just select “biblical studies carnival� and fill in the rest of the information noted above.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

I am happy to announce that Biblical Studies Carnival VII is online at Chip Hardy’s Daily Hebrew. Chip has done a great job — make sure to take a look at it. Well done, Chip.

Biblical Studies Carnival VIII will be hosted by Kevin Edgecomb at Biblicalia in the first week of August, 2006. Look for a call for submissions on his blog sometime in the middle of the month.

As you are reading posts around the blogosphere this month, make sure to nominate appropriate posts for the next Carnival.

About the Biblical Studies Carnival

The goal of the Biblical Studies Carnival is to showcase the best of weblog posts in the area of academic biblical studies. By “academic biblical studies” we mean:

• Academic: Posts must represent an academic approach to the discipline of biblical studies rather than, for instance, a devotional approach. This does not mean that posts have to be written by an academic, PhD, or professor — amateurs are more than welcome! Nor does it mean that posts must take a historical critical approach — methodological variety is also encouraged.
• Biblical Studies: Broadly focused on discipline of biblical studies and cognate disciplines, including Ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Christian Origins/New Testament, Intertestamental/Second Temple literature (e.g., LXX, Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus, etc.), Patristics, Biblical Criticisms and Hermeneutics, Biblical Studies and popular culture, among other things.

The Biblical Studies Carnival also serves to highlight a variety of blogs — from well known to lesser known. All blogs are welcome to submit relevant posts to the Carnival. In this way a Carnival is an excellent way to let others know about a blog you frequent or gain new readership to your own blog.

To submit a blog post for inclusion to the Biblical Studies Carnival you may do one of the following:

1. Send the following information to the following email address: biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail.com. If you’re not sure whether a post qualifies, send it anyway and the host will decide whether to include it.
   • The title and permalink URL of the blog post you wish to nominate and the author’s name or pseudonym.
   • A short (two or three sentence) summary of the blog post.
   • The title and URL of the blog on which it appears (please note if it is a group blog).
   • Include “Biblical Studies Carnival [number]” in the subject line of your email
   • Your own name and email address.

2. Use the submission form provided by Blog Carnival. (This is probably the easier option if you only have one nomination.) Just select “biblical studies carnival” and fill in the rest of the information noted above.

For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

The next Biblical Studies Carnival will be hosted sometime in the next few days by Chip Hardy at Daily Hebrew.

If you have written a good post in the area of academic biblical studies or if you have read such a post on someone else’s blog in the month of June, then submit it to the Carnival! To make this Carnival thingy work, we all need to be submitting at least one article each month — so get to it!

Submissions for blog entries posted in the month of June should be emailed to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com, or entered via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com.

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

This is just a friendly reminder that the next Biblical Studies Carnival will be hosted in the first week of July by Chip Hardy at Daily Hebrew. Chip will post a call for submissions on his blog soon. But you don’t have to wait until then! Start nominating blog entries right now!

Submissions for blog entries posted in the month of June should be emailed to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com, or entered via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com.

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

There has been a host change for the next Biblical Studies Carnival. Joe Cathey figured that taking part in an archaeological dig is a good enough excuse to jam for the July Carnival. Actually the conflict didn’t register with Joe — I think we both put two and two together at the same time: Joe in Israel in hot sun on a dig, Joe scheduled to do July BSC VII, How is Joe going to do Carnival?

No worries, in order to accomodate Joe yet again (this time because his wife is going to have a baby in September — as if that is a good excuse :-)), I have arranged a trade: Chip Hardy over at Daily Hebrew is going to do the July Carnival, and Joe is going to do the December one.

So, the next Biblical Studies Carnival will be hosted in the first week of July by Chip Hardy at Daily Hebrew. Chip will post a call for submissions on his blog sometime in the next couple weeks.

But you don’t have to wait until then! Start nominating blog entries right now! Submissions for blog entries posted in the month of June should be emailed to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com, or entered via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com.

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

Biblical Studies Carnival VI is online at Benjamin Myers‘s Faith and Theology blog. Ben does an excellent job guiding us through recent posts relating to biblical studies from around the blogosphere. Make sure to check it out.

If you are from Australia, like Ben, perhaps this translation of my announcement will make more sense to you:

“Biblical Studies Carnival IV is online at Benjamin Myers’s Faith `n` Theology billablog. Ben does an ace job guiding us through recent posts relating ta biblical studies from around the billablogosphere. Make sure ta cbeaut it out.”

Bonza work, Ben!

The next Biblical Studies Carnival will be hosted in the first week of July by Joe Cathey at Dr. Cathey’s Blog. Joe will post a call for submissions on his blog sometime in the middle of June. But you don’t have to wait until then! Start nominating blog entries right now! Submissions for blog entries posted in the month of June should be emailed to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com, or entered via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com. For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.

I am happy to announce that the fifth instalment of the Biblical Studies Carnival is online at Kevin Wilson‘s new blog, Blue Cord. I encourage you to take a gander at it. Well done, Kevin.

Biblical Studies Carnival VI will be hosted by Benjamin Myers at Faith and Theology in the first week of June, 2006. Look for a call for submissions on his blog sometime in the middle of May.

Submissions for blog entries posted in the month of May should be emailed to biblical_studies_carnival AT hotmail DOT com, or entered via the submission form at BlogCarnival.com. For more information, consult the Biblical Studies Carnival Homepage.