This page is meant to be but a collage of various tid-bits that I find that will serve me and others in the earliest stages of pursuit of a Ph.D., especially those in the biblical studies field and more specifically Hebrew Bible.
For those of you that want to pursue a Ph.D. I suggest that you take a look at the below write-up that appeared on Prof. John Stackhouse’s Weblog:
- And then there’s the question: To write a Master’s Thesis or not to? ? ? See Prof. Stackhouses’ assessment of the question in Should I write a Mater’s Thesis. He offers some great advice.
- Speaking of writing. . . For those, like I was and soon will be again, swamped in papers for the humanities dept., here is a great site to answer those ever so thwarting incertitudes pertaining to style: Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide.
- And to avoid duplications of writing or research or to start networking check out The Universal Index of Doctoral Dissertations in Progress.
- Awilum has added a great post entitled, What Journal Should I Publish In?
- Sean Michael Lucas has written a post worthy of reading entitled, Ministerial Students, Calling, and PhD Students.
- Douglas Mangum has written a promotional post entitled, Studying Hebrew at Wisconsin. This is intented for prospective students for the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He states that the Dept. emphasizes Hebrew and Northwest Semitics- it’s not for those interested in Akkadian.
- Nijay Kumar Gupta has created a wonderful page detailing programs and advice concerning a PhD in New Testament studies, which includes wonderful appendixes.
- Here is Vanderbilt University’s Hebrew Bible Reading List from 2006.
Do not be dismayed by the brevity of the page, more interesting tid-bits to come in the future. . .
This is Life: Reading The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion by Mircea Eliade alongside my wife, who is reading on constructionism and constructivism in relation to therapy. Of course we have our coffee at an arm's reach
