- Heather Thiessen has the latest Biblical Studies Carnival. Lots of interesting stuff there!
- Over at The Conversation, Christy Cobb writes about Thecla, a purportedly early follower of the apostle Paul, at least as we read about it The Acts of Paul and Thecla.
- Arguing that the Matthean story of Herod’s slaughters of the innocents didn’t happen (and that had it did Josephus surely would have included it), David Allen looks at what’s behind the story.
- Looking for a veritable index of all the women named in the New Testament? Marg Mowczko has you covered in a series of posts that began with women in the Gospels and (at least at time I’ve been writing this entry) is still ongoing.
- Dan McClellan talks about a contradiction between the book of Acts and the Torah concerning the burial of Jacob.
- Maia Kotrosits announced on Blue Sky that she is taking over the job of editor-in-chief for Biblical Interpretation. Congrats, Dr. Kotrosits!
- Tova Ganzel has an interesting piece on Ezra-Nehemiah and the sabbath, including the appearance of sabbath based names (e.g., Shabbethai), over at thetorah.com.
- The reading continues!
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