HCU Classics & Biblical Languages

Official Page of HCU’s Classics and Biblical Languages Program

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

Good stuff here.

[John Meade @drjohnmeade]

I'm fascinated by the history of most things. For instance, here's a popular "Parallel Bible" with four prominent English translations. Whence did the inspiration for this important tool come? It seems logical and obvious to want to present information in this way, but... ->

[Joshua Alfaro @alfarojoshua3]

Historically, P has been located in the bladder.

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

@alfarojoshua3 What are you bladdering on about, Joshua?

[Phillip Marshall @Marshall_Phil]

Special treat today! While on sabbatical I've been an academic visitor at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford. Today I randomly ran into one of our recent graduates from @HCUcabl who won a 2-week scholarship to study Hebrew in Oxford with SCIO/Logos Workshops. Oh joy!

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

Love this last sentence. Wish more students from other disciplines would take biblical languages with a sense that’s it’s a lifelong investment in knowing the One for whom all things, and they themselves, exist.

[GoatFarmer @S_W_Somerville]

@HootenWilson I was just thanking God that I spent a year and a half in seminary before God told me He had other plans for me. And I was thanking Him that I got to learn Hebrew in that time and I use it all the time to love God more and understand him better.

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

Who says textual criticism is boring? The adjectives "beautiful" and "glorious" should come to mind! Thanks @pjgurry!

[Peter Gurry @pjgurry]

‘The Most Beautiful and Glorious Task of Learned Men’ — by far the best description of textual criticism I’ve come across. Thank you, Cassiodorus!
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[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

No doubt @smehorn is also looking forward to seeing this in print. So am I (@Marshall_Phil)!

[William A. Ross @William_A_Ross]

Looking forward to seeing this in print in the near future with @Baylor_Press. Lots of interesting aspects of this book! https://t.co/UKPnBHM68m

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

@andrewhwaller Yes, I (@Marshall_Phil) remember being surprised when I read this text in Grk and saw the number shift for 2nd person reference (English fails to capture the distinction in formal registers, but colloquially we make up for it with you all/y’all/yous/you guys/yous guys/you-uns!).

[Paul T. Sloan @paulthomasloan]

We had an e x c e l l e n t conference with Isaac Oliver and Craig Keener at HCU, who spoke on all matters Acts, Judaism, the Law, and Greco-Roman philosophy.

[Seth M. Ehorn @smehorn]

@HCUcabl student, Trent Hipp, giving a great paper on Acts 7.

[Trent Hipp @trenthipp]

This week I got to present a paper at my first academic conference @HouChristianU. Thankful for all the encouraging words I have received!

@HCUcabl

[Phillip Marshall @Marshall_Phil]

Wonderful talk by Aaron Hornkohl on knowledge of Hebrew in 2Temple period. He earned my admiration today for being able to begin his talk with a digression—and it worked! Enjoyed the Great Hall at Christ Church (thx Joel Bell!) and time at the Bear Inn (thx kilo of chx wings!).

[Phillip Marshall @Marshall_Phil]

Tap below for the details on how to join the Septuagint seminar if you are remote. Aaron Hornkohl from Cambridge is on tap for 2pm tomorrow (that’s 8am for my central time zone peeps)!

(Virtual) Oxford Septuagint Seminar, 25 February https://t.co/BMXuvGNsMP via @William_A_Ross

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

Tomorrow (Wed, Feb 25) is the second of four LXX seminar meetings being held at Christ Church in Oxford during the Hilary term. Don't miss out! https://t.co/X9w0cOcnko

[Peter Gurry @pjgurry]

It’s a great day to remember the life and legacy of William Tyndale, father of the English Bible.

https://t.co/G5EFkyu1dM

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

Looks like some fun pleasure reading!

[IOSCS @IOSCSOfficial]

Just published: Subordination and Insubordination in Post-Classical Greek: From Syntax to Context, ed. Klaas Bentein, Eleonora Cattafi, and Ezra la Roi https://t.co/RVrUSLz3hy

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

@jk_rowling The word “novel” in that piece made me chuckle over the unintended pun. When @JK_Rowling’s REM sleep decreases, her “novel” problem-solving increases by 1000%. She has the novels, cheques, and receipts to prove it! :-)

[HCU Classics & Biblical Languages @HCUcabl]

This thread on how AI *can* significantly undermine learning the basic skills of the discipline is spot on.

[Lakshya Jain @lxeagle17]

I'm teaching databases this semester at Berkeley. My students all seem unusually brilliant. Not many go to office hours, and not too many folks post on the course forum asking project questions.

Weirdly, the exam had the lowest recorded average in my 10 semesters teaching it.

[Greg Lanier @Lanier_Greg]

Looking forward to our Septuagint Studies open program at @etsjets #ETS2024 next week, featuring the work of Joshua Harper, Matthew Miller, @drjohnmeade, and @dailygreek (Rob Plummer).

(@Marshall_Phil and I will be moderating)

[Seth M. Ehorn @smehorn]

Had a blast looking at Greek manuscripts with students in the Dunham Bible Museum @HCUcabl. In addition to many other awesome things, we have three NT manuscripts here cataloged on The Liste.