Two people just put their minds together and produced a piece of content that you’re going to want to read: Alex Andrason and Christo van der Merwe. I’ve written and worked with Alex on other topics and so I know, firsthand, the value that he brings to the table. Assuming you care for linguistics and Biblical Hebrew, Christo … Continue reading
I recently received the final proof of an article accepted by Journal for Semitics. You can find a copy here. If you’re interested in semantics, prepositions, methodology, or Biblical Hebrew, chances are you’ll enjoy reading it. Lyle, K. (2015) “Benefits of a principled analysis of Biblical Hebrew prepositions”, Journal for Semitics 24/2, 403–426. With the publication of … Continue reading
For the many thousands who are interested, both Part 1 and Part 2 of an article I co-authored with Alex Andrason have been published by JNSL and are available for download. In this two-parter we take a look at the Biblical Hebrew lexeme בלי and explore its fascinating grammatical evolution. Although only appearing 59 times … Continue reading
Several months ago — when I had more time (before baby #2 arrived ;) — I watched Particle Fever on Netflix. Whoa! An amazing documentary about the international effort, spanning decades, between scientists from different fields to build a massive particle accelerator called the Large Hadron Collider, or LHC for short. The original goal was … Continue reading
As one krɪs wraps up his PhD another begins his own. (More details about that later). All that to say, as I’ve been getting familiar with the linguistic literature around which my own dissertation will revolve I’m just struck by how much—again—there is to learn, and similarly, how much there is I want to share. Most recently I came across an … Continue reading
There is an exponentially increasing number of hopefuls aspiring to be a professor. The trouble is that these positions don’t open quickly. A love of the trade and fear of economic uncertainty have increasingly encouraged those with tenured-tracks to hold onto their jobs until death do they part—or at least until late-retirement. As a result, the line grows … Continue reading
Posted by Kris with a K Last week a 2 year old I know learned about pirates. She learned they sometimes wear patches, often say “Arrhh!”, and on rare occasions carry a parrot on their shoulder. It’s fun to test my daughter’s learning by asking questions like “What’s a pirate say?”—to which she responds with the … Continue reading
Posted by Kris with a K So technically I’m on the clock right now, working for the company I’m about to endorse (so I don’t think they’ll mind), but just in case, I’ll be quick. I was reading 1 Thess 3:3 and had an interpretive question pop-up in my head and decided to look into—and … Continue reading
VIII. The Absence of the Article I do not care to use the term “omission” in connection with the article. That word implies that the article ought to be present. As has been already shown, the article is not the only means of showing that a word is definite. This luxury in language did not … Continue reading
The following interview is part of an ongoing series titled Scholars in Press, which aims to showcase a particular variety of scholars who contribute to biblical studies through their linguistic skills. Find out more about this series and a list of past contributors, here. Education: I studied Romance Philology at the Moscow State University (BA and … Continue reading
The following interview is part of an ongoing series titled Scholars in Press, which aims to showcase a particular variety of scholars who contribute to biblical studies through their linguistic skills. Find out more about this series and a list of past contributors, here. Ph.D. (Northwest Semitic Philology), University of Chicago M.A. (Northwest Semitic Philology), University … Continue reading
Posted by Kris with a K One of the most recent podcast of Lexicon Valley covered the origins and various uses of double negatives. You can listen to it here: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble. But it reminded me of a new feature in Logos you might like to know about. My friend (and recent contributor to … Continue reading
I’m reading through Colossians at the moment and came across a beautiful series of topic changes in 1:16–18, part of what is traditionally referred to as the Christ Hymn. Here’s a screen shot from the Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament, a resource in Logos that’s got a number of various discourse features annotated for you. … Continue reading
I hope you’ve been enjoying the Scholars in Press interview series. If you haven’t had a chance to check them out, you can see a full listing of who’s been interviewed here, as well as a brief intro on the aim of the series. For the next month we’ll be taking a break from the regular … Continue reading
Where to begin. Why not with categories. A while back I wrote a post discussing the complexities of categories. Why it’s hard to nail down what’s a “bird”, “mammal” or for that matter, any box you can think of. What’s a bird? A robin, sparrow, or crow? What about an eagle, ostrich, penguin or kiwi? … Continue reading
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