A new year has arrived, so it’s time for me to post my reading list for the past twelve months. This is an annual tradition for me at this point. You can browse through my previous years’ lists here. This year I hit thirty-nine books, which is an all-time low for me, although only by one book compared to my 2019 total. I’m not sure why that is and frankly don’t think it matters all that much. But I still like stats. (more…)
Author: William A. Ross
2023 SBL Reception in Memory of James K. Aitken
Right around this time of year, biblical scholars around the world start getting serious about their papers and activities for the annual Society of Biblical Literature conference held in November. I for one am certainly starting to plan things out in more detail, and (of course) getting my presentations on paper. I’ll be involved in a variety of activities in my various groups in linguistics, Septuagint, and lexicography. But I wanted to be sure to draw attention to an event that my readers might be interested in attending. (more…)
Book Announcement: Linguistic Theory and the Biblical Text (Open Access)
It is my pleasure to announce a new book that is available as of today: Linguistic Theory and the Biblical Text, which has been published in the Cambridge Semitic Language and Cultures series with OpenBook Publishers in collaboration with the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge. It’s exciting to see this project come to fruition (more on that below), perhaps especially because we were able to arrange for open access to the volume. Yes, that means it’s free to download — that’s right, go ahead. (Or if you’d like, you can also order a hardcopy too.) (more…)
Septuaginta &c. 