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Syneidon continues to update its Research Digest, an excellent way to find out about some of the latest contributions in the major Biblical Studies journals:

Syneidon Research Digest

Recent additions include digests of Amin Baum's recent Novum Testamentum article on anonymity in the Gospels and Eric Eve's fascinating New Testament Studies article, "Spit in Your Eye: The Blind Man of Bethsaida and The Blind Man of Alexandria". The page is getting a little long, though, and it would be worth considering breaking it up into bite-size chunks.

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Syneidon now has its own RSS feed, which is good news for the increasing numbers who access everything this way, and it is asking the question today about what tools you find most useful:

Bible Study on the Internet Survey

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I'd like to mention the Syneidon Research Project, which is based at the University of Birmingham and describes itself in the following way:

Syneidon: A Non-technical Introduction to the Biblical Study of the Old and New Testaments

The work of Biblical scholars is usually published in specialist journals which, together with their highly technical language, remain inaccessible to the general public. SYNEIDON is dedicated to providing an accessible and non-technical introduction to the academic research of the Old and New Testament for everyone who wishes to widen their understanding and appreciation of these texts, regardless of faith or academic ability.

The creator is Richard Goode, a recent PhD from Birmingham, a student of David Parker, who I got to know well while I was in Birmingham. This new project looks really worthwhile. Helen Ingram, one of my former PhD students, who wrote on Jesus and Magic, is also involved in the project. There are already lots of useful resources available on the site, and they encourage you to get involved in their Forum. I am looking forward to seeing how this project develops, and I wish them all the best for its success.

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