Time for some updates.

1. I mentioned last week that I was “Going Analog” in my quiet time. The past week has been refreshing and instructive, based primarily on Martin Culy's I, II, III John: A Handbook on the Greek Text. I give Culy's work a hearty recommendation. You should pick it up if you're going to be doing anything in the Johannines any time soon. I'm through 1Jn 2.6 and I've already decided that after I'm through the Johannine epistles, I'll be moving on to Acts using Culy/Parsons' Acts: A Handbook on the Greek Text.

2. Regarding my Pastorals Study: After a long, hard slog I've got a (very) rough draft of notes/comments on 1Ti 2. Struggling to get through 1Ti 2.11-15 was tough but worth it. I can't explain how fulfilling it is to simply work through a text without relying on commentaries and come to an informed opinion of what's going on. There may be apsects of my thinking that will change when I get to the point of evaluating other commentaries/writers, but the important bit is that I'll be able to interact with them, I won't be simply taking them at their word. That's the refreshing part. I'll be going through the work again to revise it and clean it up before moving on to chapter 3, which should (hopefully) go a bit faster.

Lastly, a big, hearty “thank you!” to the folks at Bibbia Blog for mentioning my Pastorals Study and including me on their blogroll! The blog is completely in Italian, but you can view it in rough English using Google's Translate feature. As James Tauber mentions, it's always a bit flattering when you find someone who links to your work. Thanks to those who do this for ricoblog. I do appreciate it.