It's Thanksgiving day here in the states, which means I have a nice, lazy morning. I'm sipping coffee and will shortly dig into some background work on a study I'm working on before heading to Amy's for a massive dinner.
In the meantime, though, I realized I haven't listed the books I bought at the conferences. I mentioned some of them in days past, but haven't listed them in aggregate. Here's the list, in no particular order:
- H.B. Swete, The Gospel of St. Peter: The Text in Greek and English with Introduction
- Francis Xavier J. Exler, A Study in Greek Epistolography: The Form of the Ancient Letter
- Craig A. Evans, Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies: A Guide to the Background Literature
- Claudio Moreschini and Enrico Norelli (tr. Matthew J. O'Connell), Early Christian Greek and Latin Literature: A Literary History (2 vols)
- Bruce W. Longenecker, Rhetoric at the Boundaries: The Art and Theology of New Testament Chain-Link Transitions
- R. Alastair Campbell, The Elders: Seniority within Earliest Christianity
- Andreas J. Kostenberger and Thomas R. Schreiner, Women in the Church: An Analysis and Application of 1 Timothy 2.9-15
- J. William Johnston, The Use of Πᾶς in the New Testament
I have a few order forms. There's a Mohr-Siebeck title I want (no, not Treblico, but one by Charles Hill on Polycarp and Diognetus) and I want to pick up Schneemelcher's NT Apocrypha volumes from Westminster/John Knox.
A side note: Kostenberger's book is the recently published second edition, the first edition was published in 1995. While at SBL, I went to a session of the Disputed Paulines section and heard papers by a few folks. Linda Belleville presented a paper there dealing specifically with the difficult word αὐθενέω in 1Ti 2.12 and did not mention or reference Kostenberger's work on the syntax of that clause or Baldwin's work looking into classical citations of the word. As Belleville was doing essentially the same thing that Baldwin did (Baldwin's is seemingly more comprehensive, yet Belleville arrives at the opposite conclusion) it seemed weird not to even mention the work. Yes, I should've piped up and asked the question, but things were running late and I'm still rather squeamish when it comes to asking questions of presenters, especially when I haven't read their papers at all. I'm sure she cites relevant things there and will interact with Kostenberger/Baldwin (and others who have written in this area) in the article she apparently plans to publish based on her work.
Ok, enough from me. Gotta go. Enjoy your day, and if you're celebrating Thanksgiving -- remember it is a day of thanks, not gluttony. (I will do well to remember that myself ... )
Update (2005-11-28): Tim (SansBlogue) writes to remind me to notify Dr. Belleville of what I mention above. Duly noted. I've actually already emailed her; apologies to all parties invovled if I've somehow trampled upon the normal process for this stuff.
And James writes to remind me that gluttony would be Thanksgiving-sized meals all the time. Well ... he's correct, of course. Though I did eat a whole lot (the turkey was awesome, Emily's potatoes were incredibly yummy, and it was hard to say 'no' to Amy's delectable pumpkin pies! [yes, pies]) I don't do that every day. But I don't need to do it on Thanksgiving, either. I can enjoy and give thanks without stuffing myself into discomfort.