http://semanticbible.com/blogos God's Word | our words | meaning, communication, & technology | following Jesus, the Word made flesh Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:25:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The program for BibleTech:2010 has been up for a couple of weeks now, and i've been delinquent in failing to point that out. We've got a full roster of really interesting talks that span the gamut from friendly warm technology to hard-core geekishness: Bible translation, social media, Biblical linguistics, mobile ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2010/01/25/bibletech2010-talk-the-libronix-controlled-vocabulary/ The Society of Biblical Literature has received a planning grant to ... develop a website, “The World of the Bible: exploring people, places, and passages.” The site is intended for general audiences and will share scholarly views and encourage critical engagement with the Bible, including its ancient contexts and interpretive legacy. We ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2010/01/22/survey-the-world-of-the-bible/ My colleagues and I met yesterday with some folks from a seminary who are interested in setting up a distance education program. I did a few blog posts about this subject several years back when i was taking some courses toward a Masters in Distance Education through the University of ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2010/01/20/resources-for-distance-education/ Somebody who knows where i work wrote to ask if there was a way to get a list of all the numerals used in the Old Testament (two, twice, etc.). The answer's yes, and it's not hard: but since my first response was overly complicated, i wanted to try again ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2010/01/15/finding-numerals-in-the-old-testament/ Thanks to my scholarly wife, i receive the weekly Christian History Newsletter (at $12/year, it's a bargain). One of the articles in today's issue is entitled "Sasquatches, Unicorns, and . . . the History Assignment that Works". The title alludes to the challenges teachers face in helping students connect their ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2010/01/09/connecting-christian-history-to-present-issues/ There's an interesting article in Wired UK on "Transmedia tales and the future of storytelling". "transmedia" is my new word for the day: in the article, Henry Jenkins (former MIT professor and author of  Convergence Culture) is quoted, defining transmedia storytelling as “a process where integral elements of a fiction get ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2009/12/04/transmedia-and-biblical-storytelling/ I've been reading an enormous amount of user feedback lately on the Logos Forums about Logos 4. A lot of it is immensely helpful, as our passionate users tell us what they like, what they hate, what they miss from Libronix 3, etc. It can also be immensely frustrating, as ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2009/12/02/greek-skills-test-for-bible-software/ John Dyer points to a effort by Matthew Clarke to catalog references to technology in the Bible at WikiChristian. I really like the idea of looking at the Bible through technology glasses. Technology in the Bible provides an overview, including some metaphors and domain-level groupings (medicine, agriculture, military, etc.). I found ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2009/11/25/technology-in-scripture/ If you're interested in the capabilities i discussed in my earlier post about the Logos 4 launch, there are a bunch of videos on our site explaining different features of the software. In addition to showing new users how their software works, these also give you a good feel for ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2009/11/02/logos-4-videos/ I'm thrilled to announce that we're releasing Logos Bible Software 4 today. This is a complete rewrite from the ground up of the best Bible study software on the planet, so that makes this an exciting day in my book. Logos 4 sports an entirely new interface to make it easier ... http://semanticbible.com/blogos/2009/11/02/logos-4-launches-today/