jonrobinnz.bsky.social
χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη
Ostensible Bible Scholar
Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa
Publications: https://xenos-theology.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
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yup!
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studies in christian ethics
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this sounds like the start of a great co-written journal article for SCE or similar, let me know if you want a proof reader . . . (also check out Chris Marshall's political theology book on Samaritan and Prodigal parables)
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oh right, so you do have an address to send it to just not an addressee. i would use "To whom it may concern," but then i've never applied for such a thing, but that covers most situations and is unlikely to cause any offence.
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sounds like a cruel joke, but more likely just an administrative oversight. is the fellowship attached to any institution? if so contact the institution to ask. (you've probably already thought of this, but you asked)
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i don't wear anything to SBL
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hi Ryan, it's from an Australian context that I am not intimately familiar with, so you'd better email the organisers if you need answers. pax vobis
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*"without using Adobe" I meant.
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looks like a fun band, shame there are no recordings on the webpage! i play mandolin and octave mando when i get the chance - which is not very often at the moment.
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didn't know you were a muso, is that a bouzouki?
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Finally, remember it is a game. Getting published seems very important to academics, but it has much less effect on your career and impact as a scholar than you think. Most important is how you treat your students and colleagues and love your subject. Fin. 17/17
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Be patient, everything takes much longer than you think it should. Academic publishing moves at glacial speeds. You need a system to keep the wheels moving. Track your projects in spreadsheets, aim to always have something under review. 16/
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Don't be afraid to ask senior scholars for advice or opportunities, worst they can do is say "no" (but again, don't be annoying). Most are keen to help (when they don't the problem is with them not you) and understand that you want to get published - they were once ECRs too. 15/
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Do presentations whenever you can. I've had 3 presentations become chapters in edited volumes, all from conferences by small seminaries. it's a nice change to work on something knowing it will be published, rather than just hoping! And a different context for your work. 14/
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Don't just write technical stuff but find institutional journals, websites, magazines, denominational newsletters, local newspapers, etc, as appropriate, to write for. often quicker turnaround, less work, and possibly more satisfying. 13/
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Go for top journals and work your way down. This requires a bit of judgement, esp. if you have a lot of work to submit - you don't want to become a nuisance. I wouldn't submit to the same journal twice in a year. 12/
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Get other ECRs to proofread and critique your work and reciprocate for them. I was lucky to have a group of friends who would read and critique my work and I'd do the same for them. I try and do that now for anyone who needs it. for me the collegiality is a big motivator and fun! 11/
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Perfection = the enemy of finished. In fact, my first double blind peer reviewed article to get accepted on the 1st submission was not properly finished (I may have sent it off in a bad mood and not checked it thoroughly) and needed major revisions - but it still got accepted.10/
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I've had some really crappy unfair reviews (as well as some really good and helpful rejections) but you have to take that as provocation to prove them wrong by getting published elsewhere. peer review is a crap shoot. 9/
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It is vital to **expect rejection** and not let that put you off. I keep a rejection spreadsheet and see rejection (and revision) as part of the process of getting published, I try to gamify it. A rejection from a journal isn't a negative but a badge of honour. 8/
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At that point 1 article recycling some research from my masters thesis + another from a footnote from an out of control PhD chapter. For me working on smaller projects helped keep me motivated for the PhD and gave me a sense of accomplishment when end of PhD was still far off. 7/
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I negotiated some time with my supervisor in my first year, if I got so far with my research, then i could take some time to write up some articles. my supervisor was happy to help me with the articles when it was clear I was on top of the thesis. 6/
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IMHO get started during your PhD, as it will take much time to get anything published. (my first 3 journal articles only accepted on third submission, at average 6 month review time = 1-2 yrs to get a finished article accepted, + another year to actually be published.) 5/
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. . . these can become a) presentations/bog posts or twitter threads which then be developed into b) articles. they will benefit from the depth of research and knowledge from your PhD. 4/
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1st thing is to have something to say! You don't want to steal the thunder from your thesis/dissertation (and hopefully book!?) but find footnotes, paragraphs and digressions from your thesis research that are worth further development . . . 3/
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Obviously, the following advice is what worked for me, and you and your context may well be different. I'd be pleased to know how your experience is different. My aim is not to boast (there's plenty who've produced far more and better than me!) but to share experience. 2/
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No one has that sort of time
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Vowels are optional and vary significantly from region to region. OTOH consonants get duplicated in all the biblical languages so you seem to be in good company.
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this beauty will take you for a walk anytime, anywhere, but preferably at least twice a day and with plenty of interesting things to sniff.
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thanks for that summary and links to your published work!