Posts Tagged ‘books’

  • 400 Free Online Textbooks
    Thanks to a 2008 California law the Open Educational Resources Center for California now provides over 400 open textbooks to the public. The site was intended for California’s community-college faulty and staff members, but it is open for anyone to use. As the number of visitors to the site grows to a significant level they will begin adding forums. Four hundred...
    by Brian Schmitt at February 10th, 2010 at 09:02 am
  • Keeping a home library
    Many Seminary students like books. Some of us, I being one, are book geeks. This means that we drive our spouses or housemates crazy with the amount of books that we seem to go through. So why is it important for the seminarian (and minister) to maintain a good library? 1. It allows you to have access to your thought process. Hopefully, you are reading things you...
    by Chad Brooks at June 20th, 2008 at 01:06 am
  • Keeping Your Mind Fresh During the Summer
    For kids, having the summer off from school means lots of sitting around watching TV, riding bicycles or playing sports, and sleeping in. But seminary students are no longer kids, and summer break is not going to be like that anymore. At least they shouldn’t be. If you don’t take any classes during the summer, it is easy to get lazy. Once the required...
    by Jake Belder at June 11th, 2008 at 01:06 am
  • Thrity Thursday – Great Commentary
    Ok, we’re seminarians and we love books. I don’t often recommend books here as I’m sure you already have a backlog of books on your “to be purchased” list. However, I came across this amazing resource that is at an amazing price and thought it was worth sharing. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament is edited by D.A....
    by W. Ryan Burns at April 24th, 2008 at 07:04 am
  • Welcome to Eisenbrauns – Books for Seminary Students
    Need a book for your language class? Looking for a hard to find ancient Near East book? Check out goingtoseminary.com’s newest sponsor, Eisenbrauns! Started in 1975, Eisenbrauns is not only been a source for hard to find (and hard to get) ancient Near East books but they also provide a large selection of biblical studies books. So, if you are looking to find a book...
    by W. Ryan Burns at March 3rd, 2008 at 03:03 am