This year I resumed full time studies. I am currently engaged in a preparatory year to undertake a Master of Ancient History degree — hopefully next year. It is too early to say whether I will continue with doctoral studies after that.
Studies so far have taken me away from biblical topics, but that’s been very useful. Already I have a wider grasp of different approaches and standards among classicists, a point I will be able to use in future discussions about biblical scholarship. Especially useful has been formal instruction in learning ancient Greek, especially being alerted to the various dialects and differences that sometimes arise between reading literary texts and reading inscriptions. Already so many questions I had after grasping some very basic self-taught competence have been answered.
Hopefully I will find time to post once in a while in the meantime.
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I recommend you do a Google Search for the pdf entitled “How to Take Smart Notes” by Sönke Ahrens. I think you will find it very useful.
Excellent! One of my teachers once taught me some priceless wisdom, namely that you can’t give what you don’t have. I have received a grand gift of your erudition and wisdom and look forward to more, so your time away isn’t a lost, it is, well, reloading.