SBL: 2 Corinthians Theology Papers
I just got an email reminder that the 2 Corinthians papers have been put online (click on the last name): As announced in the program book, we made the papers available online at: https://perswww.kuleuven.be/~u0007546/sbl/ We shall post the remaining papers as soon as we receive them. Sincerely, Reimund Bieringer

Responses to a Paper: Q & A
I figure it’s always important to have your stash of preselected responses to questions at the end of your paper, especially ones that stall or buy you time to think.  Here are a few that I’ve heard or used.  Let us know your favorites, too. Are you asking me? Well, I’m rubber and your glue… I haven’t thought of that. [pretend like you didn't hear them] [per Nijay] I don’t know, but let me venture a guess Very interesting…. [wimper silently] Can you clarify what you mean by

Migne’s PG Online (again)
For PDF copies of Migne’s PG, I’ve been using Documenta Catholica Omnia, which has image scans of the actual pages. The Patrologia Kleida site seems to have been down for a while, but a renewed version of its texts have been put on another site: Listed by Volumes: http://khazarzar.skeptik.net/pgm/index.htm Listed by Author: http://khazarzar.skeptik.net/pgm/PG_Migne/ The texts here only have the Greek, but it is searcha

Council Tax
Council tax is one of the primary local sources of funds for police, fire, etc.  International students and their spouses are exempt (if both are internationals), even if both work.  You just have to provide evidence that you are a student, and they will regularly send new bills each Autumn saying you owe money.  It doesn’t help that the university can be slow about sending lists of international students to the council so they will automatically consider you exempt.  A letter from your college and/or the Student Planning and Assessment office at Durham usually satisfies the council for the student.  You will have to pay for the time that you were resident before te

Patristics Carnival XXVIII
See here for another good patristics carnival.