Category: Corinthiaka
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Corinthian Matters in Corinth
Corinthian Matters will be on its (mostly) annual tour to the Corinthia three weeks from now (May 26-June 2). I will only be in the Corinthia for a week this year because I have to get back for a digital proficiency workshop in early June, but that still allows seven full days of Corinthiaka goodness.…
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Corinthiaka
Every month I sort through hundreds of google alerts, scholar alerts, academia notices, book review sites, and other social media in an attempt to find a few valuable bits to pass along via this site. I ignore the vast majority of hits that enter my inbox, store away those that I plan to develop into their own stories, and then release the ephemera (or those I fail to…
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Corinthiaka, July 31, 2015
Here is this Friday’s dose of Corinthiaka–the ephemeral material, news, and blogs to go online over the last two weeks. Or at least the material that my alerts captured. Archaeology and Classics: One of those sweet 3D video fly-overs from Lechaion to Corinth in the Second century. Lots of inaccuracy combined with imaginative reconstruction here, but also some value. I love the view down…
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Corinthiaka
I’ve been cleaning my inbox of alerts this week and have a little bundle of mid-summer Corinthiaka to get out. Here’s some of the latest ephemera from the blogosphere: Archaeology: AIA Site Preservation Grant to Preserve Mycenaean Chamber Tomb at Aidonia (AIA) “Corinth Museum Theft 1990” (Trafficking Culture) New Testament: “Eschatology in the Corinthian Church: Thiselton” (Cryptotheology) “Erasmus on the…
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Some More Corinthian Bodies
It was a pleasure to see another Corinthian article in this month’s American Journal of Archaeology. Betsey Robinson’s study of the Eutychia mosaic from Corinth introduces us to this frequently overlooked mosaic and another pair of Corinthian bodies. Fig. 2 (p. 106) Room C of the South Stoa at Corinth, viewed from the north, showing…
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Barbarians at the Gate
One reason I love Corinthian Matters is that David Pettegrew’s loyal bots constantly crawl the web looking for new academic articles on Corinth. As anyone who attempts to keep abreast of new scholarship on any topic knows, it is almost impossible to do so without some loyal human and software allies.Recently, he brought to my…
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Corinthiaka
Some varied Corinthiaka to start off the week. The western liturgical calendar flipped this weekend with the first Sunday of Advent. Yesterday’s epistle reading from 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 appropriate describes the anticipation accentuated in the advent season. More on scholars and students of the New Testament setting the scene for understanding Paul’s Corinthian letters. Mark…
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Corinthiaka
Some various Corinthiaka have appeared in different blogs over the last month. Diana Wright at Surprised by Time gives some attention to the death and estate of Nerio Acciaiuoli, the (late 14th century) Lord of Corinth. Kostis Kourelis at Objects-Buildings-Situations discusses graffiti at the Lechaion basilica From Matthew Malcolm at Cryptotheology: Malcolm has announced that…
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Corinthiaka
Odds, ends, miscellany and fun: After my post on extreme sports at the Isthmus, I realize I left out the Isthmia Open! Imagine 160 chess players from countries everywhere. I love the choice of venue with its gesture to the ancient games. St. Paul’s Corinth as reality TV show: “But wait–actually, there is a place…
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