By Terance Espinoza, Ph.D.Updated, October 2025 “Artificial Intelligence” is a broad and multifaceted field that is constantly evolving. In context of pedagogy in higher education, much of… Read more “Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education”
Category: Hermeneutics
Native American Theology
An Introductory Reader’s Guide to Native American Theology, by Dr. Terance Espinoza. The term “Native American Theology” is broadly defined here as Biblical and Theological Studies by… Read more “Native American Theology”
Abbreviations
Introduction Biblical Studies and related disciplines have standardized their abbreviations in the Society of Biblical Literature’s Handbook of Style, 2nd edition (SBLHS2). The free Student Supplement to… Read more “Abbreviations”
Unsuitable for Research
By Terance D. Espinoza, Ph.D. Do not use the following resources in preparation for a technical research paper. Many resources on this list are widely available online… Read more “Unsuitable for Research”
Greek-English Lexicons
Introduction The Greek-English lexicons from the first two categories on this page are the standard academic lexicons used for translation of, and more generalized research into, the… Read more “Greek-English Lexicons”
Disability Theology
An Introductory Reader’s Guide to Disability Theology, by Dr. Terance Espinoza. The term “Disability Theology” is broadly defined here as Biblical and Theological Studies by or about… Read more “Disability Theology”
Virtual Museum Tours
This page is a collection of links to museums with artifacts from ancient cultures regularly encountered in Biblical and Theological studies (Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Levant, Asia Minor,… Read more “Virtual Museum Tours”
Pastor’s Library
These eleven books are a good starting place from which to build a personal library to assist in the study of Scripture in preparation for a sermon.… Read more “Pastor’s Library”
Word Study
You read a passage of scripture and run across a specific word that you’d like to know more about. Which tools are most helpful, and what steps… Read more “Word Study”
Textual Criticism
INTRODUCING textual criticism A Student’s Guide to NT Textual Variants This is an excellent first step if you are new to text criticism. Textual Research on the Bible, German… Read more “Textual Criticism”
Bible Translations
For more information on the Hebrew and Greek texts that that serve as the textual basis of modern Bible translations, read this pamphlet published by the German… Read more “Bible Translations”
Introduction to Language
This page consists of videos that illustrate basic points about how language works. It’s not exhaustive, and does not get into the more technical discussions, but will… Read more “Introduction to Language”