For those who wanted to view the interview with Craig on biblical scholarship but did not want to provide your email address, here is a link to it on YouTube:
- [0:00] Devotional reading habits
- [0:34] How he reads in preparation for his next book
- [0:57] How he keeps up with the latest scholarship
- [1:20] Writing the Acts commentary
- [1:43] Approaching the research process
- [2:40] Organizing 100,000 index cards before switching to a computer
- [4:14] Organizing research digitally
- [4:55] The importance of primary sources
- [5:54] Examples of using primary sources for understanding the biblical text: letter writing, viticulture, wolves and sheep
- [7:01] The importance of good secondary sources
- [7:30] How to choose secondary sources
- [8:01] E.P. Sanders on writing
- [8:22] The early writing process and organizing notes into a first draft
- [8:56] Making the first edit of a manuscript
- [9:09] Letting a manuscript sit
- [9:27] The editing process and refining a manuscript
- [10:07] Writing in stages and the importance of organization
- [10:33] What a typical day of writing looks like
- [10:52] How the Acts commentary changed his writing schedule
- [11:38] The importance of getting enough sleep
- [12:21] What a writing habit looks like
- [12:40] Thinking about the audience
- [12:50] The audience for the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
- [13:12] Writing books for other scholars
- [13:42] Writing to please the Lord
- [14:12] Advice to his younger self
- [14:57] Researching philosophy of science in preparation for Miracles
- [15:23] How to read and understand difficult boo [15:51] Under-appreciated books in the discipline of biblical studies
- [16:15] Memory, Jesus, and the Synoptic Gospels, by Robert K. McIver
- [17:39] How having ADHD has helped him as a scholar
- [18:10] Having a healthy perspective on strengths and weakness
- [18:55] The right way to think about scholars more successful than you
- [19:55] What it means to be a biblical scholar at this time in history