Jeremy Thompson Catholic PhD in Biblical Languages, Programmer, Runner

Among those listed as Postgraduates, Graduates, and Undergraduates that is.  According to the new Biblioblogs by academic qualifications list, Jim West is listed under “Professors and Doctors” and Joel Watts and Matt Dabbs are listed under “Unknown Qualifications.”  That then makes me #1 among those listed as Postgraduates, Graduates, and Undergraduates.  That is something that even Jim West cannot take away from me, unless he wants to renounce his doctorate and put his diploma through a shredder.  Now, I’m sure Joel and Matt will be in a mad rush to submit their academic qualifications.  But, it’s in the books for this month and there’s no changing it.  I AM #1!

I knew there was a reason I have not finished and defended my dissertation yet.  And now, why would I want to? …

Here’s a citation from the Biblioblog Top 50 rankings this month:

Who are the shakers and movers in biblical studies blogging for the month of October 2009? Jeremy Thompson’s podcast blog, Free Old Testament Audio Website Blog was up 32 places to No. 4. The freewheelin’ Ferrell Jenkins (Ferrell’s Travel Blog) was up 14 places to No. 6. Biblical archaeologist Stephen Smuts (Biblical Paths) shot into the top 10, up 18 places to No. 10. Michael Barber, Brant Pitre & John Bergsma (The Sacred Page) were up 46 places to No. 24, Karyn Traphagen (Boulders 2 Bits) was up a whopping 127 places to No. 28, and Michael W. Halcomb (Pisteuomen) was up 68 places to No. 30. And Alan Lenzi (Feeling Finite . . . and embracing it) was down 42 places this month, to No. 137.

You should notice that among the movers are shakers are Karyn Traphagen and myself, both postgraduate students at the University of Stellenbosch.

4! That’s right. My blog was up 32 spots to number 4 among the Biblioblog Top 50 this month. Finally getting the props that I so assuredly deserve. Another month of that juggernaut type growth and I may become a top challenger to you know who. Sorry Joel. And, I’m sorry to all of you others who were ranked higher than me last month that I bumped down a spot. No hard feelings.