Seminary/ Ph.D. Resources

SO, you wanna be a Bible scholar...

This is my sandbox, but I thought I'd let you look over my shoulder. To help you (and me too) here are a host of links to folks who have already completed or are in the midst of completing a Ph. D. in some program in biblical studies. I link to these folks because they have done (and are writing about) what I want to do. Hope it helps!

• DA Carson, "Doctoral Study: Understanding How the Programs Differ."
• R.R. Reno, "A 2009 Ranking of Graduate Programs in Theology"
• John Stackhouse, "Ph.D. Applicants: Don't Apply Unless You Mean It."
• Kevin Scull, "Getting Into a Ph.D. Program, or Perhaps Not Getting In on the First Try."
• Nijay Gupta, "Interested in a NT Ph.D.?"
• Matt Barnes, "Considering a Ph.D. in Theology?"
• Pat McCullough, "Wanna Be a Bible Scholar?"
• Mike Kaspari, "Eight reality checks for new grad students"
• Chris Keith, "Applying For Doctoral Work When You're From a Small School."
• John Penniman, "How to Get Accepted to a Theology/Religion Ph.D. Program"
• The Odds
• The Preparation
• Execution
• Community
• The Agony
• The Ecstasy
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Walking the Tightrope: On Pursuing a Career in the Humanities
• Appendix B: Whose Criteria? Which Ranking? Where Theology is Done in American (and Beyond)
• Matt Might, "The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D."
• Matt Might, "3 Qualities of Successful Ph.D. Candidates: Perseverance, Tenacity, and Cogency"

Adviser Sandbox (under construction):

• J. Wentzel van Huyssteen (Professor of Theology and Science, Princeton Theological)
• William J. Abraham (Albert Cook Professor of Wesley Studies)
• Geoffrey Wainwright (Robert Earl Cushman Chair of Theology, Duke Divinity)
• John S. Feinberg (Systematic Theology, TEDS)
• Kevin Vanhoozer (Systematic Theology, TEDS)
• Mikael Stenmark (Professor in Phil. of Religion, Uppsala Universitat)
• LeRon Shults (Professor of Theology and Philosophy, Univ. of Agder)
• Nancey Murphy (Professor of Christian Philosophy, Fuller Theological)
• Matthew Day (Associate Professor of Religion, Florida State)
• Amy Laura Hall (Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, Duke)
• John Barton (Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, Oxford) 
• David L. Balch (Professor of New Testament, PLTS)
• David Horrell (Professor of Theology, University of Exeter)
• Philip Hefner (Systematic Theology, Lutheran School of Theology)