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3 Writing Tips To Boost Your Dissertation Output

Posted on March 30, 2012 by gkarakey

photo credit: NASA Goddard Photo and Video Introduction Some of the more popular posts here on my PhD Tips and Advice blog have to do with the craft of writing, either how to advance your writing output (Making Progress When … Continue reading →

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Writing a Mini-Review: A Crucial Task in PhD Research

Posted on March 2, 2012 by gkarakey

Introduction One of the research tasks that’s given me a tremendous amount of benefit during my PhD is the writing of a mini-review.  I use the term “mini-review” only because this task is something akin to completing a book review … Continue reading →

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Sample Mini-Review – “Paul’s Farewell” by Lambrecht

Posted on February 29, 2012 by gkarakey

Note: This mini-review was created as a sample for a blog post entitled: Writing a Mini-Review: A Critical Task in PhD Research “Paul’s Farewell Address at Miletus (Acts 20, 17-38) Summary In his study, Lambrecht analyzes the relationship between the … Continue reading →

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PhD Tips: Generating Ideas for a Dissertation Topic in Biblical Studies

Posted on February 14, 2012 by gkarakey

Introduction Recently I read Nijay Gupta’s book, A Guidebook for Getting a PhD in Biblical Studies and Beyond. It is an excellent and practical read on preparing for and navigating through a PhD in Biblical Studies. I hope to write … Continue reading →

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Phd Tips: Review of Pugh’s Book “How to Get a PhD”

Posted on January 20, 2012 by gkarakey

Introduction I have often remarked that writing a PhD dissertation in the U.K. is a bit like becoming a Jedi Knight! The process is shrouded in mystery, you must master a strange set of skills and the only way to … Continue reading →

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PhD Tips: The Dissertation Proposal – Helpful Advice

Posted on December 31, 2011 by gkarakey

photo credit: JaseCurtis Introduction If you are applying to a dissertation only PhD program (as in the U.K or Europe), your main point of entry will occur through your dissertation proposal. This document, which is relatively small in size given … Continue reading →

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Phd Tips: An Overview of the Dissertation Process – Part 2

Posted on December 1, 2011 by gkarakey

Introduction As I mentioned in my last post, An Overview of the Dissertation Process – Part 1, I recently ran across a preliminary road map for writing theological research in Lucretia Yaghjian’s book, Writing Theology Well: A Rhetoric for Theological … Continue reading →

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Phd Tips: An Overview of the Dissertation Process – Part 1

Posted on November 9, 2011 by gkarakey

Introduction Recently, when reading Lucretia Yaghjian’s book, Writing Theology Well: A Rhetoric for Theological and Biblical Writers, I ran across a preliminary road map that she uses when teaching about the craft of theological research (See pp. 86-110). I found … Continue reading →

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PhD Tips: Ideas For Dissertation Topics #3

Posted on October 10, 2011 by gkarakey

Introduction This is the third article in the ideas for dissertation topics series. Essentially, in my study of Luke-Acts and 1 Peter, I run across potential topic threads to follow which either fall out of the scope of my study … Continue reading →

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PhD Tips: Ideas for Dissertation Topics #2

Posted on September 13, 2011 by gkarakey

Introduction Throughout my dissertation work I sometimes run across ideas for potential dissertation topics.  I wanted to share one such dissertation topic example in this post. (Again, I make no claims about the actual viability of this idea as a … Continue reading →

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