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O happy day!
I dropped off my dissertation today, all nicely bound, with its tidy acetate front and card backing. Near the limit of the word count and that was only after I had to trim about 350 words out of it. Better that though than struggling to get enough words. Only one exam to go in the…
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End of an era
Yesterday was my last lecture at New College. I have one more (optional) revision class and a 2-hour exam (and the minor matter of a dissertation to finish) and that will be 4th year done, graduating in July. I will, of course, be back for a postgrad masters, but this was the major hurdle to…
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Weighed down
I had a visit to New College library yesterday to gather a few more books for my dissertation. I’m just glad my rucksack isn’t any bigger otherwise I would have needed a forklift to shift it. The problem with good libraries is that when you stand in the section looking for a book you’ve decided…
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Church, Sacraments and Ministry
This is the one and only taught course I’m doing this semester and the only class is on Friday mornings (first one tomorrow). I’ve been looking through the course information to decide on which tutorial to try and nab and which essay to go for. None of the essay titles particularly leapt out at me…
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Looking back, looking forward
I haven’t blogged properly for a little while and so the beginning of a new year seems like a good place to pick it up again. But first the formalities – I hope those who may be reading had a relaxing and joyful Christmas and that you are blessed in the coming year. I don’t…
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The fat lady is clearing her throat
That title is not meant to be sexist or fattist (honest) but rather a reference to my third exam being finished thereby leaving only one more exam for my remaining time at uni (you’ll notice I’m still not thinking about my dissertation). No exams if I do a masters, just lots of essays. Today’s Hebrew…
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Time to breathe again
Two exams down, one to go – and that’s not until the 19th. Yesterday morning was Biblical Interpretation. It wasn’t too bad and I ended up answering questions that I hadn’t specifically revised for. Not sure if that suggest complacency or arrogance on my part, but when I looked at the questions, I didn’t feel…
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Getting there
Barring exams on the 11th and 19th, three of my four courses for 4th year are now done. Only one course and a dissertation to do and that’ll be 4th year and my BD done. It all seems to have gone by in a rush somehow, although I’m still convinced term-time ‘time’ runs at a…
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14000 to go
Words that is. 2 essays and 1 dissertation and that’s it for my BD. I console myself with the thought that it’s only about 6 sermons worth and that doesn’t sound so bad. And then there’s the exams as well – 2 on the same day this semester. And they’re the two more difficult subjects…
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A year on
This time last year I was struggling with Schleiermacher. Today’s Biblical Interpretation class was dealing with another chunk of Schleiermacher and shock! horror! I actually more or less understood it. I’d like to think that it’s because I’m more knowledgeable but I suspect it was an easier read than the last one. That’s not to…