Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 02/09/2005 11:24, Rob Barrett wrote:

> I thought I'd just chime in with a few personal comments on the question 
> of doctorates and their value.
>
> ...  I'm 39 and my 
> wife and I felt that it was getting close to the "now or never" point 
> for becoming a full-time student again, so I'm extremely pleased to have 
> this opportunity, since I tremendously enjoy the academic life and 
> learning to study the biblical text better is a dream come true.
>  

Thank you, Rob. I'm glad you survived one year in the cold north of 
England (I am in the south, where it is still hot!) and I hope you get 
through the next winter!

But it is never really too late to do a PhD. See 
http://www.lst.ac.uk/news/index.php?story=14, also 
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/news/universitynews/2004/cdata/brunel+to+validate+oldest+phd+student+in+the+world/ 
- last year the institution where I studied theology (then London Bible 
College) awarded a PhD to a 93-year-old! But I guess it does become 
harder to motivate oneself as the years go by.

--
Peter Kirk
peter AT qaya.org (personal)
peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
http://www.qaya.org/



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