The Biblioblog Top 50 ranks each biblical studies blog, or ‘biblioblog’, by the total number of unique visitors it receives each month.
The Number One Biblioblogger this month is again Ben Witherington The Third.
Among the big shakers and movers for the month of December 2008 are:
- Chris Tilling (Chrisendom) – up 15 places to number 8;
- Tyler Williams (Codex) – up 31 places to number 10;
- Ferrell Jenkins – up 52 places to number 13;
- Daniel and Tonya (Hebrew and Greek Reader), with their first appearance in the Biblioblog Top 50 — up 47 places to number 14;
- Chris Heard (Higgaion) – up 32 places to number 19;
- Matt Page (Bible Films), with a first appearance in the Biblioblog Top 50 - up 36 places to number 20;
- Tim Bulkeley (Sansblogue) – up 56 places to number 22;
- April DeConick (Forbidden Gospels) – up 47 places to number 24;
- Danny Zacharias (Deinde), his Greek-learning songs giving him his first appearance in the Biblioblog Top 50 – up 76 places to number 30;
- Art Boulet (Finitum Non Capax Infiniti), with a first appearance in the Biblioblog Top 50 - up 55 places to number 32.
There are also a number of older blogs which have been added to the stats this month — as I’ve only just noticed their blogs, or noticed that their blogs contain substantial posts on biblical studies — namely: Dave Black Online, Rachel Barenblat’s Velveteen Rabbi, Suzanne McCarthy’s Suzanne’s Bookshelf, David Ritsema’s New Testament Studies Blog, Andreas Kostenberger’s Biblical Foundations, Gordon Lyn Watley’s Sibylline Leaves, Maer dos Santos’s Ancient Wisdom Today, Jimmy Doyle’s jkdoyle.com, Andrew Rozalowsky’s A Living Sacrifice, H.A. van Duijvenbode’s Aldus sprak Harrie, Leon Zitzer’s The Historical Jesus, Simon Woodman’s Baptist Bookworm, and Perng Shyang Teng’s Unworthy Sinner.
Here is the complete list of this month’s Top 50 Bibliobloggers:
| Rank | Prev. | + / - | Blogger | Blog Name |
| 1 | 1 | - | Ben Witherington | Ben Witherington |
| 2 | 2 | - | Mark Goodacre | NT Gateway Weblog |
| 3 | 3 | - | James McGrath | Exploring Our Matrix |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Jim West | Jim West |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | Michael S. Heiser | The Naked Bible, PaleoBabble, UFO Religions, Scribal Practices, Two Powers in Heaven |
| 6 | 4 | -2 | Airton José da Silva | Observatório Bíblico |
| 7 | 12 | 5 | Joel L. Watts | The Church of Jesus Christ |
| 8 | 23 | 15 | Chris Tilling | Chrisendom |
| 9 | 14 | 5 | N. T. Wrong | N. T. Wrong? |
| 10 | 41 | 31 | Tyler F. Williams | Codex |
| 11 | 11 | - | John Hobbins | Ancient Hebrew Poetry |
| 12 | 18 | 6 | Thomas Verenna | The Musings of Thomas Verenna |
| 13 | 65 | 52 | Ferrell Jenkins | Ferrell’s Travel Blog |
| 14 | 61 | 47 | Daniel and Tonya | Hebrew and Greek Reader |
| 15 | 13 | -2 | Jim Davila | PaleoJudaica |
| 16 | 49 | 33 | Bibbiablog guys | Bibbiablog |
| 17 | - | - | Dave Black | Dave Black Online |
| 18 | 9 | -9 | Torrey Seland | Philonica et Neotestamentica (was R P B S Blog and Philo of Alexandria Blog) |
| 19 | 51 | 32 | Chris Heard | Higgaion |
| 20 | 56 | 36 | Matt Page | Bible Films Blog |
| 21 | 77 | 56 | Tim Bulkeley | Sansblogue |
| 22 | 30 | 8 | Mike Aubrey | ἐν ἐφέσῳ / In Ephesus |
| 23 | 15 | -8 | Phil Harland | Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean |
| 24 | 71 | 47 | April DeConick | Forbidden Gospels Blog |
| 25 | 48 | 23 | Scott Bailey | Scotteriology |
| 26 | 42 | 16 | Iyov’s companion | Iyov |
| 27 | 28 | 1 | Antonio Lombatti | Pseudoscienze cristiane antiche e medievali |
| 28 | - | - | Rachel Barenblat | Velveteen Rabbi |
| 29 | 27 | -2 | Rick Brannan | Ricoblog |
| 30 | 106 | 76 | Danny Zacharias | Deinde |
| 31 | 10 | -21 | Rod Decker | NT Resources Blog |
| 32 | 87 | 55 | Art Boulet | Finitum Non Capax Infiniti |
| 33 | - | - | Andreas Kostenberger | Biblical Foundations |
| 34 | 18 | -16 | Michael F. Bird, Joel Willitts | ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ / Evangelion |
| 35 | 31 | -4 | Philip Davies, Thomas Thompson, Keith Whitelam, Niels Peter Lemche, John Van Seters & Jim West | Guild of Biblical Minimalists |
| 36 | 29 | -7 | JV, Mike Holmes, Simon Gathercole, Christian Askeland, Martin Heide, j.-l. simonet, Peter R. Rodgers, Peter M. Head, Bill Warren, Dirk Jongkind, Gie Vleugels, Amy Anderson, P.J. Williams, maurice a robinson, Michael F. Bird, Randall Buth, Tommy Wasserman | Evangelical Textual Criticism |
| 37 | 35 | -2 | Claude Mariottini | Claude Mariottini |
| 38 | 74 | 36 | James Pate | James’ Thoughts and Musings |
| 39 | 8 | -31 | Steve Runge | NT Discourse |
| 40 | 34 | -6 | Mandy and Calvin Park | The Floppy Hat |
| 41 | 40 | -1 | Chris Brady | Targuman |
| 42 | 26 | -16 | Doug Chaplin | Metacatholic |
| 43 | 24 | -19 | Michael Barber, Brant Pitre | Singing in the Reign |
| 44 | 38 | -6 | Nick Norelli | Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth |
| 45 | 20 | -25 | Duane Smith | Abnormal Interests |
| 46 | 45 | -1 | Roland Boer | Stalin’s Moustache |
| 47 | 58 | 11 | David Ker, David Lang, Wayne Leman, Suzanne McCarthy, Mike Sangrey, Richard A. Rhodes, Peter Kirk, Dan Sindlinger | Better Bibles Blog |
| 48 | 5 | -43 | Scot McKnight | Jesus Creed |
| 49 | 46 | -3 | David Ashford | Bite My Bible |
| 50 | 33 | -17 | Celucien L. Joseph | Christ, My Righteousness |
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