BiblioBlog Rankings (by Alexa) – April 2011
Posted by Jeremy on April 30, 2011
Here are your rankings for the month of April:
| Rank | Blogger | Blog Name | Alexa Rank |
| 1 | Jim West | Zwinglius Redivivus | 70214 |
| 2 | Joel L. Watts | Unsettled Christianity | 72665 |
| 3 | James McGrath | Exploring Our Matrix | 139095 |
| 4 | John Loftus | Debunking Christianity | 153672 |
| 5 | Matthew and Madeleine | MandM | 155353 |
| 6 | Brian LePort | Near Emmaus: Christ and Text | 157409 |
| 7 | Dan Wallace | Contra Mundane | 179712 |
| 8 | Marc Cortez | Scientia et Sapientia | 196246 |
| 9 | Airton José da Silva | Observatório Bíblico | 201192 |
| 10 | Todd Bolen | Bible Places | 211248 |
| 11 | J. R. Daniel Kirk | Storied Theology | 217721 |
| 12 | Neil Godfrey | Vridar | 226748 |
| 13 | Jason Skipper | Pastoral Musings | 245741 |
| 14 | Thomas Verenna | Musings of Thomas Verenna, The | 247862 |
| 15 | Scott Bailey | Scotteriology | 257264 |
| 16 | Glenn Peoples | Say Hello to my Little Friend | 266748 |
| 17 | Daniel O. McClellan | Maklelan | 277342 |
| 18 | Ferrell Jenkins | Ferrell’s Travel Blog | 303217 |
| 19 | Rodney A. Thomas, Chad Pressley, and Amanda Mac | Political Jesus | 313339 |
| 20 | Henry Neufeld | Participatory Bible Study Blog | 374770 |
| 21 | Bob Hayton | Fundamentally Reformed | 376770 |
| 22 | T.C. Robinson | New Leaven | 386471 |
| 23 | Jeff Oien | Scripture Zealot | 407139 |
| 24 | Phillip Long | Reading Acts | 422988 |
| 25 | Jim Davila | PaleoJudaica | 437600 |
| 26 | Doug Chaplin | Clay Boy | 460311 |
| 27 | Jim Linville | Dr Jim’s Thinking Shop and Tea Room | 486112 |
| 28 | Tim Bulkeley | Sansblogue | 533084 |
| 29 | Michael Barber, Brant Pitre & John Bergsma | Sacred Page, The | 540658 |
| 30 | Deane Galbraith | Remnant of Giants | 548614 |
| 31 | Michael S. Heiser | Naked Bible, The, PaleoBabble, UFO Religions, Every Thought Captive | 551050 |
| 32 | Michael F. Bird, Joel Willitts | ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ / Evangelion | 557023 |
| 33 | Dave Black | Dave Black Online | 572481 |
| 34 | Mark Goodacre | NT Blog | 589353 |
| 35 | Nick Norelli | Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth | 601033 |
| 36 | Gavin Rumney | Otagosh | 619701 |
| 37 | Tim Bulkeley | 5 Minute Bible | 623529 |
| 38 | Jason Skipper, et al | Re: Fundamentals | 675216 |
| 39 | Mitchell Powell | Font Words | 683639 |
| 40 | Rachel Marszalek | Re-vis.e Re-form | 706818 |
| 41 | Tommy Wasserman, et al | Evangelical Textual Criticism | 713225 |
| 42 | John Hobbins | Ancient Hebrew Poetry | 714533 |
| 43 | Mark Goodacre | NT Gateway | 714711 |
| 44 | Ari | Ari’s Blog of Awesomeness | 784492 |
| 45 | Craig | Simul Iustus et Peccator | 808727 |
| 46 | Darrell Pursiful | Dr. Platypus | 831372 |
| 47 | Peter Kirk | Gentle Wisdom | 832891 |
| 48 | Matt Dabbs | Kingdom Living | 854213 |
| 49 | Brandon Wason | Sitz im Leben | 891347 |
| 50 | Bob Hayton, Jason Skipper et al | KJV Only Debate | 898419 |
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Rachel Marszalek said
Am I the only top 50 female biblioblogger?
The Biblioblog Top 50 said
There are two female bibliobloggers in the group blogs in the top 50, but you are the only individual female biblioblogger.
The discipline of biblical studies is dominated by men, and the biblioblogs reflect this. I have suggested that the primary cause of this is the domination of biblical studies by confessionalism, and the higher bias against women in Christianity and (to some extent) Judaism.
In addition, there are zero non-Western bibliobloggers. The world of the world wide web and biblical studies is still overwhelmingly the Western world.
Jim said
and yet- as we’ve always pointed out- anyone can join the fun from anywhere at any time if they want to. they appear not to want to.
The Biblioblog Top 50 said
Yes – they “can” and don’t. And the qualifier is all important, Mr West: “they appear not to want to”. The critical question then becomes: why are women so dissuaded from blogging about biblical studies? And it is at this point that we are confronted with a field dominated by confessional interests, and one confession in particular (Christianity) dominated by males. Indeed, biblical studies, in most places in the West, exists primarily in order to facilitate males becoming priests, ministers, pastors, etc. Furthermore, there is a long history of bias against women in Christendom and in most of Christianity today. It need not be the case, and there is nothing essential about Christianity or any other religion that cannot change. But it has long been the case, and is today. Therefore, it is never enough to say, “anyone can join”, while there are systemic barriers which in practice ensure that only a small minority will join. The problem to be addressed is far deeper, far wider, affecting every aspect of the structure of biblical studies. Anybody in Nigeria “can” start a blog on biblical studies, but due to the barrier which is wealth inequality, none have (that I know of). Any woman “can” enter biblical studies, but due to the systemic barriers, few currently want to.
Jim said
there are no systemic barriers to blogging the bible unless one has neither computer nor internet. if there’s any systemic barrier it is self imposed and potentially done so simply in order to decry what one refuses to take part in.
it is simply no longer true that women face academic barriers (in the west). just this week we learned that women now earn the majority of graduate degrees. it is false to assert, insist, or imply that women are ‘held back’. it’s just not true.
but it sounds good and it establishes once again the ‘us versus them’ ideology so beloved of those who wish to find someone else responsible for their choices other than themselves.
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The Biblioblog Top 50 said
Spoken like a white middle-class Western man who has never had to face such barriers, Mr West.
John W. Loftus said
Damn, Joel Watts almost got Jim West. Maybe next month. Go get’em Joel!
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Aaron Christianson said
I remember back in the day when I got ranked somewhere in the 100s, when this site went that high. I bet I could make a comeback and get on this list. I need to start producing content again, all the better if it is politically charged, but more importantly, I need to start trolling the other blogs in the top fifty.
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