STEM Ed+ Commons | Ken Penner | Activity https://stemedplus.hcommons.org/members/kmpenner/activity/ Activity feed for Ken Penner. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:11:24 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 fbcff37af752cb9250255574049b425d Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Song for Hal" (Easter Lily EP, 2026), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=251 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:11:54 +0000 “Song for Hal” sits in the bruised, expectant hush of Holy Saturday, that strange borderland between loss and resurrection where a friend has vanished from the frame but faith refuses to let that dis […]

]]> 476182609015f58f8ab85d4c9d27fcea Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Scars" (Easter Lily, 2026), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=247 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:22:53 +0000 In Bono’s imaginative world, faith often begins as the quiet hum of a Dublin choir or the polite Jesus of the Sunday school wall charts. It is the Jesus who stands at the door and knocks, waiting for the b […]

]]> 98d95e1e5f4e54bd6553f262e7b90c26 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Secularization and Memorialization in the Father Stan Bust Project, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=245 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:07:56 +0000 Mural of Father Stan MacDonald at StFX (Ken Kingston photo from https://www.989xfm.ca/new-mural-overlooking-st-fx-stadium-honours-father-stan-macdonald/ )

After Reverend Father Stanley MacDonald passed away on […]

]]> 378159b891547864e252c6040485d60e Ken Penner wrote a new post, The Enclosure of the Digital Mind: Why Defending Artificial Scarcity Won’t Save Artists, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=243 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:05:21 +0000 A Response to the AI Training Debate from the Humanities

Many of my friends and colleagues in the humanities are convinced that training Large Language Models on books, music, and art constitutes theft of […]

]]> 2be152213695fa2de427dceaf2848ee5 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Moment of Surrender" (No Line on the Horizon, 2009), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=236 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:52:04 +0000 From Anton Corbijn's Linear

"Moment of Surrender" arrived almost fully formed from the evocative atmosphere of Fez, Morocco, the air thick with ancient calls to prayer that inevitably colored the music (Eno). […]

]]> f7b01a32147328c5a45ba7ca89f45b1e Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "I Will Follow" (Boy, 1980), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=234 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:17:42 +0000 U2 > Discography > Lyrics > I Will Follow

Bono’s “I Will Follow” begins with teenage anguish and ends up sounding like something out of the Psalms. The song’s mysterious lyric—“Your eyes make a circle / I […]

]]> 2e3eb6d3141bd559ba51206285f4f064 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Mofo" (Pop, 1997), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=232 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:24:33 +0000 Mofo official on Youtube

Mofo official on Youtube

Lyrics: https://www.u2.com/lyrics/88

“Mofo” is one of Bono’s most spiritually anguished songs, disguised as a high-octane dance track. Beneath the b […]

]]> d05ac97ebee3ad6c7645499c3d67d3f7 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Iris (Hold Me Close)" (Songs of Innocence, 2014), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=226 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:14:25 +0000 Official music video

U2 > Discography > Lyrics > Iris (Hold Me Close)

“Iris (Hold Me Close)” is more than a song—it’s a boy calling out to his mother across the great divide, across years and tears a […]

]]> 997a253ac8e21515c8906edbfe959fe0 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Love is All We Have Left" (Songs of Experience, 2017), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=224 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:44:05 +0000 Official

Lyrics

U2 > Discography > Lyrics > Love Is All We Have Left

(Bono’s Gospel in a Whisper)

It begins in silence.

Not the silence of absence, but the silence of aftermath. The silence a […]

]]> 350802a161b0db8643c6d4341f9aaa2d Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Song for Someone" (Songs of Innocence, 2014), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=218 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:34:36 +0000 Official music video

Lyrics: U2 > Discography > Lyrics > Song for Someone

“Song for Someone”—from U2’s Songs of Innocence—plays like a whispered confession across a great distance. At first listen, i […]

]]> 6829196c9edced8e16354c70f0a5135c Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Gone" (Pop, 1997), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=214 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:30:23 +0000 Lyrics

"Gone" might seem like a straight-up anthem about fame, disillusionment, and walking away from it all. Initially conceived as a “fuck-you to the begrudgers,” the song transformed into a “me […]

]]> 1b61bd008b3a53fea234031416e41d6c Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in Clannad's "Theme from Harry's Game" (U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky, 1983), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=209 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:45:22 +0000 Lyrics

Clannad’s "Theme from Harry’s Game" taps into biblical themes—creation, time, journey, and legacy—in poetic Irish imagery. The mention of the sun and moon brings to mind Genesis 1:16: “God made the […]

]]> c34e0d06bd7919d5b62e54e8fd6ded9c Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Love is Bigger than Anything in its Way" (Songs of Experience, 2017), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=205 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:38:18 +0000 Official music video (Beck remix)

By U2 - https://www.u2.com/news/title/oh-sing-your-song, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58118399

Lyrics: U2 > Discography > Lyrics > Love Is Bigger […]

]]> e87fcf6cce3701b97ee0c9511de6a1e3 Ken Penner wrote a new post, International Day of Human Fraternity, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=202 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:02:27 +0000 Feb. 4: International Day of Human Fraternity, recognizing the values of compassion, mutual understanding, and solidarity. A UN observance since 2021, celebrating unity in diversity and promote dialogue, peace, […]

]]> 029a743097dff5ace092cb0f310cdc80 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Yahweh" (How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, 2004), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=197 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:55:12 +0000 Official music video

Lyrics

The song’s title itself is an invocation of the Hebrew name for God, “the Great I Am” (U2 by U2, 329), and it establishes the spiritual context; “Yahweh” is our best guess at […]

]]> 5b2d330f661ab8ccb156a7a52ab32db0 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Elevation" (All That You Can’t Leave Behind, 2001), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=193 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:44:26 +0000 Official music video

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While Bono himself described “Elevation” as “about sexuality and transcendence, a playful piece about wanting to get off, or, in this case, to literally get off the groun […]

]]> 02036e453fc4ea1fca0b575e94edf0b0 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "The Unforgettable Fire" (The Unforgettable Fire, 1984), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=191 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:50:01 +0000 Official Music Video

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“The Unforgettable Fire” uses biblical motifs to depict the trauma of nuclear destruction, drawing from both scripture and the haunting legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The […]

]]> 71813d12f53e98d566f5fdff521c70c7 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusion’s in U2’s “All Because of You” (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, 2004), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=187 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:01:10 +0000 U2 - All Because Of You (Official Music Video)

Lyrics: U2 > Discography > Lyrics > All Because Of You

“All Because of You” is a theological exploration wrapped in the rebellious energy of a rock ‘n’ […]

]]> bc78925e3fdcac01c9bb2fd82f06e840 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Vertigo" (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, 2004), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=184 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:31:22 +0000 Official Music Video

Lyrics: https://www.u2.com/music/lyrics/161

U2’s “Vertigo” brings biblical allusions and themes into a contemporary narrative of disorientation and spiritual seeking. The song’ […]

]]> 5041bbc551c60e57f99326624da53aad Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Walk On" (All that You Can't Leave Behind,, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=178 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:52:11 +0000 Lyrics: U2 > Discography > Lyrics > Walk On

Dedicated to Burmese academic turned politician Aung San Suu Kyi, "Walk On" reflects on steadfastness and sacrifice, urging listeners toward a life of spiritual […]

]]> e2a421b2eb9b9671f64385307bf102cc Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Staring at the Sun" (Pop, 1997), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=174 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:46:25 +0000 U2 - Staring At The Sun (Official Music Video)

Lyrics: U2 > Discography > Lyrics > Staring At The Sun

"Staring at the Sun" is filled with biblical themes of truth, hypocrisy, and existential search for […]

]]> e5d8d05a807ec30171b9eafe136a8c8f Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Wake Up Dead Man" (Pop, 1997), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=164 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:42:15 +0000 Lyrics: U2 > Discography > Lyrics > Wake Up Dead Man

"Wake Up Dead Man" Live at Slane Castle, 2001

"Wake Up Dead Man" illustrates the human struggle with belief in the presence of adversity. The song's direct […]

]]> 086244016f9d3a99f4e03d53d759a7d1 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in "Window in the Skies" (U218, 2007), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=159 Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:16:58 +0000 "Window in the Skies" is a song about spiritual freedom and divine love, saturated with biblical allusions. The liberation conveyed by "The shackles are undone" reflects the biblical theme of being freed from […]

]]> c23f364a3705605bfabe936b0fc35c3a Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Heartland" (Rattle and Hum, 1988), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=157 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 15:10:21 +0000 Bono’s own words about “Heartland” reveal a connection with the American landscape, both in its beauty and complexity. “America both fascinates and frightens me,” Bono said. “I can’t get it out of my system. […]

]]> 64128755eae0705986f997c52c945b9a Ken Penner commented on the post, Which is the most capable AI/LLM/GPT model for translating ancient Greek?, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/2024/03/19/which-is-the-most-capable-ai-llm-gpt-model-for-translating-ancient-greek/#comment-25 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:58:04 +0000 Poe recently made available the small version of Claude-3, "Haiku." It performs amazingly considering its cost. Here is its translation:
Here is the English translation:

THE GREEK LEGEND

CHAPTER 1
1 It […]

]]> 73d0ecb6bbf9aa367231b388d7ecdaa8 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "When Love Came to Town" (Rattle and Hum, 1988), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=150 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:16:28 +0000 The lyrics of “When Love Comes to Town” by U2 are a mosaic of biblical references. The Edge recalls the song’s genesis: “Bono came up with ‘When Love Comes To Town’. Bono thought the song was too traditional […]

]]> bb6fcb97bf4f8daaae1a036caf8518a0 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "October" (October, 1981), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=146 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 03:40:31 +0000 The song “October” presents contrasting images of impermanence and eternity. The lyrics, “October and the trees are stripped bare / Of all they wear. What do I care?” reflect the biblical notion of life’s […]

]]> 458565051cc0aeb19a1fed06d95b13d9 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "The Wanderer" (Zooropa, 1993), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=140 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:34:44 +0000 Photo credit: swimfinfan courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons

"The Wanderer," sung by Johnny Cash on U2’s Zooropa album (1993), explores a journey steeped in biblical allusions and existential questioning. Acc […]

]]> 249cbbae3e5c563a654bea553482ee8b Ken Penner wrote a new post, Which is the most capable AI/LLM/GPT model for translating ancient Greek?, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=125 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:15:11 +0000 I sent the same obscure Greek text to various AI chatbots to translate, with my own translation as reference.

I present here a side-by-side comparison of the results. The columns are sorted by cost from […]

]]> 1c6c39fb8418e73238b0aebda8cded20 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Beautiful Day" (All That You Can't Leave Behind, 200), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=120 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 13:37:06 +0000 "Beautiful Day" by U2 is permeated with biblical allusions, spiritual and existential themes. The lyric "The heart is a bloom, shoots up through stony ground" alludes to the Parable of the Sower, conveying […]

]]> 296f1cd6b64adf345190ce6aae5922ca Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Tomorrow" (October, 1981), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=116 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:09:04 +0000 "Tomorrow" by Bono in the anguish of his mother's untimely demise, incorporates biblical imagery with his personal narrative of loss and longing for divine reassurance. It’s a plea for the presence and r […]

]]> 9fb45fbb2a132e83c46267bb8298c259 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusion in U2's "Fire" (October, 1981), on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=110 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:51:53 +0000 By iTunes Store, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3321867

The song “Fire” by Bono weaves biblical imagery into its lyrics, echoing the apocalyptic themes found in the New Testament. The ref […]

]]> 314d44be8e08bfff96041c00ad160106 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "Rejoice" from the album October, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=103 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:40:08 +0000 “Rejoice” by U2 delves into the biblical themes of renewal, destruction, and the pursuit of joy amidst adversity, drawing on Jeremiah and the Psalms to enrich its lyrical and thematic depth. The song's ref […]

]]> 0e944f707f48d47f4c1063f88c82b102 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusions in U2's "I Threw a Brick Through a Window", on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=99 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:42:07 +0000 In the emotionally charged lyrics of "I Threw A Brick Through A Window," Bono expresses personal dissatisfaction through biblical allusions to blindness and revelation. The song, according to Bono, deals with the […]

]]> b599478787bdd7aad0594c5c398ccdc4 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Biblical Allusion in U2's "Gloria", on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=95 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:16:08 +0000 "Gloria" weaves together biblical allusions and spiritual themes, reflecting Bono's engagement with his faith. The lyrics are rich with references to Scripture, blending sacred language with a personal expression […]

]]> 1d80f103ffd897cbd28b94a799c0f549 Ken Penner created the site Toolkit for Humanities Research and Editing Ancient Documents https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1868020/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:45:13 +0000 0 83a30368ce1684167f442403d470eadd Ken Penner wrote a new post, Welcome!, on the site Toolkit for Humanities Research and Editing Ancient Documents https://thread.hcommons.org/?p=1 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:45:12 +0000 This is a stub as I design THREAD.

]]> 5ea71474ba697c6470545dd2b8949f97 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Create Multiple-Choice quiz questions, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=77 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:32:47 +0000 In the courses I teach, when I assign a reading I typically give a quiz to be completed before the class in which we discuss it. This quiz is to be written on Moodle, and consists of ten multiple choice questions […]

]]> b1bd60e3354027020c05a3d739d2ad39 Ken Penner wrote a new post, Microsoft Word VBA macro to delete unused styles, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=75 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:37:47 +0000 Bing AI helped write this code that deletes Microsoft Word styles that are not in use in the active document. Other solutions on the web tend to only act on styles not in use in the main body of the document, and […]

]]> d48f3a3b8e0df513064ff1cc3f53ebdf Ken Penner wrote a new post, Comprehensive Bibliography of the Septuagint, on the site Ken M. Penner https://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=38 Fri, 13 May 2022 14:08:05 +0000 Edited byAaron C. Fenlason,Ken M. Penner,andWilliam A. Ross

Introduction

In A Comprehensive Classified Bibliography of Septuagint Scholarship, we update and consolidate the bibliographic work begun […]

]]> f30a0f21b74a35c5addd1fbfb337fb6d Ken Penner deposited Prayer and Poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1740202/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:53:13 +0000 This volume is first major volume of articles devoted to the topic of prayer and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls since Liturgical Perspectives was published over a decade ago. This volume includes discussion of new insights, and findings of other leaders in this field that reflect the state of research on specific prayers and poetic texts.…[Read more]

]]> 0 3c2747d8dd822533734e128ce3c6608f Ken Penner's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1740170/ Mon, 31 May 2021 15:30:42 +0000 0 ec06e100b854d85eb1e10b8e7d150a4d Ken Penner wrote a new post, Discovering ZotPress, on the site Ken M. Penner http://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=12 Thu, 25 May 2017 13:36:00 +0000 I just ran across this plugin that looks amazing for generating bibliographies. It's ZotPress. Here should be the Brainwashing collection from my Cults group library in Zotero, presented in ASA format:

And […]

]]> f1d63ad64dca823a37523e08fc441a2b Ken Penner created the site Ken M. Penner https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1570153/ Thu, 11 May 2017 13:52:02 +0000 0 442afc08a0e7fe42a4ca793f5a0c1f91 Ken Penner wrote a new post, My vision, on the site Ken M. Penner http://kmpenner.hcommons.org/?p=1 Thu, 11 May 2017 13:52:00 +0000 My grand vision is for a set of interoperable standardized tools for digitizing ancient texts in a variety of languages, enabling an efficient workflow for activities from posting photographs of manuscripts, to […]

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