Gifts for Seminarians

December 15, 2010 by Mark · 1 Comment
Filed under: Princeton Seminary, Religion, Seminary

It’s Christmastime. I was looking for gift ideas for folks who wanted suggestions for gifts for me. I asked my crowd on Twitter what gifts made sense for someone who would be starting seminary in the near future.

They came up with these suggestions. I have linked the suggesters Twitter profiles. (NOTE: some of these folks are Protected on Twitter, and some of the protected folks are open to new follow requests. You may or may not be successful in following someone).

Browse a pastor’s shelf and make a list of books you want (@revdlm)
Cokesbury/Amazon gift certificates (many people suggested this)
A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition (@mayog)
Concordance/Bible Dictionary (@pattigibbons)
Basic school supplies (pens, pencils, highlighter) (@candivernon)
Computer Paper (@candivernon)
Feasting on the Word: Year A: Advent Through Transfiguration (Feasting on the Word) subscription – a series of 12 books of which the first is linked here (@lauraviau, @megateer)
Lap Desk (@lauraviau)
Entertainment gift cards (@lauraviau)
Scrivener computer program for writing (@grammercie) $35-40 at student discount
Coffee gift card (@megateer)
Bibleworks (Windows) or Accordance (Mac) computer programs for research and exegesis of the Bible in the original language (@megateer) $250+ at student discount (NOTE: Some seminaries used to install this on students’ laptops for free. Princeton no longer does.)
iPad (@abbiewatters)
Old hobbies supplies – keep up some outside activity other than doing seminary (@grammercie)
Good study Bible (@barbvaughn)
The Peoples’ Bible (@barbvaughn)
A Bible dictionary (@barbvaughn)
A pocket NRSV Bible (@andyjames)
Locker Organizer (Princeton Seminary issues lockers to commuter students) (@grammercie)
3-ring binders (@tericarol)