This is my tenth go round at indexing and I have the process down to a science. It is surprisingly old-school. You would think that some electronic search and organization process would get the job done in no time, but as my publisher’s Guide to Preparing Indexes states, “There really is no substitute for rereading the whole work and preparing an index yourself.” Still, I have been able to create a few shortcuts.We look forward to the next MTNA volume.
As an aside, many readers will be wondering what has become of More Old Testament Pseudepigrapha volume 2 (MOTP2).
The volume is well advanced. Most contributions are in. I have a semester of research leave starting in January to finish editing the book. All going well, it will be heading to the publisher by late in 2023.
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