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May 2021

May 10, 2021

Missing Half of God

It turned out to work perfectly that we were due to continue talking about the...

May 07, 2021

Rage and Race, Intersecting with the Bible and Music

I've been listening to the audiobook of Esau McCaulley's Reading While Black. In it he offers...

May 05, 2021

Is (Evangelical) Christianity Irredeemably Patriarchal?

I was really struck by a phrase that is used in Jill Hicks-Keeton's insightful review...

April 2021

April 29, 2021

Jesus Flips the Script/Tables

The new theme in my Sunday school class is an exploration of "doublets" in the...

April 27, 2021

What Jesus Learned from Women: More Conversations

I had the privilege of having a conversation with Prof. Sara Parks, author of a...

April 26, 2021

No My Goodness!

Thinking more about the language used in the two texts from Mark’s Gospel that were...

April 25, 2021

God Alone (Twice)

Working on an article about monotheism in early Christianity, I was struck as I hadn't...

April 13, 2021

Are Jesus Songs Just Alright?

I have been working this semester on creating a first draft of an open textbook...

April 11, 2021

What Jesus Learned from Women Questions

I had a few questions shared with me that occurred to a listener while listening...

April 07, 2021

Paul and His Relatives

I received a question via email related to my book (although since I address this...

April 05, 2021

What Jesus Learned from Women Spoilers

I had a funny exchange on Twitter, hinting at having a new interpretation of the...

March 2021

March 29, 2021

Retelling Romans 5:1-11

Therefore, since it is loyalty that sets us in a right relationship with God, our...

March 25, 2021

Failing to Recognize Jesus

It makes for natural sermon fodder but is very puzzling as part of the narrative...

March 24, 2021

Why What Jesus Learned from Women Needed to Be Written

Andy Cassler is continuing his blogging through my book, having added a second post about...

March 22, 2021

The Story of the Cover Art for What Jesus Learned from Women

I hope that Macey Dickerson’s fantastic artwork for my book What Jesus Learned from Women will get...

March 18, 2021

Times Will Tell Podcast About What Jesus Learned From Women

I am so grateful to the Times of Israel for the chance to record this...

March 15, 2021

What Jesus Learned from Women: First Amazon Review!

The first customer review of What Jesus Learned from Women has been posted on Amazon. I hope...

March 12, 2021

Retelling Romans 4

I am long overdue to return to something that I began doing more than 7...

March 09, 2021

Breaking the Last Taboo in Historical Jesus (with Help from Women)

I have mentioned before that I want to return sometime to write a book that...

March 08, 2021

What Jesus Learned from Women: Unofficial Endorsements

International Women's Day is an important day dedicated to challenging global inequities, and I hope...

March 07, 2021

Who Was the Historical John the Baptist? Freedman Lecture Panel Presentation and Discussion

On March 22nd I will be a panelist that will discuss this year's Freedman Lecture,...

March 06, 2021

As With Dr. Seuss, So With the Bible

The people who are up in arms about alleged “canceling” of Dr. Seuss are the...

March 03, 2021

What Jesus Learned from Women Press Kit Q&A

I thought I would share here on the blog a few brief questions and answers...

February 2021

February 28, 2021

Calm Down, I’m God Dontcha Know!

Before getting to the piece that gives its title to this post, let me start...

February 23, 2021

Penetrating the Meaning of Genesis 19

I felt as though my recent class about the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, its...

February 22, 2021

Tampering with the Words of the Bible

It was interesting to see the quick backlash when Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted that you...

February 19, 2021

There Is No Bible

I make the point regularly that there is no such thing as "the Bible." The...

February 18, 2021

A Piece of the Biblical Action

I've been rewatching the original series of Star Trek and as always have been taking...

February 17, 2021

Source Criticism: When the Bible Doesn’t Make Sense

After I shared Jana Riess' great article about Kristin Swenson's recent book A Most Peculiar Book:...

February 15, 2021

Refugees from Israel

There is a modern refugee issue related to modern-day Israel. But here I want to...

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