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September 21, 2026

The Fourth Synoptic Gospel

As I reached the point in this semester's class on the historical Jesus that addresses...

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August 13, 2026

The Obsolete Paradigm of a Purely Mythical Jesus

If one were permitted to give one's short reviews in the Journal for the Study...

May 2026

May 12, 2026

Queer and Christian: Review of Brandan Robertson’s New Book

I am long overdue to offer a review of Brandan Robertson's powerful book Queer and Christian:...

April 2026

April 04, 2026

Reviews of Beyond Deconstruction (and an Easter Excerpt)

There are several new reviews of Beyond Deconstruction as well as several new podcasts. I...

March 2026

March 27, 2026

Nerd Faith

In her absolutely wonderful book Nerd Faith: 60 Second Sprints of Spiritual Guidance for the...

January 2026

January 05, 2026

Review: 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans

Jorunn Buckley begins her book 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans with a bold claim...

December 2025

December 15, 2025

Review, Mandaean Symbolic Art

It is impossible to overstate how important Sandra van Rompaey's book Mandaean Symbolic Art is....

July 2025

July 01, 2025

Scholarship is Not Merely Skepticism

Being appropriately skeptical is an important tool in the toolbox of the academic, but scholarship...

April 2025

April 15, 2025

Christmaker Continues to Inspire

My biography of John the Baptist titled Christmaker continues to inspire. I was genuinely moved...

March 2025

March 28, 2025

Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland and Canada

There has been quite a bit of speculation about why Donald Trump keeps talking about...

January 2025

January 17, 2025

New Reviews of Christmaker

Two new reviews have appeared online about Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist. Dave...

November 2024

November 15, 2024

Happy I Love To Write Day!

While "I Love To Write Day" sounds like a recently made up holiday, one for...

November 03, 2024

Interview with Garrick Allen about Words Are Not Enough

I am delighted I got the chance to take a look at Garrick Allen's important...

February 2024

February 29, 2024

So Eden Sank to Grief author interview with Eric Reitan

You probably know Eric Reitan for his excellent and insightful nonfiction books. In addition to...

January 2024

January 25, 2024

Review of Mireille Hadas-Lebel, Les Pharisiens

I am delighted to have the opportunity to offer a brief review of Mireille Hadas-Lebel’s...

November 2023

November 15, 2023

The A to Z of the A to Z of the New Testament

Reviews are starting to appear of The A to Z of the New Testament. Alden Swan...

October 2022

October 12, 2022

Isaac Augustine Morales, The Bible and Baptism

When I saw that Isaac Morales had just published a book with the title The Bible...

September 2022

September 21, 2022

Doug Cowan’s Latest Book, The Forbidden Body

I had the opportunity to read Doug Cowan's latest book The Forbidden Body before it was...

August 2022

August 08, 2022

AI 2041 Panel at #SBLAAR22 (and a Conversation with #BlenderBot about Religion)

One of my appearances on the program of the American Academy of Religion conference in...

July 2022

July 06, 2022

The Samaritans: A Profile

Reinhardt Pummer's book The Samaritans: A Profile offers an extremely helpful overview of the history...

June 2022

June 06, 2022

A Place Called District 12: Appalachian Geography and Music in The Hunger Games – Interview with Tom Paradis

There is a new book out by my Butler University colleague Tom Paradis: A Place...

May 2022

May 23, 2022

I Am God’s Dream

I am grateful to Matthew Paul Turner for sending me a copy of his latest...

December 2021

December 28, 2021

Interview with Mike Austin, author of God and Guns in America

I had the opportunity to interview Mike Austin about his book God and Guns in America....

December 21, 2021

Interview with Niq Ruud author of Only Love

I had the opportunity to talk just these past few days with Niq Ruud about...

December 20, 2021

New Review of What Jesus Learned from Women

Clif Hostetler wrote the following on Amazon as a review of my book What Jesus...

December 16, 2021

Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament

I provided an endorsement for Jonathan Bernier's new book Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament....

October 2021

October 27, 2021

Recent Reviews of What Jesus Learned from Women

Here are a couple more reviews of What Jesus Learned from Women that have been...

September 2021

September 06, 2021

Jesus Snorted Like a Horse

In a book discussion about my book What Jesus Learned from Women Elizabeth Raine pointed out that,...

August 2021

August 03, 2021

“I feel like I will read the Gospels with brand new eyes”

Two things related to my book What Jesus Learned from Women. First, I will be on...

July 2021

July 20, 2021

Brandon Hawk, Apocrypha for Beginners

I'm grateful to Brandon Hawk and to Rockridge Press for a review copy of Hawk's...

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