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June 2020

June 27, 2020

RIP Jimmy Dunn (James D. G. Dunn)

I was heartbroken to learn yesterday that my dear mentor, my doctoral supervisor at the...

December 2019

December 26, 2019

The Gospel of the Gaps (and the Gaps of the Gospels)

One of the things that mythicists regularly mention is the (in their view) long period...

September 2019

September 22, 2019

Jesus’ Female Disciples

I continue to find the things that I read and watch while working on my...

August 2019

August 12, 2019

Dogs with Crumbs of Faith: What Jesus Learned from a Syro-Phoenician Woman

When it comes to the subject of Jesus learning from women, the Syro-Phoenician or Canaanite...

July 2019

July 14, 2019

Written Islands in an Oral Stream

I was delighted to learn that the Festschrift for Jimmy Dunn on his 70th birthday, Jesus...

June 2019

June 17, 2019

Eighth International East-West Symposium of New Testament Scholars

The Eighth International East-West Symposium of New Testament Scholars is part of the international outreach...

May 2019

May 26, 2019

Eight International East-West Symposium of New Testament Scholars

Tonight will mark the beginning of a conference in Romania focused on New Testament anthropology,...

March 2019

March 20, 2019

ReligionProf Podcast with Zondervan Bible

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Melinda Bouma and Bob Gaudet who work for...

March 07, 2019

Judaism Rebooted, or a Crucified Messiah Retconned?

My visit to McCormick Theological Seminary was so engaging that even now I'm not done...

December 2018

December 11, 2018

Digital Humanities at Work

I have been meaning to blog about HumaReC for some time. HumaReC stands for Humanities...

October 2018

October 07, 2018

What Jesus Learned From Women (A New Book Project)

Let's be honest. If I keep having ideas for books that I should write, I'll...

April 2018

April 01, 2018

Revisiting the Empty Tomb

I am long overdue to blog about Daniel Smith's book Revisiting the Empty Tomb. The...

March 2018

March 06, 2018

Amy-Jill Levine to speak at Butler University

I am delighted to be able to share information about this upcoming event at Butler...

November 2017

November 12, 2017

Database of New Testament Conjectural Emendations

I've been meaning since Peter Gurry blogged about it last year to mention the launch...

November 11, 2017

Jesus and the Gospels Museum

The Center for the Study of Christian Origins shared the news a while back about...

September 2017

September 07, 2017

Gospels.net Changes Hands

I received the following from Andrew Bernhard about a site that he has maintained for...

June 2017

June 03, 2017

PAVONe

Via NASCAS I learned of the following web resource: I am pleased to inform you...

February 2017

February 10, 2017

British New Testament Conference 2017 Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS The British New Testament Society Annual Conference St Patrick’s College, Maynooth 31st...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

Christian Architecture

The only true Christian architecture of the first century was one of living stones and...

November 2016

November 03, 2016

Call for Papers: Mapping Transformations Towards a Christian Late Antiquity

Via Gerhard van den Heever: New Testament Society of South Africa: Early Christian Studies Subgroup...

October 2016

October 29, 2016

Bultmann vs. Miller

I was surprised to read a post by Richard Miller on the blog Debunking Christianity,...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Test Your Memory of the Memory Conference

Chris Keith and Steve Walton drew attention to the videos that have been made available...

August 2016

August 08, 2016

Zondervan eBook Gospel Commentaries Sale

For those who want to add some Evangelical New Testament commentaries to their ebook collection,...

August 04, 2016

SNTS: Third Main Paper and Simultaneous Short Papers

After lunch, Risto Uro spoke about the use of cognitive science in the study of...

August 04, 2016

SNTS: Second Main Paper and Seminar

Today's program started with a service in French. Very few members attend any of these...

August 03, 2016

SNTS: Seminar, Main Paper, Disputed Questions

The rest of the day featured three major components. The topical seminars had their first...

August 03, 2016

SNTS Montreal: Business Meeting and Opening Reception

The start of the official SNTS program yesterday evening was with the first of two...

August 02, 2016

SNTS Montreal: Arrival

I am in Montreal for the SNTS (Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, or if you prefer,...

August 02, 2016

July 2016 Biblical Studies Carnival

Phil Long posted the latest Biblical Studies Carnival on his blog. I'm traveling to Montreal...

July 2016

July 09, 2016

Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods Volume 1

I am grateful to Fortress Press for sending me a gratis review copy of Galilee...

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