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August 2022

August 01, 2022

In the Footsteps of John the Baptist 5: Pools of Bethesda and Siloam

Visiting two of the pools mentioned in the Gospel of John connected directly not just...

July 2022

July 21, 2022

Experiential Learning: The Axe is at the Root of the Tree

I blogged previously about what I learned about cherry-picking from the Bible by actually picking...

July 11, 2022

In the Footsteps of John the Baptist Part 2: Yardenit, Tiberias, and Bet Alfa

I shared photos on Facebook during my brief visit to Tiberias on the shore of...

June 2022

June 27, 2022

In the Footsteps of John the Baptist Part 1: From the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Galilee

As I prepared for my recent trip to the Holy Land focused on John the...

June 22, 2022

John the Baptist and the Mandaeans

For anyone interested in getting a glimpse of some of the exciting insights and groundbreaking...

April 2022

April 09, 2022

AAR Conference Paper for 2022: “Late Antique Texts and Earlier History: The Case of John the Baptist and Mandaean Sources”

I mentioned in a previous blog post that I will present a conference paper in...

April 04, 2022

A Hypothetical Infancy Narrative of John the Baptist

In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

Q as a Source of Knowledge about John the Baptist

I've been notified of the acceptance of a conference paper I proposed, and so I'll...

February 2022

February 07, 2022

Failing to Believe Jesus’ Words (about John the Baptist)

It took me until just recently to realize something. It is a result of my...

December 2021

December 22, 2021

A Baptist Source in Luke?

Luke’s Gospel is distinctive in many ways, but particularly noteworthy is its account of the...

December 13, 2021

Mythicism and Typology

I shared some thoughts in comments on this blog related to mythicism and historical method....

November 2021

November 05, 2021

Triangulating on John the Baptist from Christianity and Essenism?

Recently I have been listening to the audiobook of John Bergsma's book Jesus and the...

October 2021

October 04, 2021

If You Don’t Build It, Will They Come Anyway? From an Iowa Cornfield to the Judaean Wilderness

I am not a sports fan and so I am not sure why my mind...

July 2021

July 23, 2021

More Biblical Music: Hebrew Love Poetry, John the Baptist, and More

First, although not specifically about the Bible and music, music in Christian worship is a...

June 2021

June 03, 2021

The Biblical Baptist Cicada Diet

With my interest in John the Baptist, I can’t believe that once again I had...

March 2021

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,...

January 2021

January 15, 2021

#JohnTheBaptist Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meeting Day 4

We began the final day of the Enoch Seminar conference on John the Baptist with...

January 13, 2021

#JohnTheBaptist Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meeting Day 2

These are my notes from and thoughts about the second day of the Enoch Seminar...

January 06, 2021

Epiphany: The Magi Arrive and John the Baptist Enoch Seminar Next Week!

January 6th is Epiphany. It so happens that two events in the Gospels are associated...

October 2020

October 14, 2020

The Influence of John the Baptist on Jesus’ Teaching

This evening I'll be presenting to the New Testament Seminar at Columbia University. Here's the title...

October 01, 2020

Silk Road at #AARSBL19

I took notes in the Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity session focused on the Silk...

August 2020

August 01, 2020

Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meeting on John the Baptist

Exciting news from the Enoch Seminar about the next Nangeroni meeting. It will take place...

July 2020

July 05, 2020

Teaching about John the Baptist

I was delighted to have the opportunity to make a guest appearance in Matthew...

May 2020

May 18, 2020

Was John the Baptist a Hermit?

I’ve been thinking a lot about John the Baptist lately (for reasons that are probably...

April 2020

April 03, 2020

Guest Lecture and Academic Minute on Mandaeism

There are a wide array of things about the Mandaeans in this post - video...

February 2020

February 11, 2020

Review of The First Christian Believer

My review of Rivka Nir’s book about John the Baptist, The First Christian Believer, has...

November 2019

November 25, 2019

The Symbolism and Meaning of John’s Baptism

Today I will be appearing on a conference panel about the book I helped produce,...

December 2018

December 24, 2018

The Advent of John the Baptist

There have been quite a number of interesting posts about John the Baptist over recent...

October 2018

October 24, 2018

ReligionProf Podcast Episode 9 with Anthony Le Donne

New Testament scholar Anthony Le Donne visited the campus of Butler University recently to make...

August 2018

August 16, 2018

Neglected Mentions of John the Baptist and Mandaeans in Syriac and Aramaic Sources?

Several sources online have highlighted a new resource related to the study of Syriac literature:...

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