On Choosing a Journal to Publish With

For Biblical Studies, even for New Testament in particular, there are loads of ‘good’ journals with which to publish.  How does one choose?  Partly one must gauge the ‘interests’ of the journal and even take into account who is on the editorial board (to a certain degree).  One must give some thought to format and [...]

Article Announcement (Gospel of John)

In December 2008, I had an article come out on the Gospel of John:
‘A Man of No Reputation: Jesus and Ascribed Honor in the Gospel of John’, Ashland Theological Journal 40 (2008): 43-59.
Though I am no Johannine expert, I had read Jerome Neyrey’s work on honor and shame in Matthew and Luke. I thought [...]

My Forthcoming Article on 1 Peter and Cultic Metaphors (PRS)

I am pleased to announce the soon-coming appearance of an article of mine:
‘A Spiritual House of Royal Priests, Chosen and Honored: The Presence and Function of Cultic Imagery in 1 Peter’, Perspectives in Religious Studies 36.1 (2009): 61-76.
In this article, I attempt to utilize insights from social and cognitive-literary theories to demonstrate not simply how [...]

Univ of Durham hires new NT scholar

I am pleased to announce that Univ. of Durham has confirmed their appointment for the new scholar in New Testament and Second Temple Judaism (filling, more or less, the teaching and research needs of Loren Stuckenbruck who is going to Princeton).  We welcome here at Durham Dr. Lutz Doering, currenty Lecturer in New Testament Studies [...]

Learning about mirror-reading from Tom Wright (unintentionally)

I am happily speeding my way through reading Tom Wright’s new Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision (SPCK, 2009).  It is a fascinating read (which is why I am able to go so fast!) and I will be posting more detailed thoughts on the book later.  Wright is a master communicator and anyone (regardless of [...]

The British-American New Testament Academic Divide

I am currently reviewing the second edition of W. Meeks’ well-known The Writings of St. Paul (Norton & co.).  It is an amazing anthology of texts by Paul, texts closely related (apocryphal), and texts about Paul (patristic, early modern, modern).  the updated version includes modern scholarly reflections on Paul and approaches to studying his letters.  [...]

I am pleased to announce…

…the birth of our baby boy – Aidan Gupta (his full name is Aidan Taylor Aulick Gupta) on March 16.  And, therefore, you may not hear from me for a while.  Or….I may be posting more frequently as I am up in the middle of the night rocking this kid back to sleep with my [...]

Do You Know About DEO Publishing?

DEO is not just a catchy doxological allusion, but also the initials of its founder David E. Orton.  I first met him when I was organizing the publishers for the British NEw Testament Conference in Durham.  David wanted a table to display his fine selection of books.
Now, his name originally rang a bell to me.  [...]

Does the British New Testament Society have members???

A friend and I had a discussion of whether or not it is legitamate to list oneself on a CV as a ‘member’ of the British New Testament Society.  My friend argued that this is inappropriate since there is no such thing as ‘membership’ and the Society is simply an organization that puts on a [...]

UPDATE: The Epistle to the Hebrews and Christian Theology

I am indebted to Nathan MacDonald for furnishing me with the table of contents (and more) for Eerdmans The Epistle to the Hebrews and Christian Theology – I am particularly interested in the discussion on supersession.
Preface
Contributors
Introduction (Nathan MacDonald)
The Christology of Hebrews
The Divinity of Jesus Christ in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Richard Bauckham)
“With Loud Cries [...]