Discovered: a NT goldmine on itunes u (and its all free!)

Once in a while, I browse the itunes university (free) selection of courses and lectures from dozens of universities.  I have enjoyed listening to lectures by N.T. Wright, John Goldingay, Dale Martin, Richards Hays, and many more.  Today, I found the jackpot – a lecture series at Abilene Christian University (Carmichael-Walling lectures) which was recently [...]

New 1 Corinthians commentary and my professional endorsement

A few months ago, Smyth and Helwys (a Christian academic publisher out of Macon, GA) contacted me and asked me if I would read R. Scott Nash’s new 1 Corinthians commentary for the Smyth & Helwys series.  I had seen the series before in the library – Ben Witherington has written for them (Matthew) and [...]

Time to work on paper proposals for the SBL regionals….

Just a reminder that the SBL regional conferences are not actually too far away, as some are in February and the call for papers closes in the next 6 weeks or so.  I haven’t been to a regional since 2005, so I am looking forward to it.  Though these conferences are not as big of [...]

Reflections on Presenting my Philippians Paper at SBL

I have offered thoughts on how to present a paper at SBL before, but I usually have new reactions and thoughts immediately after presenting.
First of all, it is not really that important how many people are at your session -it is more important that those who do attend (hopefully more than a handful) know something [...]

Most impressive younger NT scholars

As I met and interacted with folks at SBL, I began to see that as many of the old guard have retired or are soon to be (James Dunn, Howard Marshall, Larry Hurtado, Richard Bauckham, etc…), there is also a crop of impressive younger scholars that are making their marks on NT research.  I offer [...]

Report from SBL (Sunday night)

It is Sunday night, so we have had a couple of days of ‘conferencing’ and a little more to go.  New Orleans has been a big hit in many ways as it has some fun culture and great food!  The people that work at the hotels have been very nice and there is a positive [...]

Off to SBL

Like many, many others, I am off as well to SBL.  I am excited this year for a number of reasons – giving a paper, seeing old friends, eating delicious New Orleans cuisine, scoping out books to eventually review (me?  PAY?  Never!).  Also, I have a job interview, though I will leave the details for [...]

Eerdmans posts publishing schedule through May

I always get excited to see what Eerdmans has coming down the pipeline.  Check out the schedule through May HERE.
Highlights

A History of Biblical Interpretation, Vol. 2: The Medieval through the Reformation Periods by Alan J. Hauser and Duane F. Watson, eds.
The Gospel and Letters of John, Vol. 1: Introduction, Analysis, and Reference by Urban C. [...]

Teaching Post in….Hawaii

SBL just posted a job teaching religion at the University of Hawaii!  I would apply, but it involves teaching world religions – not really my thing.  But if it is yours – it sounds pretty nice…
Check it out
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, Position number 0082340, Department of Religion, University of Hawaii at Manoa, full-time tenure track, [...]

Thoughts on Gordon Fee’s 1-2 Thessalonians Commentary (NICNT)

I am about half way through reading Gordon Fee’s The First and Second Letter to the Thessalonians for the NICNT (Eerdmans).  It is a hefty volume, at 350 pages.  Fee, here, is replacing the older volume in the series by Leon Morris.  Morris’ commentary was never really anyone’s go-to commentary for 1-2 Thessalonians, so it [...]