It took a long time from submission to press for the editors of Connections, Year B: Season After Pentecost (the 3rd set of 3 volumes of Westminster Press’s Connections: A Lectionary Commentary for Preaching and…
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Panel Review of Practicing Intertextuality at SBL 2021 San Antonio
I’m no longer on the steering committee for the Intertextuality in the New Testament section but as a wrap-up of my final duties, I’m co-editing with BJ Oropeza a volume of essays from past papers…
Plenary Session of the AABI Research Group at IBR 2021
I’m excited to announce the confirmed plenary session of the Asian American Biblical Intepretation research group for the annual meeting of the Institute for Biblical Research (#IBRAABI) on Friday November 19, 2021 at AAR-SBL San…
A Year in the Life of an SBL Co-Chair
Recently I stepped down as co-chair of the Intertextuality in the New Testament Section. I had been on the committee for 12 years, six of which were as co-chair. That’s the maximum possible length of…
Short Thread on the PHerc Workshop
Here is a really quick follow up on the PHerc workshop last weekend. Papyrologists are rock stars. It’s amazing how much detailed, meticulous care is taken to recover the text of charred papyri and bring…
PHerc Workshops Starting at 4am!
I’m very much looking forward to this workshop on the PHerc papyri. My next two book projects will involve studying Philodemus of Gadara among other Greco-Roman Epicureans during the late Republic to early imperial period…
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Podcast Recommendations
It’s International Women’s Day 2021. To celebrate, I’ve collated some recent and past podcasts concerning salient issues on women in ministry, (un)biblical manhood and womanhood, justice for women, and important books by women scholars. This…
Interview with the Foreword Podcast
I have to say that I had a great time with Prof Michelle Knight and Prof James Arcadi on the Foreword podcast of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. We recorded the episode a few weeks ago…
Video of My Lecture “Paul and the Pursuit of Pleasure” plus Panel Discussion
This past academic year, I have been participating in the Scripture and Ministry Lectureship series sponsored by the Henry Center. There have been 5 lectures so far (click on the lecturer name for each video)…
Something Fun! Mohr Siebeck Knows How To Promote a Book!
Many thanks to Mohr Siebeck for getting Bernie to drop by the exhibit table &promote my book! He opted for the large print edition! The large-print was a limited run &it’s sold out already so…