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…
Articles by Max Lee
Professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary, Chicago
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…
Happy New Year! 2020 Reflections & Key Verse for 2021
Happy New Year! 2021 is the Year of the Ox. It’s supposed to be a year of fortune, celebrating the virtues of honesty, reliability, hard work and trustworthiness. The ox is the opposite of being…
Nice Deal on Amazon Prime for My Book Moral Transformation + Upcoming Reviews
Still admittingly quite pricey, my monograph Moral Transformation in Greco-Roman Philosophy of Mind which was published this past April 2020 is nevertheless now at the lowest price I have seen it this year with 30%…
The Word Became Flesh so He Can Remake the World
It has been one long slug of a maranthon this 2020. Advent sped by so quickly and I can’t believe it’s already Christmas Eve. 2020 has been a year of heartache, loss, suffering and…