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…
book projects
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…
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)…
A More Technical Description of My 2020-21 Carl F.H. Henry Residential Fellowship Project
An interview/profile of my project can be found at the Henry Center website (here) Great news! I’m elated to share that I am a recipient of the 2020-21 Carl F.H. Henry Residential Fellowship for science…
Now available at Mohr Siebeck: Moral Transformation in Greco-Roman Philosophy of Mind
I have to say that I’m super excited to see that my book Moral Transformation in Greco-Roman Philosophy of Mind was just made available for purchase on the Mohr Siebeck website (here). Now I’ll just…
A Taxonomy of 6 Interactions Types as a Means of Detecting Greco-Roman Allusions in the New Testament (Part 2)
CLICK TO ENLARGEScreen capture of p. 494 which summarizes the6 types of interactions between rival sects inGreco-Roman antiquity as a template for howPaul might interact with the moral traditions of his day This is blog…
Happy New Year! 2020 is the Year of Fresh Visions and Coming Announcements
Happy New Year! 2020 is the year of the rat, a year of creativity, clever thinking, energy, and optimism. I could use all of these coming months but not in a superstitious way 😉 …