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Video of My Lecture “Paul and the Pursuit of Pleasure” plus Panel Discussion

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021by Max LeeComments on 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)…

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Intertextuality in the New Testament Section SBL Denver 2018

May 28, 2018by Max LeeComments on Intertextuality in the New Testament Section SBL Denver 2018

Invited Plenary Speakers for the Intertextuality in the New Testament SectionTheme: Ancient Exegetical Methods inGreco-Roman Discourse and the New TestamentSBL Denver 2018 It’s been quite some time since I revisited my blog but I have…

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Paul’s Use of Precious Metals to Describe Pastoral Ministry in 1 Cor 3:11-15

February 14, 2016by Max LeeComments on Paul’s Use of Precious Metals to Describe Pastoral Ministry in 1 Cor 3:11-15

It just so happens that the antiquities exhibit at the Getty Villa affords an opportunity to give a photo-by-photo commentary on Apostle Paul’s use of precious materials to describe the building blocks of pastoral ministry….

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Once Again the Brutality of Ancient Boxing: Lessons from the Getty Villa Museum

February 8, 2016by Max LeeComments on Once Again the Brutality of Ancient Boxing: Lessons from the Getty Villa Museum

It’s back to business and the main focus of this blog: interpreting the Apostle Paul in his Greco-Roman context. In the past, I had done a series of posts on athleticism in the Mediterranean world…

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The Irritating Bite vs. the Sting Which Kills

September 1, 2014by Max LeeComments on The Irritating Bite vs. the Sting Which Kills

It’s been hard to blog with the start-of-the-semester madness, but finally, I can get back to my previous post on Philodemus’ treatise On Death (Book IV).    There I wrote about how the Epicurean sage manages…

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The Sting of Death according to Paul

August 18, 2014by Max LeeComments on The Sting of Death according to Paul

In a previous post on common popular fears surrounding the afterlife (here), I commented on Virgil’s depiction of Hades in the Aeneid and showed pictorially one anonymous artist’s rendition of the three judges of Hades…

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Before MMA, There Was the Pankration

June 2, 2014by Max LeeComments on Before MMA, There Was the Pankration

Lately, I’ve been trying to get myself back to the gym and into shape. So athletic training has been on my mind. Today, I thought I would write a blurb about the pankration (Greek παγκράτιον; Latin…

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Ministry Can Be More Brutal than Boxing

May 24, 2014by Max LeeComments on Ministry Can Be More Brutal than Boxing

Continuing from my last post on Lucillius’ epigrams satirizing the viciousness of ancient boxing, I turn to 1 Cor 9:24-27 where Paul makes an explicit comparison of the athlete (runner, boxer) with the challenges of…

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The Brutality of Boxing in the Greco-Roman World

May 17, 2014by Max LeeComments on The Brutality of Boxing in the Greco-Roman World

I’m reading through some ancient Greek and Latin epigrams from the Roman period for fun as a way to treat myself after an intense week of grading. Some of them are really humorous, since many…

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The Earth Is the Lord’s… and a Beautiful Day in Chicago Can Be Miraculous

April 30, 2014by Max LeeComments on The Earth Is the Lord’s… and a Beautiful Day in Chicago Can Be Miraculous

Just when I blogged in my previous post about giving up my rights for the sake of serving others, I was also reminded that I need not rupture the theological tension between an ethics of…

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