In less than a week, on Monday November 30, 2020 (5-7pm EST), the Asian American Biblical Interpretation (AABI) research group of the Institute of Biblical Research will hold its inaugural session with a program of…
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Intertextuality in the New Testament at SBL 2020
The Intertextuality in the New Testament Section of the Society of Biblical LIterature (for whom I serve as co-chair and steering committee member) is excited to announce four sessions at the first ever virtual meeting…
The Inaugural Session of the Asian American Biblical Interpretation research group at IBR 2020 Boston
Milton Eng, East Coast Project Director for ISAAC, and I are delighted to announce the inaugural session of the newly constituted Asian American Biblical Interpretation research group at the annual meeting of the Institute for…
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…
It is finished! Moral Transformation in Greco-Roman Philosophy of Mind (Part 1)
Pre-Print Graphic. The WUNT2 monograph is forthcoming in June 2020 After 15+ years of off-and-on research time, trying to find gaps in a hectic teaching schedule, two sabbaticals, and every summer and winter break spent…
Hourly Schedule for the 2018 Symposium on Violence
For those who cannot make the 2018 Symposium on the Theological Reading of Scripture this year on the North Park seminary campus, you can watch the sessions through livestream. I’ll update the link here. I’m…
The 2018 Symposium on Human Violence
It’s already here. The annual Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture hosted by North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago on September 27-29, 2018. The symposium has always been on the nose about choosing themes…
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…
Part 2 of Participation in / Union with Christ: Papers from the 2017 Symposium on the Theological Reading of Scripture
Continuing from Part 1 of the 2017 Symposium for the Theological Reading of Scripture at North Park Theological Seminary, here I offer comments on, and video links to, Sessions 5-8. Ben Blackwell giving the 5th…
The NT Lund Lectures 2017: Grant Macaskill on the Mystery and Sufferings of Christ
Prof. Grant Macaskill, the NT Lund Lecturer for 2017 Today (Sept 28, 2017), the New Testament series for the Nils W. Lund Memorial Lund Lectureship was given by Dr. Grant Macaskill, the Kirby Laing Chair…