This post might seem like a complete non-sequitur, but I just came back from seeing the opening debut of the Cesar Chavez movie with my Ethnic American Biblical Interpretation class. Wow! What a powerful movie!…
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Idol Food Is No Idle Business at Corinth
Whew! Just turned in the proof’s for the Seyoon Kim Festschrift yesterday. That was brutal. I went through several pots of coffee and about a half-bottle of Advil to get this done… and all this…
Proof that the Life of a Scholar Is in the Mundane Details
Well, in case anyone is wondering why I have not posted a follow up yet on idol food at Corinth, here is the reason why: I just received the proof’s for the Seyoon Kim Festschrift….
The Mystery of the Missing Fragment from the Butcher Shop Inscription at Corinth
[Warning: Going turbo nerd here!] Besides the Gallio inscription at Delphi and the Erastus inscription near the theater at Corinth, another inscription that drew my attention during the Greece trip was the dedication of the…
More Pastoral Reflections on the Life of a Slave and Paul’s Letter to Philemon
One of the more difficult texts in the New Testament has been what Paul says (or rather, does not say) concerning slaves in the Greco-Roman era. Past interpreters of the Bible, for example, are puzzled…
Pastoral Reflections on the Days in the Life of a Slave
There are two types of insights born from a trip like the travel course to Greece. One insight comes in the immediate moment when a person experiences an archaeological site for the first time (e.g.,…
The Final Day in the Life of a Slave
When you drive up to Delphi, you cannot help but pause and just marvel at the beauty of Greece. The site of ancient Delphi is located in a mountainous range, part of the southwest spur…