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…
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Celebrating 12 Years with the Intertextuality in the New Testament Section
I’m still trying to catch my breath after 2 weeks of the virtual annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature 2020. Whew! It was as good a conference could be through Zoom, heard some…
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…
AAR-SBL 2019 San Diego: Intertextuality in the New Testament
It’s that time of year when anywhere between 10,000-12,000 religious scholars from around the globe (but mostly from North America) meet at the annual Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion meeting in…
The Scholarly Life at the Ecolé Biblique de Jérusalem
Well, I thought I would have time to blog about my experiences in Jerusalem, but the day flies by so fast, my head spins at night wondering where the time went! I just have to…
An Ideal Setup Can Help with Research
Here is a not-so-popular addage: “Good administration is no guarantee for success, but bad administration can certainly stiffle it” (a Max Lee quotable). This is true of business, profane or holy, and it is true…
Top Picks for SBL-AAR 2015 in Atlanta (Pt 1)
SBL–AAR in Atlanta for 2015 What happened to the time? The Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion annual meeting held in Atlanta this November 21-24, 2015 is only 2 weeks way… argh!…