Almost exactly 2 years ago, we announced the New Word Biblical Themes Series, a supplement to the famous Word Biblical Commentary series. These theme books are meant to be short (175-300pp) treatments of key themes, 20 volumes covering every book of the New Testament. And the list of contributors who have signed on is spectacular, we are very excited. See image at the bottom of the page for the contributor list. Today, I am excited to present the cover design... Read more
I’m excited to be teaching a live-format course with Seminary Now with high quality video lectures. This is an affordable way to try out seminary. Learn more about the format and course HERE. Recently I was interviewed by SeminaryNow, check out the discussion below: What is the most common question you get when it comes to the New Testament and why do you think this is the case? I get a lot of questions about how to apply these seemingly... Read more
Here is the TOC for the July 2023 release The Beginning of Paul’s Gospel 1. Reading Romans as a Letter: Introducing Romans 1–4—Timothy G. Gombis 2. Whom Are You Going to Obey? The Foreshadowing Effect of “Paul, Slave of Jesus Christ” in Romans 1:1—Nijay K. Gupta 3. The Theology of Paul in a Nutshell: A Fresh Look at the Phrase “From Faith to Faith” (Rom 1:17)—Benjamin Schliesser 4. Romans 1–2 between Theology and Historical Criticism—Matthew V. Novenson 5. Exchanging God, Surrendering... Read more
I am pleased to announce the (summer 2023) publication of a multi-contributor book, The Beginning of Paul’s Gospel: Theological Explorations in Romans 1-4 (Cascade Books), edited by John Goodrich and myself. This comes out of the Pauline Theology seminar that John and I co-chair for the Institute for Biblical Research. This book includes excellent essays in specific theological issues of importance in Romans 1-4. Contributors include: John M. G. Barclay, Ben C. Blackwell, Timothy G. Gombis, Erin M. Heim, Chee-Chiew Lee,... Read more
Fathom Magazine just published my latest article on the early Christian leader and apostle Junia of Rome (Rom 16:7). I wrote (2) fictional letters from Junia to her Christian community in Rome, imagining a scenario where she is in prison and writing to her beloved family of faith. If you want to read that article, click HERE. It is self-explanatory. Here is some more explanation for why I wrote that piece. Paul’s mention of Andronicus and Junia’s imprisonment for the... Read more
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Bookmark this page if you are interested in keeping up with how I am “continuing the story” of Tell Her Story. Audio and Video Discussions Podcast, Youtube, and other media appearances. The Alabaster Jar Podcast (Oct 11, 2022) Bare Marriage Podcast with Sheila Wray Gregoire (Jan 19, 2023): We discuss and critique the marriage book Love & Respect Jacked Theology Podcast (Jan 27, 2023) OnScript Podcast (Feb 2, 2023) Mutuality Matters Podcast (Feb 10, 2023) The Women Scholars and Professionals Podcast... Read more
My friend Dr. Matt Lynch (Regent College, CAN) has written an excellent new book FLOOD AND FURY. Matt was kind enough to write some of his thoughts out in brief. Check it out and then read the book! ~Nijay The “Wicked Problem” of Violence in the Old Testament By Matthew J. Lynch I’ve sometimes asked my students what comes to mind when they hear the phrase “The God of the Old Testament.” Words like wrath, anger, violence, judgement, and even... Read more
If you are in the biblical studies/theology academic world, you might know Dr. Chris Spinks, editor at Cascade/Wipf&Stock here in Oregon. Long story short, Chris was recently diagnosed with brain cancer and underwent brain surgery. He is recovering and looking ahead to a treatment plan. A GoFundMe Donation page has been organized. My (Nijay) daughter had cancer when she was very young, so I know the high costs of surgeries, treatments, medications, and medical appointments. I am asking you to... Read more
If you read this blog sometimes, you know I love books! So, even before 2022 was over, I started drooling over 2023 releases. Lots of exciting new material in the Biblical Studies world. I will break the year down into three separate posts, Jan-March, April-June, July-Dec. For the first post on Jan-March, see HERE. April 2023 Scot McKnight, Lynn Cohick, and Nijay Gupta, Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, Second Edition (IVP Academic, April 4) Our editorial team worked on this for... Read more
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