Perhaps this has been available for a while, but I just came across three words of high praise for Tom Wright’s soon coming Paul and the Faithfulness of God, endorsement statements from highly respected scholars. “N. T. Wright’s long-awaited full-length study of St. Paul will not in any way disappoint. From the very first sentence, it holds the attention, arguing a strong, persuasive, coherent, and fresh case supported by immense scholarship and comprehensive theological intelligence. It is a worthy successor to... Read more

Well, whether you like or not, The Bible Translator (previously published by the United Bible Society) is now SAGE. SAGE is offering access to the most recent issue for free. Read more

Last weekend, on Saturday afternoon, I sat down at my desk in my house and participated in the unique online academic conference on “Ecclesia and Ethics.” It was a very interesting and rewarding experience, as I got a chance to interact with people from all over the world (especially during the engaging Q & A session). If you missed the event (the last two Saturdays), the good news is that the conveners decided to allow post-event registration to give anyone... Read more

When I was a PhD student in Durham (UK), I remember having a conversation with one of my advisors (Stephen Barton) and I had brought up an article by Ernest Best. I spent a few minutes referring to this “Ernest Best” and Stephen kept giving me a quizzical look. Finally he said, “Do you mean Paddy?” Apparently “Paddy” is a nickname for an noble irishman, which Best was indeed (Oh the things we learn along the way about insider lingo... Read more

Beverly Gaventa (soon to be at Baylor) is one of the leading NT scholars in the world. She has written and edited loads of works and she is currently writing a commentary on Romans for WJK. I have benefited greatly from her work, so I was pleased to know that a FS is coming in October to celebrate her leadership and service to the guild. Here are the details: David J. Downs and Matthew Skinner (eds.), The Unrelenting God: Essays on... Read more

“God’s call disrupts the lives of settled people, both in biblical times and now. God sends, then and now, to transform the present world, subject to alien powers, into the world God intends. Discipleship and evangelism are, therefore, not primarily about church membership and recruitment but about an alternative way of being in the world for the sake of the world” — W. Brueggemann (“The God Who Calls, the God Who Sends”) Read more

Mohr Siebeck’s Early Christianity has their first issue of 2013 published. This issue’s contributors include Loren Stuckenbruck on 1 Enoch as well as my buddy Ben Reynolds on apocalypticism in the Gospel of John. On FB, Mark Goodacre posted about his new article in the June 2013 JSNT on the Nag Hammadi discovery. Read more

I just found out about this book on FB. Very excited to see its release in September! Graham Twelftree, Paul and the Miraculous: A Historical Reconstruction (Baker, Sept 2013) How can we explain the difference between the “miraculous” Christianity expressed in the Gospels and the nearly miracle-free Christianity of Paul? In this historically informed study, senior New Testament scholar Graham Twelftree challenges the view that Paul was primarily a thinker and reimagines him as an apostle of Jesus for whom the... Read more

2013 will see the publication of two ICC volumes  – James by Dale Allison Jr and 1-2 Thessalonians by Karl Donfried. The former will be released, according to Amazon, next month. No doubt many of us will feel sticker-shock – $130. But one could argue you are getting your bang for the buck, because at 848 pages, no other James commentary can rival it in length (even McKnight’s hefty NICNT volume is a mere 532 pp). The comments on James... Read more

2013 will see the publication of two ICC volumes  – James by Dale Allison Jr and 1-2 Thessalonians by Karl Donfried. The former will be released, according to Amazon, next month. No doubt many of us will feel sticker-shock – $130. But one could argue you are getting your bang for the buck, because at 848 pages, no other James commentary can rival it in length (even McKnight’s hefty NICNT volume is a mere 532 pp). The comments on James... Read more