I have lined up interviews with scholars who have published with BZNW (Walter de Gruyter), SNTSMS (Cambridge), WUNT II (Mohr Siebeck), NovTSup (Brill), and LNTS (T & T Clark).  This, in my humble opinion, represents the publishers that consisently put out the best New Testament monographs in English.  But I am not a close-minded stubborn person.  If you published with a series not mentioned above, and you had a very good experience and/or are furious that I did not include... Read more

Mark Gignilliat, Assistant Prof. of Divinity (Beeson Divinity School), published his thesis with the Library of New Testament Studies.  His monograph is entitled: Paul and Isaiah’s Servants: Paul’s Theological Reading of Isaiah 40-66 in 2 Corinthians 5:14-6:10. Mark was kind enough to contribute to this series on turning a thesis into a monograph and choosing the right publisher. 1. As I recall, you studied at St. Andrews with Bruce Longenecker.  I have the highest respect for Bruce,especially because he studied... Read more

Later in August, my family and I are taking a holiday in Rome to end our time here in Europe.  I haven’t been to Italy since I was in high school and I am very excited (my wife graciously let me choose the location of our European holiday).  One of the things I am particularly excited about is visiting those places that help illuminate the world of the New Testament, particularly Paul’s letters (and especially his letter to Rome). Can... Read more

I have recently had the pleasure of exchanging some emails with Mark Goodacre (Duke) who is the series editor for the Library of New Testament Studies under T & T Clark (Continuum, London).  T & T Clark has very wisely offered a helpful website dedicated to offering potential authors information on the series.  See HERE. Mark has agreed to answer some key questions about the series and provide some pointers for potential authors.  Thanks Mark!  May LNTS prosper for many... Read more

As I am currently researching and learning more about publishers and thier monograph series, I would like to blog about my experience and also the information I am gathering. I aim to have a page on my blog (see above) which will have information on the top 4-6 monograph publishers for New Testament. Open invitation: I would like to do two case studies per series, hearing (probably anonymously) from individuals who have published their theses with a major series.  Please... Read more

I am not familiar with the first edition (1988), but I had talked to Jimmy before about the authority of the Bible and he had mentioned his discussion of ‘the living word’. Here is a tantalizing quote about how the NT and the canon can be understood as ‘the living word’: ‘The phrase makes it clear that revelation was conceived not as a static, once-for-all speaking of particular words which thereby immediately  became fixed and petrified.  The medium through which... Read more

It has come as a surprise to many that I finished my PhD in the timeframe allotted to me (36 months; my viva came at the end of the 34th month).  It is true that many NT students finish later – 3.5-4 years is common and 5 years is not unheard of.  How did I do it? Well, I honestly believe that some topics require a bit less work than others.  Part of my ‘success’ is having chosen a topic... Read more