For Biblical Studies, even for New Testament in particular, there are loads of ‘good’ journals with which to publish. How does one choose? Partly one must gauge the ‘interests’ of the journal and even take into account who is on the editorial board (to a certain degree). One must give some thought to format and styling and also the audience and the country from which the journal originates (which affects distribution, attention, etc..). As Mike Bird as recommended to me,... Read more
In December 2008, I had an article come out on the Gospel of John: ‘A Man of No Reputation: Jesus and Ascribed Honor in the Gospel of John’, Ashland Theological Journal 40 (2008): 43-59. Though I am no Johannine expert, I had read Jerome Neyrey’s work on honor and shame in Matthew and Luke. I thought to myself, when it comes to ascribed honor, it seems like a lot of the features in Matt and Luke are absent from John.... Read more
I am pleased to announce the soon-coming appearance of an article of mine: ‘A Spiritual House of Royal Priests, Chosen and Honored: The Presence and Function of Cultic Imagery in 1 Peter’, Perspectives in Religious Studies 36.1 (2009): 61-76. In this article, I attempt to utilize insights from social and cognitive-literary theories to demonstrate not simply how cultic metaphors (temple, priest, sacrifice) are meant to say something (theologically), but also do something (especially with respect to value systems, honor and... Read more
I am pleased to announce that Univ. of Durham has confirmed their appointment for the new scholar in New Testament and Second Temple Judaism (filling, more or less, the teaching and research needs of Loren Stuckenbruck who is going to Princeton). We welcome here at Durham Dr. Lutz Doering, currenty Lecturer in New Testament Studies at King’s College London. His profile can be found here. Durham, though very sad to lose a first-class scholar such as Prof. Stuckenbruck, is excited... Read more
I am happily speeding my way through reading Tom Wright’s new Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision (SPCK, 2009). It is a fascinating read (which is why I am able to go so fast!) and I will be posting more detailed thoughts on the book later. Wright is a master communicator and anyone (regardless of theological persuasion) could learn from his very engaging and easy-on-the-ears writing style. But, I had a thought as I progressed through the book. This is... Read more
I am currently reviewing the second edition of W. Meeks’ well-known The Writings of St. Paul (Norton & co.). It is an amazing anthology of texts by Paul, texts closely related (apocryphal), and texts about Paul (patristic, early modern, modern). the updated version includes modern scholarly reflections on Paul and approaches to studying his letters. A sampling of the newly-added scholars includes: Boyarin, Segal, Fredriksen, Paul Meyer, Stowers, Bassler, Malherbe, M.M. Mitchell, Dale Martin, etc… As Meeks was trying to... Read more
…the birth of our baby boy – Aidan Gupta (his full name is Aidan Taylor Aulick Gupta) on March 16. And, therefore, you may not hear from me for a while. Or….I may be posting more frequently as I am up in the middle of the night rocking this kid back to sleep with my computer on my lap. FYI – we chose Aidan both because we thought it was a nice-sounding name and in honor of Aidan of Lindisfarne;... Read more
DEO is not just a catchy doxological allusion, but also the initials of its founder David E. Orton. I first met him when I was organizing the publishers for the British NEw Testament Conference in Durham. David wanted a table to display his fine selection of books. Now, his name originally rang a bell to me. Who is he? Why does his name sound familiar? Anyone who is anyone in the New Testament academic ‘biz’ should also recognize his name. ... Read more
A friend and I had a discussion of whether or not it is legitamate to list oneself on a CV as a ‘member’ of the British New Testament Society. My friend argued that this is inappropriate since there is no such thing as ‘membership’ and the Society is simply an organization that puts on a conference. I had put it on my CV because I had seen others do that (who are British!). So, here is a question to anyone... Read more
I am indebted to Nathan MacDonald for furnishing me with the table of contents (and more) for Eerdmans The Epistle to the Hebrews and Christian Theology – I am particularly interested in the discussion on supersession. Preface Contributors Introduction (Nathan MacDonald) The Christology of Hebrews The Divinity of Jesus Christ in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Richard Bauckham) “With Loud Cries and Tears”: The Humanity of the Son in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Bruce L. McCormack) One Who Is... Read more
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