2020 Didsbury Lectures by John Swinton Earlier in 2020, Prof. John Swinton gave four talks for the Didsbury Lectures of Nazarene Theological College. The talk series is called “Moving Beyond the Empire of Illusion: What Do We Do about The Problem of Evil?” Click on the image below to be redirected to the lectures page (recorded on Vimeo). Read more
I think we can all agree there are many things that are going very wrong and bad in the world. But there are a few things going well right now. #1: The Mandalorian Season Two, obviously. But also #2, so many great books have been slated for publication this fall and winter. So, I am introducing you to Nijay’s “A Very Library Christmas” Shopping Guide. These are great gifts for that special someone in your life—and yes, you count as... Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Lynn Cohick on the publication of her important new commentary, The Letter to the Ephesians (NICNT, Eerdmans, 2020). Cohick is currently provost, dean, and professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, but in 2021 she is joining the leadership team at Northern Seminary as provost and professor of New Testament. I am excited to work with her! Check out this insightful interview on her new Ephesians commentary—and make sure to buy it while supplies last! If you are... Read more
J. Richard Middleton, Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis, Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College Why do you love teaching and researching about the OT/HB? I find the Old Testament to be rich, complex, and textured—in its literature, its theology, and its earthy spirituality. The literature is so varied (from creation texts to prayers of lament, from wisdom treatises to narratives about the ancestors of Israel and the rise and fall of the monarchy), it’s impossible to get bored with... Read more
I am excited to share with you this interview I conducted with Dr. Lisa M. Bowens (Princeton Theological Seminary). Her new book is really well written and deeply insightful. Lisa M. Bowens, Princeton Theological Seminary What inspired you to write this book? And why Paul as a figure of focus? A couple of things happened over the course of time. First, I was working on my dissertation on 2 Corinthians 12, Paul’s ascent, which became my first book, An Apostle in... Read more
Marion Ann Taylor, Professor of Old Testament at Wycliffe College at the university of Toronto Why do you love teaching and researching about the OT/HB? I have always loved the Old Testament. One of my greatest joys as a teacher has been getting people excited about reading, studying, preaching, and teaching the Old Testament. Like pioneering American Old Testament scholar, Louise Pettibone Smith (1887-1981), I believe: “There’s nothing more fun than teaching . . . To see a class... Read more
In my ongoing series, In Their Own Words…, scholars talk about a big idea in their recent work. Here Dr. Douglas Harink draws from his new book, Resurrecting Justice: Reading Romans for the Life of the World (IVP Academic, 2020). Harink is professor of theology at The King’s University College in Edmonton, Alberta. Sovereignties, Systems, Saints, and Swords Douglas Harink Try this experiment: working through Paul’s letter to the Romans, when you read the word “Lord” in your NRSV or NIV, think “Sovereign”... Read more
Elements of Biblical Exegesis, 3rd Edition (Baker Academic) Give us the backstory. How did you end up writing the first edition (2001)? When I was a Ph.D. student at Princeton Seminary, I was a teaching fellow for several professors, most especially the late Dr. Bruce Metzger. As a result, I got to know a lot of M.Div. students, since Bruce Metzger often drew around 100 students for lecture classes. Most of the students were Presbyterian, so they had to pass... Read more
Christopher B. Hays, D. Wilson Moore Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary Why do you love teaching and researching about the OT/HB? The OT/HB includes some of the greatest and most culturally influential literature ever written. But more than that, it’s a challenge—to learn how to use all the tools and sources that you need to do good scholarship. We get to read poetry, decipher cuneiform, and study Egyptian art. It’s never boring. Sometimes I think I... Read more
Matthew Lynch, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Regent College Why do you love teaching and researching about the OT/HB? The Old Testament (HB) sets a long table and invites people from among the whole people of God to pull up their chairs. That long table creates challenges as well, especially in our divided times. The OT invites us to sit down with some awkward (ancient) family members for unusual, difficult, and wonderful conversations. Being present as a teacher (and researcher)... Read more
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